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	Paide Linnameeskond
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)
2023–2024	Nõmme United	40	(0)
2025-	Paide Linnameeskond	0	(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 3 January 2025 ‡ 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 Paide Linnameeskond 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. 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

• Meistriliiga: 2010
• Estonian Cup: 2010–11, 2012–13
• Estonian Supercup: 2011

Narva Trans

• Estonian Cup: 2018–19

Individual

• Estonian Young Footballer of the Year: 2011, 2013

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.

External links

• Marko Meerits at the Estonian Football Association (in Estonian)
• Marko Meerits national team profile at the Estonian Football Association ( archive ) (in Estonian)
• Marko Meerits – FIFA competition record (archived)
• Marko Meerits – UEFA competition record ( archive )