Toivo Mero
Defender · HJK Helsinki · №18
Recent matches
| Date | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|
Heracles
De Graafschap
Eerste Divisie
|
5:0 | |
VVV Venlo
De Graafschap
Eerste Divisie
|
2:1 | |
De Graafschap
Jong AZ
Eerste Divisie
|
2:5 | |
Motherwell
HJK Helsinki
UEFA Europa Conference League
|
2:0 | |
AC Oulu
HJK Helsinki
Veikkausliiga
|
0:1 | |
|
HJK Helsinki
Motherwell
UEFA Europa Conference League
|
1:1 | |
SJK Seinajoki
HJK Helsinki
Veikkausliiga
|
3:0 | |
Coleraine FC
HJK Helsinki
UEFA Europa Conference League
|
0:3 | |
HJK Helsinki
Turku PS
Veikkausliiga
|
1:0 | |
|
HJK Helsinki
Coleraine FC
UEFA Europa Conference League
|
5:0 |
Season statistics
| Competition | Season | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Veikkausliiga | 2026 | 10 |
| UEFA Europa Conference League | 2026 | 4 |
| Eerste Divisie | 2026 | 3 |
About the player
At Klubi 04, HJK's reserve side in the Ykkösliiga, Toivo Mero scored eight goals in 22 appearances during the 2024 season. He added four more goals in 15 matches the following year before HJK Helsinki brought him into the first team.
Mero came through HJK's own youth ranks, having joined as a boy from HPS, and signed his first professional contract with the club at 16 in November 2023. He made ten league appearances alongside cup outings that included a goal in the Finnish Cup. HJK went on to lift the Suomen Cup that year.
The 2026 season showed a marked rise in output. He has represented Finland at under-16 through under-19 level but has not yet been called into the senior national side.
On 14 August 2026, Mero moved to De Graafschap in the Dutch Eerste Divisie. The transfer fee was not disclosed, though Finnish media reported HJK received a significant sum. Mero thanked HJK publicly as he departed.
Career path
- 2025 — 2027 — now HJK Helsinki 39 matches
- 2027 De Graafschap Doetinchem 3 matches
- 2026 HJK Helsinki UEFA U19 8 matches
- 2024 — 2025 HJK Klubi 04 Helsinki 41 matches
Career
| Season | Club | Competition | Games | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26/27 | HJK Helsinki | UEFA Conference League Qualifying | 4 | 2 | 0 | 330 |
| 26/27 | De Graafschap Doetinchem | Keuken Kampioen Divisie | 3 | 0 | 2 | 225 |
| 25/26 | HJK Helsinki UEFA U19 | UEFA Youth League | 8 | 7 | 1 | 720 |
| 2026 | HJK Helsinki | Veikkausliiga | 15 | 1 | 2 | 589 |
| 2026 | HJK Helsinki | Liigacup | 5 | 1 | 0 | 263 |
| 2026 | HJK Helsinki | Suomen Cup | 2 | 4 | 1 | 180 |
| 2025 | HJK Klubi 04 Helsinki | Ykkösliiga | 15 | 4 | 2 | 964 |
| 2025 | HJK Helsinki | Veikkausliiga | 8 | 0 | 0 | 104 |
| 2025 | HJK Klubi 04 Helsinki | Ykkösliigacup | 4 | 3 | 0 | 353 |
| 2025 | HJK Helsinki | Suomen Cup | 2 | 1 | 0 | 152 |
| 2025 | HJK Helsinki | Veikkausliiga Championship Group | 2 | 0 | 0 | 32 |
| 2025 | HJK Helsinki | Liigacup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 81 |
| 2024 | HJK Klubi 04 Helsinki | Ykkönen | 17 | 5 | 0 | 922 |
| 2024 | HJK Klubi 04 Helsinki | Ykkönen Promotion Group | 5 | 3 | 0 | 275 |
| Total | HJK Klubi 04 Helsinki | 41 | 15 | 2 | 2 514 | |
| Total | HJK Helsinki | 39 | 9 | 3 | 1 731 | |
| Total | Finland U17 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 542 | |
| Total | Finland U19 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 535 | |
| Total | HJK Helsinki UEFA U19 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 720 | |
| Total | Finland U16 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 250 | |
| Total | De Graafschap Doetinchem | 3 | 0 | 2 | 225 | |
| Total | Finland U18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 109 |
Transfers
Transfers- 26/27 HJK Helsinki De Graafschap
- 25/26 HJK Klubi 04 HJK Helsinki
- 23/24 HJK U18 HJK Klubi 04
- 22/23 HJK Youth HJK U18
