Karol Mets
![]() Mets playing for CSKA Sofia in 2021 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Karol Mets | ||
Date of birth | 16 May 1993 | ||
Place of birth | Viljandi, Estonia | ||
Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | CSKA Sofia | ||
Number | 20 | ||
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– | CSKA Sofia | 12 | (0) |
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 | 71 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:32, 20 December 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17:16, 19 September 2021 (UTC) |
Karol Mets (Estonian: [ˈkɑrol mets]; born 16 May 1993) is an Estonian professional footballer who plays as a centre back or defensive midfielder for Bulgarian club CSKA Sofia and the Estonia national team.
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]
International career[]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Karol_Mets_%281%29.jpg/220px-Karol_Mets_%281%29.jpg)
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.[11]
Career statistics[]
Club[]
Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Tulevik II | 2009 | Esiliiga | 28 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | 1[b] | 0 | 32 | 3 | |
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[c] | 0 | 22 | 2 |
2012 | Meistriliiga | 32 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2[d] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 4 | |
2013 | Meistriliiga | 32 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2[e] | 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 |
- ^ Includes the Estonian Cup, Norwegian Cup and KNVB Cup
- ^ Appearance in Esiliiga relegation play-offs
- ^ Two appearances in Baltic Champions Cup, one appearance in Estonian Supercup
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
International[]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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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
Estonia
Individual
References[]
- ^ "Flora alustab hooajaks ettevalmistumist detsembri keskel" [Flora will begin preparations for the coming season in mid-December]. Postimees (in Estonian). 29 November 2010.
- ^ "FC Flora kindlustas 2011. aasta meistritiitli" [FC Flora secured the 2011 championship title] (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 1 November 2011.
- ^ "Karol Mets liitub Norra kõrgliigaklubiga" [Karol Mets joins Norwegian top-flight club] (in Estonian). ERR Sport. 5 December 2014.
- ^ "Karol Mets alustas esimest välismaa hooaega põhimehena" [Karol Mets began his first season abroad as a starter] (in Estonian). ERR Sport. 6 April 2015.
- ^ "Asi kindel: Eesti jalgpallikoondislane siirdub Hollandi kõrgliigasse" [Confirmed: Estonian international moves to Dutch top flight]. Postimees (in Estonian). 31 July 2017.
- ^ "Mets avas Hollandis väravaarve, kuid Breda sai šokeeriva kaotuse" [Mets scored his first goal in the Netherlands, but Breda suffered a shocking loss] (in Estonian). ERR Sport. 20 September 2017.
- ^ "Karol Mets liitus Rootsi valitseva meisterklubiga" [Karol Mets joined the reigning Swedish champions] (in Estonian). ERR Sport. 14 March 2019.
- ^ "Mets tegi Rootsis pea 30 000 inimese ees eduka debüüdi" [Mets made a successful debut in Sweden in front of almost 30,000 people] (in Estonian). ERR Sport. 1 April 2019.
- ^ "الاتفاق يدعم صفوفه بمدافع المنتخب الاستوني". 10 October 2020.
- ^ "ЦСКА привлече естонски национал". cska.bgcska.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 10 September 2021.
- ^ "Eesti võitis Liechtensteini 3:0" [Estonia defeated Liechtenstein 3–0] (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 19 November 2013.
- ^ "Karol Mets" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association.
- ^ "Karol Mets" (in Norwegian). Football Association of Norway.
- ^ "Karol Mets". Soccerway.com.
- ^ "Mets, Karol". National-Football-Teams.com.
- ^ Karol Mets national team profile at the Estonian Football Association (in Estonian)
- ^ "Karol Mets" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association.
External links[]
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- 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
- 1993 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Viljandi
- Estonian footballers
- Association football defenders
- Association football midfielders
- Estonia international footballers
- Estonia youth international footballers
- Estonia under-21 international footballers
- Esiliiga players
- Meistriliiga players
- Eliteserien players
- Eredivisie players
- Allsvenskan players
- Saudi Professional League players
- First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players
- Viljandi JK Tulevik players
- FC Warrior Valga players
- FC Flora players
- Viking FK players
- NAC Breda players
- AIK Fotboll players
- Ettifaq FC players
- PFC CSKA Sofia players
- Estonian expatriate footballers
- Estonian expatriate sportspeople in Norway
- Expatriate footballers in Norway
- Estonian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands
- Expatriate footballers in the Netherlands
- Estonian expatriate sportspeople in Sweden
- Expatriate footballers in Sweden
- Expatriate footballers in Saudi Arabia