Karol Mets

Karol Mets

Personal information
Full name Karol Mets
Date of birth (1993-05-16) 16 May 1993
Place of birth Mõisaküla, Estonia
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position Centre-back / Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team
 NAC Breda
Youth career
2005–2009 Tulevik
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2010 Tulevik II 51 (4)
2010 Warrior 4 (1)
2011–2012 Flora II 19 (3)
2011–2014 Flora 115 (7)
2014–2017 Viking 72 (0)
2017– NAC Breda 0 (0)
National team‡
2010–2012 Estonia U19 33 (0)
2012–2014 Estonia U21 21 (0)
2013– Estonia 40 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 July 2017.
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 31 July 2017.

Karol Mets (born 16 May 1993) is an Estonian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back and a defensive midfielder for Dutch club NAC Breda and the Estonia national team.

Club career

Tulevik

Mets started playing football in his hometown Viljandi with Tulevik's youth team.

Flora

In 2011, Mets joined Flora. He made his debut for Flora on 1 March 2011, in a Estonian Supercup match against Levadia, winning the game 5–3 in a penalty shoot-out. Mets made his debut in the Meistriliiga on 2 April 2011, in a 1–0 away win over Kuressaare. He soon established himself as Flora's first choice centre-back alongside Karl Palatu and won the Meistriliiga title in the 2011 season.

Viking

On 5 December 2014, Mets signed a three-year contract with Norwegian club Viking for an undisclosed fee.[1] He made his debut in the Tippeligaen on 6 April 2015, in a 1–0 away defeat against Mjøndalen.

NAC Breda

On 31 July 2017, Mets signed a three-year contract with Dutch club NAC Breda for an undisclosed fee, rumored to be around €100,000.[2]

International career

Mets started his international youth career in 2010 with the under-19 national side, and represented Estonia in the 2012 UEFA European Under-19 Championship. He played in every match, but failed to help the team advance past the group stage as Estonia lost all three matches against Portugal, Greece and Spain. He made his international debut for the senior national team on 19 November 2013, in a 3–0 friendly away win against Liechtenstein.[3]

Career statistics

Club

As of 31 July 2017.[4][5][6][7]
Club Season League Cup[lower-alpha 1] Europe Other[lower-alpha 2] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Tulevik II 2009Esiliiga28330—00313
2010II liiga23100——231
Total51430—00544
Warrior2010Esiliiga4100—0041
Flora II2011Esiliiga17100——171
20122200——22
Total19300——193
Flora2011Meistriliiga161310030222
2012324302000374
20133224020—382
201435032—00382
Total1157133403013510
Viking2015Tippeligaen28060——340
201629030——320
2017Eliteserien15020——170
Total720110——830
Career total26115273403029518
  1. ↑ Includes the Estonian Cup and the Norwegian Cup
  2. ↑ Includes the Commonwealth Cup and the Estonian Supercup

International

As of 27 November 2016.[8][7]
National team Year Apps Goals
Estonia
201310
2014130
201590
2016130
Total360

Honours

Club

Flora

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Mets siirdub Norra kõrgliigasse!". Soccernet.ee. 5 December 2014.
  2. ↑ "Asi kindel: Eesti jalgpallikoondislane siirdub Hollandi kõrgliigasse". Postimees. 31 July 2017.
  3. ↑ "Liechtenstein - Eesti". Estonian Football Association. 19 November 2013. Retrieved 19 November 2013.
  4. ↑ "Karol Mets". Estonian Football Association.
  5. ↑ "Karol Mets". Football Association of Norway.
  6. ↑ "Estonia - Karol Mets - Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 15 November 2013.
  7. 1 2 "Mets, Karol". National-Football-Teams.com.
  8. ↑ "Karol Mets". Estonian Football Association.
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