The Paide Chronicle
Market10 Aug 2026
Momodou Jobarteh says no to Auckland City
“I listened, I thought about it, and I am staying. That is the whole story.” The clubs had agreed a fee. Momodou Jobarteh had not agreed to go, which turned out to be the part that mattered.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Daniel Cabral signs a new deal
“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Daniel Cabral commits to Paide for another 3 years.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Daniel Cabral in a row with a teammate
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Paide this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Market10 Aug 2026
Rauno Baranov steps up from the Paide academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Rauno Baranov has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Market10 Aug 2026
Mihkel Hein steps up from the Paide academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Mihkel Hein has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Market10 Aug 2026
Paide promote Liliu Marin from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Liliu Marin has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
The dugout10 Aug 2026
No hiding place for Daniel Cabral
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Daniel Cabral, and the manager let it.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
A loan move for Thomas Lisboa is in the works
Paide have made the call to Tammeka. No fee, a share of the wages, and a spare shirt in the position where the squad has been thinnest all season.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Paide ask about Mihkel Kallaste
A loan enquiry to Sillamae Kalev: cover, or a look at somebody the club cannot afford to buy yet. Either way the answer will come back inside the week.
In brief
- Squad The training reports on Willian Gabriel are not good
- Squad Welcome back, Ramon Smirnov