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Karol Mets

Experienced headFC St. Pauli · 33 yrsTransferred to Mets Karol

Profile

Full nameKarol Mets
PositionFull-back
NationalityEstonia
Age33
Date of birth16 May 1993
BirthplaceViljandi
Height191 cm
Shirt number#3
ClubFC St. Pauli
Full-back
23
Appearances
1
Goals
0
Assists
1934
Minutes

Domestic-league season · FC St. Pauli.

Injury-affected season

Missed 7 of FC St. Pauli's ~34 games this season through 7 injury absences (jumpers knee, calf, knee). He still appeared 23 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Bundesliga231019346.6
DFB Pokal3002696.7

Scout report

Experienced headFull-back

K. Mets is a 33-year-old full-back at FC St. Pauli, rated 28.9 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 304th of 325 on scout potential in the Bundesliga. A seasoned veteran, he has been a regular starter this season (79.6% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.42 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Mets.

Judged on this season alone, Mets graded 19 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 37th of 55 of the 55 full-backs in the Bundesliga, on 3 clean sheets and 2.42 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 14 → 19). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 29, 51st of 55 of the 55 full-backs in the Bundesliga. At 33 Mets is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 6.7 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: Mets missed 7 games through injury (jumpers knee, calf, knee) out of roughly 34 this season. The 23 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.

From the career report
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Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2023/24Trending downRemarkably consistentStepped up 2024/25Injury-hit 2025/26
Current potential51st of 55 full-backs · BundesligaCurrent season37th of 55 full-backs · Bundesliga37th-best full-back in the Bundesliga304th in the Bundesliga · potential51st-highest potential full-back in the Bundesliga
28.9
Ratingi
51st of 55 full-backs
19.3
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
79.6%
Minutes
a regular starter
2.42
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · FC St. Pauli finished 18th of 18 · a relegation-threatened side

2.42
Def. / 90
25
Tackles
20
Interceptions
3
Clean sheets

2.42 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 23 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (18th of 18) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 79.6% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.

Watch points

  • Age curve. At 33, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 28.9, Mets carries the 51st-highest potential of the full-backs in the Bundesliga of 55, and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (FC St. Pauli finished 18th of 18) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.42 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.7× and falling).

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

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among full-backs in the Bundesliga with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals1
Shots on target1
Shots5

Passing

Assists0
Pass accuracy85%

Possession

Successful dribbles1
Dribble success50%
Fouls won11

Defending

Tackles25
Interceptions20
Blocks7
Fouls committed13

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards3
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.