Kai Meriluoto

Meriluoto's current-season form is level with last season (Season 21→21), while his Rating eased 32→22. His peak season for form remains 2025/26 (Season 21).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	IFK Varnamo · 15th	20	0	0	6.9	22	21
2025/26	IFK Varnamo · 16th	12	4	4	7.13	32	21
2025/26	HJK Helsinki	3	2	0	7.1	—	—
2024/25	Klubi-04	1	1	0	—	—	—
2024/25	HJK Helsinki	7	2	0	—	—	—
2024/25	Maribor	9	4	0	—	—	—
2023/24	HJK Helsinki	14	2	0	—	—	—
2023/24	Stal Mielec · 11th	23	2	0	6.57	35	7
2022/23	Ilves	25	10	0	—	—	—

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 3 earlier seasons and 1 youth-team spell in the full career.

Finland · international

Side	Apps	G
Finland	2	0
Finland U21	7	1
Finland U19	6	0
Finland U17	3	0

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Squad depthGoal-getting Centre-forward

K. Meriluoto is a 23-year-old centre-forward at IFK Varnamo, rated 32.1 overall by Field Insider's model. An emerging talent, he has been a fringe squad member this season (28.3% of available minutes). He brings 0.94 goal contributions per 90 (0.47 goals, 0.47 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Meriluoto.

On the season, Meriluoto graded 21 for current form (age-blind), on 4 goals and 4 assists in 12 appearances (0.942 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 21 → 21). Over the 3 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2025/26.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 32. At 23 Meriluoto is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 4.4 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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A career still climbing — Meriluoto is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.

Peak: 2025/26Trending upRemarkably consistent

32.1

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

20.5

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

28.3%

Minutes

limited game time

0.94

Goal contrib / 90

elite end product

Output in context · IFK Varnamo finished 16th of 16 · a relegation-threatened side

Apps

Goals

Assists

G+A

0.33

Goals / app

4 goals in 12 appearances (0.33 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb. He also laid on 4 assists, so the all-round involvement reads 8 goal contributions (0.67 per appearance).

Strengths

Final-third output. 0.94 goal contributions per 90 (0.47 goals, 0.47 assists) — productive for the role.

Watch points

Game time. Only 28.3% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 32.1 overall — below regular-starter level. In the final third he profiles as a genuine goal threat (0.94 goal contributions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead.

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %28.3%

Available fixtures30 of 30

Goals / 900.471

Assists / 900.471

Goal contribution / 900.942

Defensive actions / 902.474

Player flow

Goal involvements8

Cards / 900

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around age 23 (~4), then tapers with age. At 23, Meriluoto sits on 4.4, at or near its peak. The blue line is Meriluoto's projected Rating — 32.1 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-forwards in the Superettan with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals4

Passing

Assists4

Defending

Tackles12

Interceptions8

Blocks1

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards0

Red cards0

Transfer history

IFK VarnamoAug 2025 – now

HHJK Helsinkiuntil Aug 2025

About K. Meriluoto

Kai Meriluoto is a 23-year-old centre-forward who plays for IFK Varnamo, born on January 2, 2003 in Pori, standing 183 cm tall. He is from Finland. IFK Varnamo currently sit 15th of 16 in the Superettan.

This season

In the current season, K. Meriluoto has made 20 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 223 minutes, averaging a 6.9 match rating over his last 3 rated games, with 2 yellow cards.

Recent matches

April 26, 2026: 3-1 win at home vs Oddevold (71 minutes, 7.3 rating)
April 18, 2026: 1-0 win away at Sandviken (74 minutes, 6.5 rating)
April 4, 2026: 0-6 loss away at IFK Norrkoping (78 minutes, 6.9 rating)

K. Meriluoto's next match is on August 29, 2026, when IFK Varnamo face Ljungskile SK away in the Superettan.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates K. Meriluoto at 32.1 with a Season form score of 20.5. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 8 career titles — among them the Ykkönen and the League Cup. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 9 recorded seasons, K. Meriluoto has totalled 169 club appearances with 56 goals and 4 assists for 7 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2022/23, with 25 appearances for Ilves.

K. Meriluoto's career has also included time at HHJK Helsinki.

On the international stage, K. Meriluoto has represented Finland, Finland U21, Finland U19, Finland U17 — 18 caps and 1 goal in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.