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Career & Clubs
Early football career in Estonia
Mets came through the Tulevik youth system, and played for the club's reserve sides Tulevik II and Warrior. In November 2010, Mets was included in Flora's first team squad for pre-season training. He made his debut for the club on 1 March 2011, against Levadia in the Estonian Supercup match. Flora won 5–3 on penalties. Mets made his debut in the Meistriliiga on 2 April 2011 in a 1–0 away victory over Kuressaare. He soon established himself as Flora's first choice centre back alongside Karl Palatu. Mets helped Flora win the Meistriliiga title in 2011.
Viking
On 5 December 2014, Mets signed a three-year contract with Norwegian club Viking. He made his debut in the Tippeligaen on 6 April 2015 in a 1–0 away loss to Mjøndalen.
NAC Breda
On 31 July 2017, Mets joined Eredivisie club NAC Breda on a three-year deal for an undisclosed fee, rumored to be around €100,000. He made his debut in the Eredivisie in a 4–1 away loss to Vitesse on 12 August 2017, when he came on as a half-time substitute for Arno Verschueren. Mets scored his first goal for NAC Breda on 20 September 2017, in a 4–3 loss to Achilles '29 in the first round of the KNVB Cup.
AIK
On 14 March 2019, Mets signed a three-year contract with Swedish champions AIK for a fee of €300,000. He made his debut in the Allsvenskan on 31 March 2019, in a 0–0 home draw against Östersund.
Later career
On 2 October 2020, Mets signed a three-year contract…
On 19 November 2013, Mets debuted for Estonian senior squad in a 3–0 friendly away against over Liechtenstein. On 19 November 2024, he featured in his 100th international match against Slovakia during the UEFA Nations League.
Club
As of match played 28 August 2026
International
As of match played 18 November 2025
- League
- Meistriliiga
- League
- Eliteserien
- League
- Esiliiga
- Club
- Viking FK (2015–)
- Club
- FC Warrior Valga (2010–2010)
- Club
- FC Flora II Tallinn (2011–2012)
- Club
- FC Flora Tallinn (2011–2014)
- Club
- Estonia national under-19 football team (2010–2012)
- Club
- Estonia national under-21 football team (2012–2014)
- Club
- Estonia men's national football team (2013–)
- Club
- Viljandi JK Tulevik (2009–2009)
- Club
- AIK Fotboll
- League
- Bundesliga
- League
- 2. Bundesliga
- League
- DFB-Pokal
- League
- Allsvenskan
- League
- Eredivisie
- League
- Swiss Super League
- League
- Saudi Pro League
- League
- Estonian Cup
- League
- First Professional Football League
- League
- Norwegian Football Cup
- League
- Svenska Cupen
- League
- UEFA Europa League
- League
- KNVB Cup
- League
- Bulgarian Cup
- League
- Estonian Supercup
- League
- King Cup of Champions
- League
- Swiss Cup
- National team
- Estonia
Legacy
Flora
Meistriliiga: 2011 Estonian Cup: 2012–13 Estonian Supercup: 2011, 2012 Zürich
Swiss Super League: 2021–22 FC St. Pauli
2.Bundesliga: 2023–24 Estonia
Baltic Cup: 2021, 2024 Individual
Estonian Footballer of the Year: 2023, 2024 Estonian Young Footballer of the Year: 2014
Clubs
- Estonia men's national football team2013current
- Viking FK2015current
- AIK Fotbollcurrent
- Viljandi JK Tulevik2009–2009
- Estonia national under-19 football team2010–2012
- FC Warrior Valga2010–2010
- FC Flora II Tallinn2011–2012
- FC Flora Tallinn2011–2014
- Estonia national under-21 football team2012–2014
Played together with
- A. J. SoaresViking FK · 2015
- Abdihakin AliAIK Fotboll
- Abdisalam IbrahimViking FK · 2016
Abdussalam MagashyAIK Fotboll
Admir ĆatovićAIK Fotboll · 2005–2006- Admir ĆatovićAIK Fotboll · 2010–2011
- Adrian PereiraViking FK
- Ahmad FaqaAIK Fotboll
Ahmed YasinAIK Fotboll · 2016–2018- Aivar AnnisteFC Flora Tallinn · 1999–2002
- Aivar AnnisteFC Flora Tallinn · 2009–2010
- Aivar AnnisteFC Warrior Valga · 2001–2001
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Identifiers & aliases
Karol Mets is an Estonian professional footballer who plays as a centre back or defensive midfielder for German 2. Bundesliga club VfL Bochum and the Estonia national team.
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