Joel Mero

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]
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current team
 Borussia Mönchengladbach II
Number 2
Youth career
0000–2011 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)

* 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.

References

  1. ↑ "Joel Mero Defender". soccerbase.com. SOCCERBASE. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  2. ↑ Veikkausliiga - Hall Of Fame
  3. ↑ "Joel Mero profil". tablesleague.com. TablesLeague. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  4. ↑ "Mero Joel" (in Finnish). Palloliitto. 8 September 2015. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
  5. ↑ "Joel Mero siirtyy Borussia Mönchengladbachiin" [Mero signed by Borussia Mönchengladbach] (in Finnish). fclahti.fi. 22 April 2013. Retrieved 22 April 2013.


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