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{{Short description|Estonian footballer (born 1982)}}
{{use dmy dates|date=December 2016}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Tarmo Neemelo
| image =
| caption = 
| fullname = Tarmo Neemelo
| height = {{height|m=1.91}}
| birth_date  = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1982|2|10}}
| birth_place = [[Paide]], Estonia
| currentclub = <!-- [[Paide Linnameeskond]] -->
| clubnumber = 
| position = [[Forward (association football)|Forward]]
| youthyears1 = 
| youthclubs1 = [[FC Lelle|Lelle]]
| years1 = 1998–1999 | caps1 = 20 | goals1 = 8| clubs1 = [[FC Flora Kehtna|Flora Kehtna]] 
| years2 = 1998–2000 | caps2 = 11| goals2 = 3| clubs2 = [[FC Lelle|Lelle]]
| years3 = 2000–2003 | caps3 = 77 | goals3 = 24 | clubs3 = [[FC Kuressaare|Kuressaare]] 
| years4 = 2000 | caps4 = 3| goals4 = 0| clubs4 = [[Muhumaa JK|Muhumaa]]
| years5 = 2001 | caps5 = 2 | goals5 = 2| clubs5 = → [[JK Tervis Pärnu|Tervis Pärnu]] (loan)
| years6 = 2004–2006 | caps6 = 58 | goals6 = 54 | clubs6 = [[FC TVMK|TVMK]]
| years7 = 2004 | caps7 = 4| goals7 = 3| clubs7 = [[FC TVMK II|TVMK II]]
| years8 = 2006–2007 | caps8 = 5 | goals8 = 0| clubs8 = [[Helsingborgs IF]]
| years9 = 2006 | caps9 = 17| goals9 = 7| clubs9 = → [[FC TVMK|TVMK]] (loan) 
| years10 = 2007 | caps10 = 24 | goals10 =  8 | clubs10 = → [[GIF Sundsvall]] (loan)
| years11 = 2008 | caps11 = 24 | goals11 =  8 | clubs11 = [[MYPA]] 
| years12 = 2009 | caps12 = 11 | goals12 =  0 | clubs12 = [[S.V. Zulte Waregem|Zulte Waregem]]
| years13 = 2009–2010 | caps13 = 49 | goals13 = 29 | clubs13 = [[FC Levadia Tallinn|Levadia]] 
| years14 = 2011–2017 | caps14 = 220| goals14 = 96 | clubs14 = [[Nõmme Kalju FC|Nõmme Kalju]]
| years15 = 2015 | caps15 = 2| goals15 = 2| clubs15 = → [[Nõmme Kalju FC II|Nõmme Kalju II]]
| years18 = 2018–2019 | caps18 = 51| goals18 = 8| clubs18 = [[Paide Linnameeskond]]
| pcupdate = 3 June 2018
| nationalyears1 =  | nationalcaps1 =  1 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | nationalteam1 = [[Estonia national under-17 football team|Estonia U17]]
| nationalyears2 = 1999 | nationalcaps2 = 2 | nationalgoals2 = 0 | nationalteam2 = [[Estonia national under-18 football team|Estonia U18]]
| nationalyears3 = 2000 | nationalcaps3 = 3 | nationalgoals3 = 0 | nationalteam3 = [[Estonia national under-19 football team|Estonia U19]]
| nationalyears4 = 2001–2003 | nationalcaps4 = 9 | nationalgoals4 = 0 | nationalteam4 = [[Estonia national under-21 football team|Estonia U21]]
| nationalyears5 = 2005–2012 | nationalcaps5 = 22 | nationalgoals5 = 1 | nationalteam5 = [[Estonia national football team|Estonia]]
}}

'''Tarmo Neemelo''' (born 10 February 1982) is an Estonian retired professional [[association football|footballer]] who last played as a [[Forward (association football)|forward]] for [[Meistriliiga]] club [[Paide Linnameeskond]].

Neemelo was the top goalscorer in the [[2005 Meistriliiga]] with 41 goals, and won the [[Estonian Silverball]] award in 2006.

==Club career==
===Early career===
Neemelo started playing football with [[FC Lelle|Lelle]]. He then spent several years playing for various reserve and [[farm team|feeder teams]] affiliated with [[FC Flora|Flora]].

===TVMK===
In 2004, he signed for [[Meistriliiga]] club [[FC TVMK|TVMK]]. In the [[2005 Meistriliiga|2005 season]], he won his first Meistriliiga title, scoring a league record 41 goals, which put him in 12th place in the [[European Golden Shoe]].

===Helsingborg===
In 2006, he signed for Swedish [[Allsvenskan]] club [[Helsingborgs IF]], to potentially partner fellow striker [[Henrik Larsson]]. However, Neemelo was unable to secure a first-team position and was loaned back to TVMK. In 2007, he was once again loaned out, this time to [[Superettan]] club [[GIF Sundsvall]].

===MYPA===
In February 2008, he signed a two-year contract with Finnish [[Veikkausliiga]] club [[MYPA]].

===Zulte Waregem===
In January 2009, he signed for Belgian side [[S.V. Zulte Waregem|Zulte Waregem]]. He was mostly used as a substitute, being a part of the starting line-up just twice. He was released by Zulte Waregem in July 2009 by mutual consent.

===Levadia===
In 2009, Neemelo returned to Estonia and signed with [[FC Levadia Tallinn|Levadia]]. He won his second Meistriliiga title in the [[2009 Meistriliiga|2009 season]].

===Nõmme Kalju===
Neemelo's contract with Levadia ran out after the [[2010 Meistriliiga|2010 season]]. On 7 February 2011, Neemelo signed a two-year contract with [[Nõmme Kalju FC|Nõmme Kalju]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Kaua tehtud kaunikene – Tarmo Neemelo liitus Nõmme Kaljuga!|url=http://www.ohtuleht.ee/413701|publisher=[[Õhtuleht]]|accessdate=10 March 2012|language=Estonian|date=7 February 2011}}</ref> He was the team's top goalscorer in the league in [[2011 Meistriliiga|2011]] and [[2012 Meistriliiga|2012]] with 22 goals in both seasons.<ref>{{cite web|title=Meistriliiga 2011 statistika – Väravalööjad|url=http://soccernet.ee/eesti-meistriliiga-2011/statistika|publisher=Soccernet.ee|accessdate=10 March 2012|language=Estonian|date=5 November 2011}}</ref> Neemelo won his third Meistriliiga title in the 2012 season.

==International career==
Neemelo made his international debut for [[Estonia national football team|Estonia]] on 20 April 2005, against [[Norway national football team|Norway]] in a [[Exhibition game|friendly]]. He scored his first goal for the national team on 28 May 2006, in a friendly match against [[Turkey national football team|Turkey]]. The goal won him the [[Estonian Silverball]] award.

===International goals===
:''Estonia score listed first, score column indicates score after each Neemelo goal.''<ref name="Estonia profile">{{cite web |url=http://jalgpall.ee/koondis/koosseis/player/2307|title=Tarmo Neemelo|publisher=Estonian Football Association|language=Estonian}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
|+ International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition
|-
!scope=col|No.
!scope=col data-sort-type=date|Date
!scope=col|Venue
!scope=col|Cap
!scope=col|Opponent
!scope=col|Score
!scope=col|Result
!scope=col|Competition
|-
!scope=row|1
|28 May 2006||[[Millerntor-Stadion]], [[Hamburg]], Germany||align=center|9||{{fb|TUR}}||align=center|1–1||align=center|1–1||[[Exhibition game|Friendly]]
|}

==Honours==
===Club===
;TVMK
*[[Meistriliiga]]: [[2005 Meistriliiga|2005]]
*[[Estonian Supercup]]: 2005, 2006

;Levadia
*[[Meistriliiga]]: [[2009 Meistriliiga|2009]]
*[[Estonian Supercup]]: 2010

;Nõmme Kalju
*[[Meistriliiga]]: [[2012 Meistriliiga|2012]]
*[[Estonian Cup]]: [[2014–15 Estonian Cup|2014–15]]

===Individual===
*[[Meistriliiga#Champions|Meistriliiga top scorer]]: [[2005 Meistriliiga|2005]]
*[[Estonian Silverball]]: 2006

==References==
{{reflist|30em}}

==External links==
*{{EFA|2307}}
*{{EFA2|262|old_id=2307}}

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