Kaimar Saag (born 5 August 1988) is an Estonian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Viljandi JK Tulevik.
Club career Levadia At the age of 16, Saag started his professional career with Levadia. He scored his first Meistriliiga goal on 16 October 2005, in the 28th minute of a 2–3 victory over Merkuur. In 2007 Meistriliiga season, he had a short loan with Tallinna Kalev where he scored once in 14 games. At the age of 19, after three seasons in Levadia, Saag moved abroad.
Silkeborg On 25 January 2008, he signed a 4-year contract with Danish 1st Division club Silkeborg.Kaimar Saag sõlmis Silkeborgiga lepingu neljaks aastaks – Postimees Seven days later, Saag played his first game for Silkeborg against Aarhus. He scored his first goal for Silkeborg on 6 April 2008, in a 2–1 victory against Fredericia.Kaimar Saag lõi Silkeborgi eest värava – Postimees In April 2012, after spending four and a half years at the club, he announced his intention to leave the club due to limited play time.
Vejle Kolding In May 2012, Saag signed a two-year contract with Danish side Vejle Kolding and joined the team later in the summer after his contract expired at Silkeborg. He started well at his new club, scoring seven goals in pre-season matches. On 29 July 2012, he made his league debut for the club in a 1–1 draw against Køge. A week later on his birthday, 5 August, Saag scored a hat-trick and helped his side beat Skive 4–1.
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In July 2014, Saag signed a one-year contract with Swedish Superettan club.
B36 Tórshavn In January 2018, Saag moved to Faroe Islands' club B36 Tórshavn.Kaimar Saag jätkab karjääri Fääri saartel Soccernet.ee, 16 January 2018 Saag left the club again at the end of 2018 and then went to train at his former youth club Viljandi SK, just to hold his form.Saag meenutas elu Fääri saartel – U15 karikafinaalist Besiktaseni (hetkeseisuga jätkub karjäär Viljandis!), soccernet.ee, 16 January 2019
International career For Estonia national football team, Saag is capped 46 times. He made his national team debut on 8 September 2007 against Croatia national football team in a UEFA Euro 2008 qualification.
He scored his first goal for the national team on 30 December 2009, in a friendly match against Angola.
International goals # Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition130 December 2009Estadio Algarve, Faro, Portugal1–01–0Friendly211 August 2010Lilleküla Stadium, Tallinn, Estonia1–12–1UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying36 September 2011Lilleküla Stadium, Tallinn, Estonia4–14–1UEFA Euro 2012 qualifyingCorrect as of 13 January 2017
Honours Club Levadia Meistriliiga: 2006, 2007 Estonian Cup: 2004–05, 2006–07 Estonian Supercup: 2015
B36 Tórshavn Faroe Islands Cup: 2018
Individual Esiliiga top goalscorer: 2006
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