{{short description|Estonian footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2026}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Kaur Kivila | image = | caption = | full_name = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|2003|11|22|df=y}}<ref>{{cite web|title=Kaur Kivila|url=https://jalgpall.ee/voistlused/player/29304|language=et|publisher=Estonian Football Association|accessdate=31 March 2026}}</ref> | birth_place = Tartu, Estonia | height = {{convert|1.93|m|order=flip}} | position = Goalkeeper | currentclub = Flora | clubnumber = 99 | youthyears1 = 2012–2020 | youthclubs1 = Santos | youthyears2 = 2020–2022 | youthclubs2 = Hellas Verona | years1 = 2019–2020 | clubs1 = Welco | caps1 = 31 | goals1 = 0 | years2 = 2022–2023 | clubs2 = Hellas Verona | caps2 = 0 | goals2 = 0 | years3 = 2022–2023 | clubs3 = → Carpi (loan) | caps3 = 3 | goals3 = 0 | years4 = 2023–2025 | clubs4 = Flora U21 | caps4 = 20 | goals4 = 0 | years5 = 2023– | clubs5 = Flora | caps5 = 17 | goals5 = 0 | years6 = 2024 | clubs6 = → Kuressaare (loan) | caps6 = 33 | goals6 = 0 | nationalyears1 = 2018 | nationalteam1 = Estonia U16 | nationalcaps1 = 2 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | nationalyears2 = 2018 | nationalteam2 = Estonia U17 | nationalcaps2 = 2 | nationalgoals2 = 0 | nationalyears3 = 2022–2024 | nationalteam3 = Estonia U21 | nationalcaps3 = 16 | nationalgoals3 = 0 | nationalyears4 = 2026– | nationalteam4 = Estonia | nationalcaps4 = 1 | nationalgoals4 = 0 | club-update = 31 March 2026 | ntupdate = 31 March 2026 | medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry|{{fb|EST}}}} {{MedalSport|Men's football}} {{MedalCompetition|FIFA Series}} {{Medal|RU|2026 Rwanda|}} }} '''Kaur Kivila''' (born 22 November 2003) is an Estonian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Meistriliiga club Flora and the Estonia national team.
==Club career== ===Flora=== Kivila signed for Flora on 4 August 2023.<ref>{{cite news|title=Flora hankis Itaaliast naasnud noortekoondise puurivahi|url=https://soccernet.ee/artikkel/flora-hankis-itaaliast-naasnud-noortekoondise-puurivahi|website=Soccernet.ee|date=4 August 2023|accessdate=31 March 2026|language=et}}</ref>
====Kuressaare (loan)==== On 20 February 2024, Kivila signed for Kuressaare on loan until the end of the season.<ref>{{cite news|title=Ametlik: Flora laenas Itaalias mänginud väravavahi Kuressaarele|url=https://soccernet.ee/artikkel/ametlik-flora-laenas-itaalias-manginud-varavavahi-kuressaarele|website=Soccernet.ee|date=20 February 2024|accessdate=31 March 2026|language=et}}</ref> He made his Meistriliiga debut on 17 March 2024 in a 3–2 away defeat to Vaprus.
==International career== Kivila has competed for the Estonia under-16s, under-17s and under-21s.
On 20 March 2026, Kivila was called up to the Estonia squad by manager Jürgen Henn for the 2026 FIFA Series matches in Rwanda.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://jalgpall.ee/koondis/uudised/selgus-eesti-meeste-koondise-koosseis-martsikuu-mangudeks-n25760|title=Selgus Eesti meeste koondise koosseis märtsikuu mängudeks|date=20 March 2026|publisher=Estonian Football Association|accessdate=31 March 2026|language=et}}</ref> He made his senior debut on 30 March 2026 in a 2–0 defeat to Rwanda.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://jalgpall.ee/koondis/1/uudised/eesti-lopetas-fifa-series-turniiri-kaotusega-rwandale-n25796|title=Eesti lõpetas FIFA Series turniiri kaotusega Rwandale|date=30 March 2026|publisher=Estonian Football Association|accessdate=31 March 2026|language=et}}</ref>
==Honours== '''Flora''' * Meistriliiga: 2025
'''Estonia''' *FIFA Series runner-up: 2026
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * [https://fcflora.ee/mangija/?id=289 Kaur Kivila] at FC Flora * {{EFA|29304}} * {{EFA2|33}} * {{UEFA|250127094}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Kivila, Kaur}} Category:2003 births Category:Living people Category:Footballers from Tartu Category:Estonian men's footballers Category:Men's association football goalkeepers Category:FC Santos Tartu players Category:Hellas Verona FC players Category:AC Carpi players Category:FC Flora players Category:FC Kuressaare players Category:Esiliiga players Category:Esiliiga B players Category:Serie D players Category:Meistriliiga players Category:Estonia men's youth international footballers Category:Estonia men's under-21 international footballers Category:Estonia men's international footballers Category:Estonian expatriate sportspeople in Italy Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Category:21st-century Estonian sportsmen