Joel Mero
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 7 February 1995[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Turku, Finland[2] | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[3] | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Borussia Mönchengladbach II | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2011 | Reipas | ||
| 2013–2014 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2013 | FC Lahti | 26 | (2) |
| 2013– | Borussia Mönchengladbach II | 11 | (0) |
| 2015 | → KTP (loan) | 4 | (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) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 October 2015. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 4 December 2015 | |||
Joel Mero (born 7 February 1995), is a Finnish professional football defender who plays for German club Borussia Mönchengladbach II and represents 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
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]
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[6]
| Club | Season | Division | League | Domestic Cups | Europe | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| FC Lahti 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 | |
| Borussia Mönchengladbach II Total | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Career Total | 37 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 2 | ||
Honours and achievements
Club
- FC Lahti
- Borussia Mönchengladbach II
References
- ↑ "Joel Mero Defender". soccerbase.com. SOCCERBASE. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
- ↑ Veikkausliiga - Hall Of Fame Archived 2009-06-14 at WebCite
- ↑ "Joel Mero profil". tablesleague.com. TablesLeague. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
- ↑ "Mero Joel" (in Finnish). Palloliitto. 8 September 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.
- ↑ "Joel Mero". Soccerway. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
