Joel Mero
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | [1] | 7 February 1995||
Place of birth | Turku, Finland[2] | ||
Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[3] | ||
Position(s) | Centre back | ||
Youth career | |||
–2011 | Reipas Lahti | ||
2013–2014 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2012–2013 | Lahti | 26 | (2) |
2013–2017 | Borussia Mönchengladbach II | 11 | (0) |
2015 | → KTP (loan) | 4 | (0) |
2017–2019 | SJK | 48 | (2) |
2020 | HIFK | 12 | (0) |
International career | |||
2010–2011 | Finland U16 | 13 | (0) |
2011–2012 | Finland U17 | 6 | (0) |
2012 | Finland U18 | 6 | (0) |
2013 | Finland U19 | 4 | (0) |
2014 | Finland U20 | 3 | (0) |
2015 | Finland U21 | 6 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Joel Mero (born 7 February 1995), is a Finnish former professional football defender. He has represented the Finland national under-21 football team.[4] Mero was born in Turku, Finland. Mero began his senior club career playing for FC Lahti, before signing with Borussia Mönchengladbach at age 18 in 2013.
Club career
[edit]FC Lahti
[edit]Mero made his Veikkausliiga debut in June 2012 in a match against Haka. During seasons 2012 and 2013 he made 26 appearances for FC Lahti and scored two goals.
Borussia Monchengladbach II
[edit]On 22 April 2013, it was announced that Borussia Mönchengladbach had signed Mero on a four-year contract, with the young Finn joining the club during the summer 2013.[5]
SJK Seinäjoki
[edit]SJK Seinäjoki published on 3 July 2017 that it had signed Mero.[6]
International career
[edit]Mero was a regular in the Finland national under-21 football team and has a total of 32 caps in international junior matches.
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of 31 December 2016[7]
Club | Season | Division | League | Domestic Cups | Europe | Total | ||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
FC Lahti | 2012 | Veikkausliiga | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 2 |
2013 | Veikkausliiga | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
Total | 26 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 2 | ||
Borussia Mönchengladbach II | 2013-14 | Regionalliga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
2014-15 | Regionalliga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
2015-16 | Regionalliga | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
2016-17 | Regionalliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
KTP (loan) | 2015 | Veikkausliiga | 4 | 0 | – | – | 4 | 0 | ||
SJK | 2017 | Veikkausliiga | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | 12 | 2 | |
2018 | Veikkausliiga | 25 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | 29 | 0 | ||
2019 | Veikkausliiga | 12 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | 16 | 0 | ||
Total | 48 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 2 | ||
SJK Akatemia | 2019 | Kakkonen | 5 | 1 | – | – | 5 | 1 | ||
HIFK | 2020 | Veikkausliiga | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 15 | 0 | |
Career Total | 106 | 5 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 124 | 5 |
Honours and achievements
[edit]Club
[edit]- FC Lahti
- Borussia Mönchengladbach II
References
[edit]- ^ "Joel Mero Defender". soccerbase.com. SOCCERBASE. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
- ^ Veikkausliiga - Hall Of Fame Archived 2009-04-30 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Joel Mero profil". tablesleague.com. TablesLeague. Archived from the original on 11 March 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
- ^ "Mero Joel" (in Finnish). Palloliitto. 8 September 2015. Archived from the original on 12 October 2015. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
- ^ "Joel Mero siirtyy Borussia Mönchengladbachiin" [Mero signed by Borussia Mönchengladbach] (in Finnish). fclahti.fi. 22 April 2013. Archived from the original on 11 May 2013. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
- ^ "SJK teki kolme uutta pelaajasopimusta – Joel Mero palaa Suomeen Bundesliigasta" (in Finnish). YLE Urheilu. 3 July 2017. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
- ^ "Joel Mero". Soccerway. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
External links
[edit]
- 1995 births
- Living people
- Finnish men's footballers
- Finland men's youth international footballers
- Finland men's under-21 international footballers
- Finnish expatriate men's footballers
- FC Lahti players
- Borussia Mönchengladbach II players
- Kotkan Työväen Palloilijat players
- Reipas Lahti players
- Seinäjoen Jalkapallokerho players
- HIFK Fotboll players
- Regionalliga players
- Veikkausliiga players
- Kakkonen players
- Men's association football defenders
- Expatriate men's footballers in Germany
- Finnish expatriate sportspeople in Germany
- Footballers from Turku
- Finnish football defender stubs