Karol Mets

Karol Mets

Mets playing for Estonia at the 2012 UEFA European Under-19 Championship
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	Centre-back, 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)
2014–	Viking	57	(0)
National team^‡
2010–2012	Estonia U19	33	(0)
2012–2014	Estonia U21	21	(0)
2013–	Estonia	36	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 27 November 2016. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 27 November 2016.

Karol Mets (born 16 May 1993) is an Estonian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back and a defensive midfielder for Norwegian Eliteserien club Viking and the Estonia national football 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 Estonian Supercup win 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 win over Kuressaare and soon established himself as first choice centre-back alongside Karl Palatu. He won the 2011 Meistriliiga season with the club.^[1]

Viking

On 5 December 2014, Mets was transferred to Norwegian club Viking for an undisclosed fee, thought to be around €170,000.^[2] He made his debut in the Eliteserien on 6 April 2015, in a 1–0 away defeat against Mjøndalen.

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 27 November 2016.^[4][5][6]

Club	Season	League			Cup[lower-alpha 1]		Europe		Other[lower-alpha 2]		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		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		32	4	3	0	2	0	0	0	37	4
	2013		32	2	4	0	2	0	0	0	38	2
	2014		35	0	3	2	—		0	0	38	2
	Total		115	7	13	3	4	0	1	0	133	10
Viking	2015	Eliteserien	28	0	6	0	—		0	0	34	0
	2016		29	0	3	0	—		0	0	32	0
	Total		57	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	66	0
Career total			246	15	25	3	4	0	1	0	276	18

1. Includes the Estonian Cup and Norwegian Cup
2. Includes the Estonian Supercup

International

As of 27 November 2016.^[4][6]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Estonia
	2013	1	0
	2014	13	0
	2015	9	0
	2016	13	0
Total		36	0

Honours

Club

Flora

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

Individual

• Estonian Young Footballer of the Year: 2014

References

1. "Estonia - Karol Mets - Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 15 November 2013.
2. "Mets siirdub Norra kõrgliigasse!". Soccernet.ee. 5 December 2014.
3. "Liechtenstein - Eesti". Estonian Football Association. 19 November 2013. Retrieved 19 November 2013.
4. "Mets, Karol". Estonian Football Association.
5. "Karol Mets". Football Association of Norway.
6. "Mets, Karol". National-Football-Teams.com.

External links

• Karol Mets at Estonian Football Association (Estonian)