Karol Mets

Following his move to VfL Bochum, Mets's current-season form is level with last season (Season 15→14), while his Rating eased 26→22. His peak season for form remains 2023/24 (Season 31).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	VfL Bochum · 7th	2	0	7.05	22	14
2025/26	FC St. Pauli · 18th	23	1	6.6	26	15
2024/25	FC St. Pauli · 14th	10	0	6.91	29	14
2023/24	FC St. Pauli · 1st	32	0	6.92	42	31
2022/23	FC St. PauliLoan · 5th	17	0	6.89	38	26
2022/23	FC Zurich	13	0	6.78	—	—

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 11 earlier seasons and 2 youth-team spells in the full career.

Estonia · international

Side	Apps	G
Estonia	100	0
Estonia U21	7	0
Estonia U19	9	0

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

Scout report

Experienced headCentral defender

K. Mets is a 33-year-old central defender at FC St. Pauli, rated 25.5 overall by Field Insider's model. A seasoned veteran, he has been a regular starter this season (63.2% 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.

On the season, Mets graded 15 for current form (age-blind), on 3 clean sheets and 2.42 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 15 → 14). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has held fairly steady, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 26. At 33 Mets is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 5.3 reflects that trajectory.

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

25.5

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

15.3

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

63.2%

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

Apps

2.42

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

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 63.2% 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

Rated 25.5 overall — below regular-starter level. 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.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %63.2%

Available fixtures34 of 34

Goals / 900.047

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900.047

Defensive actions / 902.42

Player flow

Goal involvements1

Cards / 900.14

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 ages 23–27 (~10), then tapers with age. At 33, Mets sits on 5.3, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Mets's projected Rating — 25.5 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-backs in the 2. Bundesliga with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals1

Passing

Assists0

Defending

Tackles25

Interceptions20

Blocks7

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards3

Red cards0

Transfer history

€0.3M total transfer fees · 9 moves

VfL BochumJul 2026 – nowFree

FC St. PauliJul 2023 – Jul 2026

FC St. Pauli(on loan)Jan 2023 – Jul 2023

FC ZurichJan 2022 – Jan 2023

CSKA SofiaSept 2021 – Jan 2022Free

Al-EttifaqOct 2020 – Sept 2021

AIK StockholmMar 2019 – Oct 2020€ 300K

NAC BredaJul 2017 – Mar 2019

VikingJan 2015 – Jul 2017

FFlora Tallinnuntil Jan 2015

About K. Mets

Karol Mets is a 33-year-old centre-back who plays for VfL Bochum, born on May 16, 1993 in Viljandi, standing 191 cm tall. He is from Estonia. VfL Bochum currently sit 7th of 18 in the 2. Bundesliga.

This season

In the current season, K. Mets has made 2 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 143 minutes.

K. Mets's next match is on August 28, 2026, when VfL Bochum face VfL Osnabrück at home in the 2. Bundesliga.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates K. Mets at 25.5 with a Season form score of 15.3. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 15 career titles — among them the Baltic Cup and the 2. Bundesliga. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 16 recorded seasons, K. Mets has totalled 436 club appearances with 15 goals and 3 assists for 10 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2014/15, with 35 appearances for Flora Tallinn.

K. Mets's career has also included time at FC St. Pauli, FC Zurich, CSKA Sofia, Al-Ettifaq, AIK Stockholm, NAC Breda, Viking and FFlora Tallinn.

On the international stage, K. Mets has represented Estonia, Estonia U21, Estonia U19 — 116 caps in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.