Kai Meriluoto
Kai Meriluoto (born 2 January 2003) is a Finnish footballer who plays as a forward for Veikkausliiga side Ilves on loan from HJK.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 2 January 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Siuntio, Finland | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Ilves | ||
| Number | 42 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019– | Klubi 04 | 51 | (28) |
| 2020– | HJK | 3 | (1) |
| 2022– | → Ilves (loan) | 25 | (10) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018–2019 | Finland U16 | 5 | (2) |
| 2019–2020 | Finland U17 | 11 | (5) |
| 2021 | Finland U19 | 7 | (1) |
| 2021 | Finland U20 | 1 | (1) |
| 2022– | Finland U21 | 3 | (0) |
| 2022– | Finland | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:34, 9 January 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:34, 9 January 2023 (UTC) | |||
Early life
Meriluoto was born in Siuntio, Finland,[1] to a Japanese mother and Finnish father. When he was a one-year-old, he moved to Vienne, Isère, France, with his family and lived there for five years before returning to Finland. Meriluoto lived in China from when he was ten years old until he was twelve years old. He has dual citizenship of Finland and Japan, and he speaks Finnish, Japanese, French and English fluently. In 2021, Meriluoto moved back to France.[2]
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Klubi 04 | 2019 | Kakkonen | 12 | 7 | 1 | 2 | – | 0 | 0 | 13 | 9 | |
| 2020 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 16 | 14 | |||
| 2021 | Ykkönen | 24 | 7 | 3 | 1 | – | 0 | 0 | 27 | 8 | ||
| Total | 51 | 28 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 31 | ||
| HJK | 2020 | Veikkausliiga | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Ilves | 2022 | Veikkausliiga | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 |
| Career total | 62 | 35 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 38 | ||
- Notes
References
- Asplund, Bubi (23 April 2021). "Sjundeåkillen Kai Meriluotos klara mål för fotbollskarriären: "Först en plats i HJK, sedan spel i någon av de europeiska toppligorna"". Yle.fi (in Swedish). Yle. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
- Kuparinen, Heikki (7 June 2022). "Pikkuhuuhkajien maailmankansalainen aloitti jalkapallon Ranskassa – nyt hän haluaa viedä Suomen EM-kisoihin, mutta ovi on auki vielä toisellekin maalle: "Katsotaan, jos Japani kiinnostuisi"". SuomiFutis (in Finnish). Retrieved 18 January 2023.
- "KAI MERILUOTO LAINASOPIMUKSELLA ILVEKSEEN – "KOIN, ETTÄ TÄMÄ OLI ITSELLENI PARAS STEPPI TULLA ILVEKSEEN"" (Press release) (in Finnish). Ilves. 15 February 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
- Kai Meriluoto at Soccerway. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
- "Tulospalvelu".
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