Vitali Gussev

Vitali Gussev (born 16 March 1983 in Tartu) is an Estonian professional footballer, he currently plays for Maardu Linnameeskond.

Vitali Gussev

Personal information
Full name	Vitali Gussev
Date of birth	(1983-03-16) 16 March 1983 (age 42)
Place of birth	Tartu, Estonia
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Team information
Current team	Maardu Linnameeskond
Number	9
Youth career
	Tartu JK
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1997–1998	Tartu JK	9	(2)
1999–2000	Tammeka Tartu	18	(22)
2001	TVMK Tallinn	11	(3)
2002	Narva Trans	13	(2)
2002	→ Merkuur Tartu (loan)	3	(3)
2002–2004	Trelleborg	21	(7)
2004–2005	Merkuur Tartu	16	(4)
2005	FBK Kaunas	8	(0)
2005	Atlantas	8	(1)
2006	Merkuur Tartu	33	(18)
2007–2008	Enköping	51	(4)
2009	Levadia Tallinn	35	(26)
2010–2011	Astra Ploieşti	12	(0)
2012	Narva Trans	34	(5)
2015	Kiviõli FC Irbis	30	(16)
2016-	Maardu Linnameeskond	206	(161)
International career‡
	Estonia U21	7	(1)
2009	Estonia	1	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 31 December 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 14:40, 6 March 2010

Club career

On 26 February 2010, Gussev signed a three-and-a-half-year deal with Romanian club FC Astra Ploieşti.^[1] He made the debut for his new club two days later against FC Brașov, helping his team to a 2–1 victory.^[2]

International career

Gussev made his international debut on 29 May 2009 in a friendly match against Wales.

Personal life

Gussev is 1.86 m tall and weighs 73 kg. He has a younger brother, Vladislav Gussev, who also plays football.^[3]

Honours

Club

Levadia Tallinn

• Meistriliiga: 2009

Individual

• Meistriliiga top scorer: 2009
• Esiliiga Player of the Year: 2017