Marko Meerits

Marko Meerits
Meerits with VPS in 2018
Personal information
Full name Marko Meerits
Date of birth (1992-04-26) 26 April 1992 (age 32)
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)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 August 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 January 2023

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]

Club career

Flora

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]

Vitesse

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]

Flora (loan)

On 25 February 2013, Meerits returned to Flora on a five-month loan until the end of July.[5]

FC Emmen

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]

Tarvas

On 30 August 2016, Meerits joined Meistriliiga club Tarvas until the end of the 2016 season.[8]

VPS

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.

Narva Trans

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]

International career

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]

Career statistics

Club

As of 1 January 2019.[14][15]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[a] 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[b] 0 1[c] 0 15 0
2011 Meistriliiga 13 0 2 0 0 0 2[d] 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[b] 0 — 19 0
FC Emmen 2014–15 Eerste Divisie 36 0 2 0 — 2[e] 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[b] 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
  1. ^ Includes the Estonian Cup, KNVB Cup, and Finnish Cup
  2. ^ a b c Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  3. ^ Appearance in Baltic League
  4. ^ One appearances in Baltic Champions Cup, one appearance in Estonian Supercup
  5. ^ Appearances in Eerste Divisie promotion play-offs

International

As of 13 January 2023.[16]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
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

Honours

Club

Flora
Narva Trans

Individual

References

  1. ^ Marko Meerits at Soccerway
  2. ^ "Flora võitis Superkarika penaltidraamas!" [Flora won the Supercup in a penalty drama!] (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 1 March 2011.
  3. ^ "Marko Meerits sõlmis Arnhemi Vitessega kolme-aastase lepingu" [Marko Meerits signed a three-year contract with Vitesse Arnhem] (in Estonian). ERR Sport. 7 July 2011.
  4. ^ "Marko Meerits tegi Hollandi kõrgliigas eduka debüüdi" [Marko Meerits made a successful debut in the Dutch top flight] (in Estonian). ERR Sport. 7 August 2011.
  5. ^ "Marko Meerits naaseb juuli lõpuni FC Florasse" [Marko Meerits returns to FC Flora until the end of July] (in Estonian). ERR Sport. 25 February 2013.
  6. ^ "Meerits sõlmis lepingu Hollandi klubi FC Emmeniga" [Meerits signed a contract with Dutch club FC Emmen] (in Estonian). ERR Sport. 4 July 2014.
  7. ^ "Marko Meerits jõudis taas pingile" [Marko Meerits returned to the bench] (in Estonian). ERR Sport. 3 April 2016.
  8. ^ "Rakvere Tarvas täiendas ridu Marko Meeritsaga" [Tarvas Rakvere strengthened their ranks with Marko Meerits] (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 30 August 2016.
  9. ^ "Marko Meerits asub mängima Soome neljandas klubis" [Marko Meerits to play at Finnish fourth-placed club] (in Estonian). ERR Sport. 27 January 2017.
  10. ^ "Eesti koondise väravavaht sõlmis lepingu Narva Transiga" [Estonia national team goalkeeper signed a contract with Narva Trans] (in Estonian). ERR Sport. 16 February 2019.
  11. ^ "Tipneri karika võitis Narva Trans" [Narva Trans win the Tipner Cup] (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 25 May 2019.
  12. ^ "Eesti koondise koosseis mängudeks Hiina ja Katariga" [Estonia squad for matches against China and Qatar] (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 14 December 2010.
  13. ^ "Eesti koondis jäi võõrsil alla Hiinale" [Estonia team defeated away by China] (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 18 December 2010.
  14. ^ "Marko Meerits" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association.
  15. ^ "M. Meerits". Soccerway.com.
  16. ^ "Marko Meerits" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association.
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