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Karol Mets (Estonian: [ˈkɑrol mets]; born 16 May 1993) is an Estonian professional footballer who plays as a centre back or defensive midfielder for Swiss club Zürich and the Estonia national team.

Karol Mets

Mets playing for CSKA Sofia in 2021
Personal information
Date of birth	(1993-05-16) 16 May 1993 (age 29)
Place of birth	Viljandi, Estonia
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back, defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team	Zürich
Number	28
Youth career
2003–2009	Tulevik
2011	Flora
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2009–2010	Tulevik II	51	(4)
2010	Warrior	4	(1)
2010–2014	Flora	115	(7)
2011–2012	Flora II	19	(3)
2014–2017	Viking	72	(0)
2017–2019	NAC Breda	40	(1)
2019–2020	AIK	46	(2)
2020–2021	Al-Ettifaq	23	(0)
2021–2022	CSKA Sofia	12	(0)
2022–	Zürich	10	(1)
National team‡
2009	Estonia U17	8	(0)
2010	Estonia U18	1	(0)
2010–2012	Estonia U19	32	(0)
2012–2014	Estonia U21	20	(0)
2013–	Estonia	80	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 May 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 August 2022

Club career

Tulevik

Mets came through the Tulevik youth system, and played for the club's reserve sides Tulevik II and Warrior.

Flora

In November 2010, Mets was included in Flora's first team squad for pre-season training.[1] He made his debut for the club on 1 March 2011, against Levadia in the Estonian Supercup match. Flora won 5–3 on penalties. Mets made his debut in the Meistriliiga on 2 April 2011, in a 1–0 away victory over Kuressaare. He soon established himself as Flora's first choice centre back alongside Karl Palatu. Mets helped Flora win the Meistriliiga title in 2011.[2]

Viking

On 5 December 2014, Mets signed a three-year contract with Norwegian club Viking.[3] He made his debut in the Tippeligaen on 6 April 2015, in a 1–0 away loss to Mjøndalen.[4]

NAC Breda

On 31 July 2017, Mets joined Eredivisie club NAC Breda on a three-year deal for an undisclosed fee, rumored to be around €100,000.[5] He made his debut in the Eredivisie in a 1–4 away loss to Vitesse on 12 August 2017, when he came on as a half-time substitute for Arno Verschueren. Mets scored his first goal for NAC Breda on 20 September 2017, in a 3–4 loss to Achilles '29 in the first round of the KNVB Cup.[6]

AIK

On 14 March 2019, Mets signed a three-year contract with Swedish champions AIK for a fee of €300,000.[7] He made his debut in the Allsvenskan on 31 March 2019, in a 0–0 home draw against Östersund.[8]

Al-Ettifaq

On 2 October 2020, Mets signed a three-year contract with Saudi club Al-Ettifaq.[9]

CSKA Sofia

On 10 August 2021, Mets signed a contract with Bulgarian club CSKA Sofia until the end of 2021–22 season.[10]

FC Zürich

On 7 January 2022, Mets signed with Swiss club Zürich until June 2024.[11]

International career

Mets has represented Estonia at under-17, under-18, under-19 and under-21 levels. He was named in the Estonia under-19 squad for the 2012 UEFA European Under-19 Championship in Estonia. Mets played in every group stage match, but failed to help the team progress to the semi-finals as Estonia lost all three games against Portugal, Greece and Spain.

Mets made his senior international debut for Estonia on 19 November 2013, in a 3–0 away victory over Liechtenstein in a friendly.[12]

Career statistics

Club

As of 20 December 2021[13][14][15][16]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup[lower-alpha 1]		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Tulevik II	2009	Esiliiga	28	3	3	0	—		1[lower-alpha 2]	0	32	3
	2010	II liiga	23	1	—		—		—		23	1
	Total		51	4	3	0	—		1	0	55	4
Warrior	2010	Esiliiga	4	1	0	0	—		0	0	4	1
Flora	2011	Meistriliiga	16	1	3	1	0	0	3[lower-alpha 3]	0	22	2
	2012	Meistriliiga	32	4	3	0	2[lower-alpha 4]	0	0	0	37	4
	2013	Meistriliiga	32	2	4	0	2[lower-alpha 5]	0	—		38	2
	2014	Meistriliiga	35	0	3	2	—		0	0	38	2
	Total		115	7	13	3	4	0	3	0	135	10
Flora II	2011	Esiliiga	17	1	0	0	—		—		17	1
	2012	Esiliiga	2	2	0	0	—		—		2	2
	Total		19	3	0	0	—		—		19	3
Viking	2015	Tippeligaen	28	0	6	0	—		—		34	0
	2016	Tippeligaen	29	0	3	0	—		—		32	0
	2017	Eliteserien	15	0	2	0	—		—		17	0
	Total		72	0	11	0	—		—		83	0
NAC Breda	2017–18	Eredivisie	25	0	1	1	—		—		26	1
	2018–19	Eredivisie	15	1	1	0	—		—		16	1
	Total		40	1	2	1	—		—		42	2
AIK	2019	Allsvenskan	26	1	0	0	—		—		26	1
	2020	Allsvenskan	20	1	5	0	8	0	—		33	1
	Total		46	2	5	0	8	0	—		59	2
Ettifaq	2020–21	Pro League	23	0	1	0	—		—		24	0
CSKA Sofia	2021–22	Bulgarian First League	12	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	14	0
Career total			382	17	37	4	12	0	4	0	427	22

International

As of 1 December 2018[17][18]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Estonia	2013	1	0
	2014	13	0
	2015	9	0
	2016	13	0
	2017	9	0
	2018	7	0
Total		52	0

Honours

Flora

• Meistriliiga: 2011
• Estonian Cup: 2012–13
• Estonian Supercup: 2011, 2012

Zürich

• Swiss Super League: 2021–22

Estonia

• Baltic Cup: 2021

Individual

• Estonian Young Footballer of the Year: 2014

References

External links

• Karol Mets at the Estonian Football Association (in Estonian)
• Karol Mets national team profile at the Estonian Football Association (in Estonian)
• Karol Mets – UEFA competition record (archive)
• Karol Mets at WorldFootball.net

На других языках

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[de] Karol Mets

Karol Mets (* 16. Mai 1993 in Viljandi) ist ein estnischer Fußballspieler, der seit Januar 2022 beim Schweizer Verein FC Zürich spielt. Mit den Estnischen U-19 Junioren nahm er im Jahr 2012 an der Europameisterschaft in seinem Heimatland teil.[1]

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- [en] Karol Mets

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[es] Karol Mets

Karol Mets (Viljandi, Estonia, 16 de mayo de 1993) es un futbolista estonio que juega como defensa para el F. C. Zürich de la Superliga de Suiza.[1]

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[fr] Karol Mets

Karol Mets est un footballeur estonien né le 16 mai 1993 à Viljandi. Il évolue au poste de défenseur à FC Zurich.

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[it] Karol Mets

Karol Mets (Viljandi, 16 maggio 1993) è un calciatore estone, difensore dello Zurigo e della nazionale estone.

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[ru] Метс, Кароль

Кароль Метс (эст. Karol Mets; 16 мая 1993, Мыйзакюла, Вильяндимаа) — эстонский футболист, центральный защитник и опорный полузащитник клуба «Цюрих» и сборной Эстонии.

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