K. Meriluoto · career
Kai Meriluoto
Center Forward · 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 upRemarkably consistent
The record covers 3 seasons (2023/24–2026/27) across 2 clubs, including a move abroad — 60 appearances, 6 goals and 4 assists.
His best campaign on record is 2025/26 at IFK Varnamo — Season rating 21, 4 goals and 4 assists in 12 games. Form is on a climb — up 14 Season points across his last 3 full seasons.
Season-to-season output barely moves — his form has stayed within a tight band (±7 points) across 3 campaigns.
By season
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | IFK Varnamo | 25 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 21 |
| 2025/26 | IFK Varnamo | 12 | 4 | 4 | 32 | 21 |
| 2025/26 | HJK Helsinki | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 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 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 7 |
| 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 · 2026/27
3 played22 not in squad· 223 min, 0g 0a
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 4 | Superettan | A IFK Norrkoping | 0-6 | Played | 78 | 6.9 | ||
| Apr 14 | Superettan | H GIF Sundsvall | 3-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Apr 18 | Superettan | A Sandviken | 1-0 | Played | 74 | 6.5 | ||
| Apr 26 | Superettan | H Oddevold | 3-1 | Played | 71 | 7.3 | ||
| May 3 | Superettan | A Ostersunds FK | 2-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| May 8 | Superettan | A Varbergs BoIS FC | 2-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| May 12 | Superettan | H Orebro SK | 0-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| May 17 | Superettan | H Norrby IF | 2-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| May 23 | Superettan | A Falkenbergs FF | 1-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| May 31 | Superettan | H United Nordic | 0-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jun 9 | Superettan | A Osters IF | 0-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jun 16 | Superettan | H Helsingborg | 0-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jun 21 | Superettan | A IK brage | 1-5 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jun 28 | Superettan | A Landskrona BoIS | 0-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 19 | Superettan | H Ljungskile SK | 2-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 25 | Superettan | H IK brage | 0-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 3 | Superettan | A Orebro SK | 3-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 11 | Superettan | A Helsingborg | 2-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 16 | Superettan | H Ostersunds FK | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 24 | Superettan | H Landskrona BoIS | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 29 | Superettan | A Ljungskile SK | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 5 | Superettan | H Varbergs BoIS FC | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 9 | Superettan | A United Nordic | 4-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 15 | Superettan | H Osters IF | 1-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 19 | Superettan | A Oddevold | 2-1 | Not in squad | — |