Marko Meerits
Estonian footballer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Estonian footballer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Marko Meerits (born 26 April 1992) is an Estonian professional footballer who currently plays as a goalkeeper for Nõmme United and the Estonia national team.[1]
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Meerits with VPS in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marko Meerits | ||
| Date of birth | 26 April 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Viimsi, Estonia | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Nõmme United | ||
| Number | 12 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003–2010 | Flora | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2011 | Flora II | 44 | (0) |
| 2009–2011 | Flora | 23 | (0) |
| 2008 | → Warrior (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2011–2014 | Vitesse | 4 | (0) |
| 2013 | → Flora (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 2014–2016 | FC Emmen | 36 | (0) |
| 2016 | Tarvas | 10 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | VPS | 44 | (0) |
| 2019 | Narva Trans | 30 | (0) |
| 2020–2023 | Nõmme Kalju | 78 | (0) |
| 2023– | Nõmme United | 32 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2008 | Estonia U17 | 4 | (0) |
| 2009 | Estonia U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2009–2011 | Estonia U19 | 22 | (0) |
| 2010–2014 | Estonia U21 | 30 | (0) |
| 2013–2016 | Estonia U23 | 3 | (0) |
| 2010– | Estonia | 14 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 August 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 January 2023 | |||
Meerits came through the Flora youth system. He moved to Esiliiga club Warrior on loan for the 2008 season. Meerits made his debut in the Meistriliiga on 15 May 2010, in a 2–1 win over Kuressaare. He made 10 appearances in the 2010 season as Flora won their eighth Meistriliiga title. In the Estonian Supercup on 1 March 2011, Meerits kept a clean sheet against Levadia for 120 minutes, eventually winning the match 5–3 in a penalty shootout by saving Konstantin Nahk's attempt and converting a penalty himself.[2]
On 7 July 2011, Meerits signed a three-year contract with Dutch Eredivisie club Vitesse.[3] He made his debut in the Eredivisie on 7 August 2011, when he came on as a 21st-minute substitute replacing the injured Eloy Room and kept a clean sheet in a 0–0 away draw against ADO Den Haag.[4]
On 25 February 2013, Meerits returned to Flora on a five-month loan until the end of July.[5]
On 4 July 2014, Meerits signed a two-year contract with Dutch Eerste Divisie club FC Emmen.[6] In his first season with FC Emmen, he conceded 51 goals in 36 Eerste Divisie matches. In the 2015–16 season, Meerits was sidelined by a knee injury.[7]
On 30 August 2016, Meerits joined Meistriliiga club Tarvas until the end of the 2016 season.[8]
On 27 January 2017, Meerits joined Finnish Veikkausliiga club VPS on a one-year deal with an option to extend the contract for another year.[9] He made his debut in the Veikkausliiga on 5 April 2017, HJK.
On 16 February 2019, Meerits signed a one-year contract with Meistriliiga club Narva Trans.[10] On 25 May 2019, he captained the team in a 2–1 extra-time victory over Nõmme Kalju in the Estonian Cup final.[11]
Meerits has represented Estonia at under-17, under-18, under-19, under-21 and under-23 levels.
On 14 December 2010, Meerits was named by manager Tarmo Rüütli in the Estonia squad to face China PR and Qatar in friendly matches.[12] He made his senior debut for Estonia on 18 December 2010, replacing Pavel Londak in the 89th minute of a 0–3 away loss to China PR.[13]
| Club | Season | League | Cup[lower-alpha 1] | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Warrior (loan) | 2008 | Esiliiga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| Flora II | 2009 | Esiliiga | 29 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 0 | ||
| 2010 | Esiliiga | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | |||
| 2011 | Esiliiga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 44 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 47 | 0 | ||||
| Flora | 2009 | Meistriliiga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | Meistriliiga | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 15 | 0 | |
| 2011 | Meistriliiga | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 17 | 0 | |
| Total | 23 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 32 | 0 | ||
| Vitesse | 2011–12 | Eredivisie | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2012–13 | Eredivisie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | Eredivisie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Flora (loan) | 2013 | Meistriliiga | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | — | 19 | 0 | |
| FC Emmen | 2014–15 | Eerste Divisie | 36 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 2[lower-alpha 5] | 0 | 40 | 0 | |
| 2015–16 | Eerste Divisie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 36 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 40 | 0 | |||
| Tarvas | 2016 | Meistriliiga | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 11 | 1 | ||
| VPS | 2017 | Veikkausliiga | 31 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | — | 40 | 0 | |
| 2018 | Veikkausliiga | 13 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 0 | |||
| Total | 44 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 59 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 178 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 215 | 1 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Estonia | |||
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 14 | 0 | |
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