K. Meriluoto · career
Kai Meriluoto
Central · IFK Varnamo · season-by-season, by competition, and every match.
Career report
A career still climbing — Meriluoto is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.
Peak: 2025/26Trending upBreakout: 2025/26
The record covers 2 seasons (2023/24–2025/26) across 2 clubs, including a move abroad — 35 appearances, 6 goals and 4 assists.
His best campaign on record is 2025/26 at IFK Varnamo — Season rating 23, 4 goals and 4 assists in 12 games. 2025/26 was the leap — Season rating up 17 points at IFK Varnamo. Form is on a climb — up 17 Season points across his last 2 full seasons.
By season
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | IFK Varnamo | 15 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2025/26 | IFK Varnamo | 12 | 4 | 4 | 33 | 23 |
| 2025/26 | HJK Helsinki | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 2024/25 | MariborLoan | 9 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| 2024/25 | Klubi-04 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2024/25 | HJK Helsinki | 7 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 2023/24 | Stal MielecLoan | 23 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 7 |
| 2023/24 | HJK Helsinki | 14 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 2022/23 | Ilves | 25 | 10 | 0 | — | — |
| 2021/22 | Klubi-04 | 24 | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| 2020/21 | Klubi-04 | 15 | 14 | 0 | — | — |
| 2020/21 | HJK Helsinki | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2019/20 | Klubi-04 | 12 | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| 2018/19 | HJK U19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
International
| Side | Season | Competition | Apps | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finland | 2023/24 | Friendlies | 2 | 0 |
| Finland U21 | 2025/26 | UEFA U21 Championship - Qualification | 4 | 1 |
| 2023/24 | UEFA U21 Championship - Qualification | 3 | 0 | |
| Finland U19 | 2022/23 | UEFA U19 Championship - Qualification | 6 | 0 |
| Finland U17 | 2020/21 | UEFA U17 Championship | 3 | 0 |
Honours
League Cup×2Suomen Cup×2Veikkausliiga×2Ykkönen×21. SNL×2
By competition
| Competition | Apps | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Superettan | 15 | 223 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 |
Schedule · 2025/26
12 played29 not in squad· 764 min, 4g 4a
Also spent part of this season at HJK Helsinki — those games aren't in this club's schedule.
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Res | Status | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 19 | Friendlies Clubs | A IFK Norrkoping | 0-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Feb 4 | The Atlantic Cup | A Brondby | 3-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Feb 9 | The Atlantic Cup | H Brentford B | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Feb 10 | The Atlantic Cup | A Rosenborg | 0-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Mar 8 | Friendlies Clubs | H Falkenbergs FF | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Mar 15 | Friendlies Clubs | A Landskrona BoIS | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Mar 22 | Friendlies Clubs | H Helsingborg | 3-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Mar 31 | Allsvenskan | H Sirius | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Apr 6 | Allsvenskan | A Degerfors IF | 0-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Apr 13 | Allsvenskan | H IFK Goteborg | 0-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Apr 20 | Allsvenskan | A IF Brommapojkarna | 2-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Apr 24 | Allsvenskan | H AIK Stockholm | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Apr 27 | Allsvenskan | H IFK Norrkoping | 1-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| May 3 | Allsvenskan | A Halmstad | 2-4 | Not in squad | — | |||
| May 10 | Allsvenskan | A Gais | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| May 15 | Allsvenskan | H Malmo FF | 2-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| May 18 | Allsvenskan | A BK Hacken | 0-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| May 24 | Allsvenskan | H Osters IF | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jun 1 | Allsvenskan | A Mjallby AIF | 0-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jun 29 | Allsvenskan | H IF Elfsborg | 0-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 5 | Allsvenskan | A Hammarby FF | 0-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 13 | Allsvenskan | H Djurgardens IF | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 21 | Allsvenskan | A IFK Norrkoping | 1-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 27 | Allsvenskan | H Hammarby FF | 2-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 2 | Allsvenskan | H Gais | 2-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 11 | Allsvenskan | A IF Elfsborg | 2-2 | Played | 90 | 1 | 1 | 8.0 |
| Aug 18 | Allsvenskan | H Degerfors IF | 3-2 | Played | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| Aug 21 | Svenska Cupen | A Centern | 3-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 24 | Allsvenskan | H BK Hacken | 1-5 | Played | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| Aug 30 | Allsvenskan | A IFK Goteborg | 0-1 | Played | 69 | 7.2 | ||
| Sep 14 | Allsvenskan | A Osters IF | 3-4 | Played | 90 | 3 | 9.0 | |
| Sep 22 | Allsvenskan | H Halmstad | 1-2 | Played | 90 | 1 | 7.3 | |
| Sep 28 | Allsvenskan | A Malmo FF | 2-3 | Played | 11 | 6.7 | ||
| Oct 5 | Allsvenskan | A AIK Stockholm | 3-2 | Played | 38 | 6.3 | ||
| Oct 19 | Allsvenskan | H IF Brommapojkarna | 1-1 | Played | 21 | 1 | 6.9 | |
| Oct 25 | Allsvenskan | A Djurgardens IF | 2-6 | Played | 90 | 1 | 7.3 | |
| Nov 3 | Allsvenskan | H Mjallby AIF | 0-5 | Played | 22 | 6.3 | ||
| Nov 9 | Allsvenskan | A Sirius | 1-3 | Played | 63 | 6.7 | ||
| Feb 22 | Svenska Cupen | H Orgryte IS | 2-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Mar 1 | Svenska Cupen | H Kalmar FF | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Mar 7 | Svenska Cupen | A Mjallby AIF | 1-2 | Not in squad | — |