Quick Facts
Biography
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. 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.
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.
Career statistics
Club
- As of 31 December 2016
| Club | Season | Division | League | Domestic Cups | Europe | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| FC Lahti | ||||||||||
| 2012 | Veikkausliiga | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 2 | |
| 2013 | Veikkausliiga | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
| FC Lahti Total | 26 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 2 | ||
| Borussia Mönchengladbach II | ||||||||||
| 2013-14 | Regionalliga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2014-15 | Regionalliga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2015-16 | Regionalliga | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2016-17 | Regionalliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Borussia Mönchengladbach II Total | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Career Total | 37 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 2 | ||