Karol Mets
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Karol Mets | ||
| Date of birth | 16 May 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Viljandi , Estonia | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender, defensive midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Viking | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| 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) |
| 2015– | Viking | 31 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2010–2012 | Estonia U19 | 33 | (0) |
| 2012–2014 | Estonia U21 | 21 | (0) |
| 2013– | Estonia | 23 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 April 2016. | |||
Karol Mets (born 16 May 1993) is an Estonian professional footballer who plays as a defender and a defensive midfielder for Norwegian Tippeligaen club Viking and the Estonia national football team.
Club career
Mets started playing football in his hometown Viljandi with the youth academy of Tulevik.
Flora
In 2011, Mets signed for Flora. He made his debut for Flora on 1 March 2011, in Estonian Supercup victory over Levadia, winning the match 5–3 in a penalty shoot-out. Mets made his Meistriliiga debut on 2 April 2011, in a 1–0 away victory over Kuressaare and soon established himself as first choice centre-back alongside Karl Palatu. With Flora, Mets won his first Meistriliiga title in 2011.[1]
Viking
On 5 December 2014, Mets transferred to the Norwegian club Viking for an undisclosed fee, reported to be €170.000. He made his debut on 6 April 2015 in a 1–0 away loss against Mjøndalen.
International career
Mets represented Estonia in the 2012 UEFA European Under-19 Championship. He made his international debut for the senior national team on 19 November 2013 against Liechtenstein.[2]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 3 April 2016.[3]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Tulevik II | 2009 | Esiliiga | 28 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 31 | 3 | |
| 2010 | II liiga | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 23 | 1 | ||
| Total | 51 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 4 | ||
| Warrior | 2010 | Esiliiga | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
| Flora II | 2011 | Esiliiga | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | |
| 2012 | Esiliiga | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
| Total | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 3 | ||
| Flora | 2011 | Meistriliiga | 16 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 2 |
| 2012 | Meistriliiga | 32 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 4 | |
| 2013 | Meistriliiga | 32 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 2 | |
| 2014 | Meistriliiga | 35 | 0 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 38 | 2 | ||
| Total | 115 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 133 | 10 | ||
| Viking | 2015 | Tippeligaen | 28 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | |
| 2016 | Tippeligaen | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Total | 31 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 220 | 15 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 245 | 18 | ||
International
- As of 18 November 2015.[3]
| Team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Estonia | |||
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 13 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 9 | 0 | |
| Total | 23 | 0 | |
Honours
Club
- Flora
- Meistriliiga: 2011
- Estonian Cup: 2010–11, 2012–13
- Estonian Supercup: 2011, 2012, 2014
Individual
References
- ↑ "Estonia - Karol Mets - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 15 November 2013.
- ↑ "Liechtenstein - Eesti". jalgpall.ee. Retrieved 19 November 2013.
- 1 2 "Mets, Karol". National-Football-Teams.com.
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