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.
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.
Vitesse On 7 July 2011, Meerits signed a three-year contract with Dutch Eredivisie club Vitesse. 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.
Flora (loan) On 25 February 2013, Meerits returned to Flora on a five-month loan until the end of July.
FC Emmen On 4 July 2014, Meerits signed a two-year contract with Dutch Eerste Divisie club FC Emmen. 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.
Tarvas On 30 August 2016, Meerits joined Meistriliiga club Tarvas until the end of the 2016 season.
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. 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. On 25 May 2019, he captained the team in a 2–1 extra-time victory over Nõmme Kalju in the Estonian Cup final.
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. 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.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCupIncludes the Estonian Cup, KNVB Cup, and Finnish CupEuropeOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsWarrior (loan)2008Esiliiga3000——30Flora II2009Esiliiga29030——3202010Esiliiga14000——1402011Esiliiga1000——10Total44030——470Flora2009Meistriliiga00000000002010Meistriliiga100301Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League01Appearance in Baltic League0150 2011Meistriliiga13020002One appearances in Baltic Champions Cup, one appearance in Estonian Supercup0170Total230501030320Vitesse2011–12Eredivisie4000—00402012–13Eredivisie000000—002013–14Eredivisie0000000000Total4000000040Flora (loan)2013Meistriliiga1403020—190FC Emmen2014–15Eerste Divisie36020—2Appearances in Eerste Divisie promotion play-offs04002015–16Eerste Divisie0000—0000Total36020—20400Tarvas2016Meistriliiga10011——111VPS2017Veikkausliiga3105040—4002018Veikkausliiga13060——190Total44011040—590Career total178025170502151
International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsEstonia201010201110201410201620201740201820201910202010202310Total140
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
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