Joel Mero

Joel Mero (born 7 February 1995), is a Finnish professional football defender who most lately played for Finnish club SJK Seinäjoki. 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.

Joel Mero
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-02-07) 7 February 1995[1]
Place of birth Turku, Finland[2]
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[3]
Position(s) Centre back
Club information
Current team
 Helsinki IFK
Number 22
Youth career
0000–2011 Reipas
2013–2014 Borussia Mönchengladbach
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2013 FC Lahti 26 (2)
2013–2017 Borussia Mönchengladbach II 11 (0)
2015 → KTP (loan) 4 (0)
2017–2019 SJK Seinäjoki 48 (2)
2020– Helsinki IFK 0 (0)
National team‡
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)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:52, 12 May 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 4 December 2015

Club career

FC Lahti

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

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

SJK Seinäjoki published on 3 July 2017 that it had signed Mero.[6]

International career

Mero is a regular in the Finland national under-21 football team and has a total of 32 caps in international junior matches.

Career statistics

Club
As of 31 December 2016[7]
Club Season Division League Domestic Cups Europe Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
FC Lahti
2012 Veikkausliiga 1821000192
2013 Veikkausliiga 805000130
FC Lahti Total 2626000322
Borussia Mönchengladbach II
2013-14 Regionalliga 30000030
2014-15 Regionalliga 30000030
2015-16 Regionalliga 50000050
2016-17 Regionalliga 00000000
Borussia Mönchengladbach II Total 1100000110
Career Total 3726000432

Honours and achievements

Club
FC Lahti
Borussia Mönchengladbach II

References
  1. "Joel Mero Defender". soccerbase.com. SOCCERBASE. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  2. Veikkausliiga - Hall Of Fame Archived 2009-06-14 at WebCite
  3. "Joel Mero profil". tablesleague.com. TablesLeague. Archived from the original on 11 March 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  4. "Mero Joel" (in Finnish). Palloliitto. 8 September 2015. Archived from the original on 12 October 2015. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
  5. "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.
  6. "SJK teki kolme uutta pelaajasopimusta – Joel Mero palaa Suomeen Bundesliigasta" (in Finnish). YLE Urheilu. 3 July 2017. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  7. "Joel Mero". Soccerway. Retrieved 31 December 2016.


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