Joël Mall
Joël Mall (born 5 April 1991) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Olympiakos Nicosia. He has appeared for the Swiss under-20 national football team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Joël Mall | ||
| Date of birth | 5 April 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Baden, Switzerland | ||
| Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Olympiakos Nicosia | ||
| Number | 77 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2008 | Aarau | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2015 | Aarau | 114 | (0) |
| 2015–2017 | Grasshoper | 35 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Darmstadt | 5 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Pafos | 27 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | Apollon Limassol | 23 | (0) |
| 2021 | AEK Larnaca | 16 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Olympiakos Nicosia | 30 | (0) |
| 2022– | Olympiakos Nicosia | 14 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2011–2012 | Switzerland U-20 | 5 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:29, 4 January 2023 (UTC) | |||
Career
Mall attracted media attention in November 2014 when he pulled off a spectacular double save in a game against FC Zürich. Zürich were awarded a penalty which was taken by Amine Chermiti. Mall saved the initial shot but it rebounded back to Chermiti who shot again, but Mall saved the second shot as well. Incredibly Chermiti then had a third shot at goal but this time it was acrobatically hooked off the line by defender Igor N'Ganga.[1] Mall was under contract with FC Aarau and was used there from the 2008/09 season for the reserve team in the 5th division. At the beginning of the 2011/12 season he ousted Sascha Studer as first-team goalkeeper in the Challenge League , through the club's promotion he then played in the Super League from the 2013/14 season. He made his professional debut in the top flight on 21 March 2010 in an away game against Neuchâtel Xamax the game was lost 1:2.
In June 2015, Mall moved from Super League relegated FC Aarau to record champions Grasshopper Club Zurich and signed a two-year contract.
On 1 June 2017 Mall moved from Grasshopper Club Zürich to Bundesliga relegated SV Darmstadt 98. There he made his first competitive appearance in the 3-4 home defeat against 1. FC Nürnberg on 16 October 2017 (10th matchday) because first-choice goalkeeper Daniel Heuer Fernandes broke his finger in training. After Heuer Fernandes' recovery, he injured his own shoulder which left him only No. 3 by the end of the season.
This eventually saw a move to Cyprus for Paphos FC in 2018 and a year later he moved to Apollon Limassol within the league . He joined AEK Larnaka in early 2021 and Olympiakos Nicosia in mid-year.
Career statistics
- As of 7 July 2022
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Aarau | 2009–10 | Swiss Challenge League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2010–11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2011–12 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 0 | ||||
| 2012–13 | 34 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 38 | 0 | ||||
| 2013–14 | Swiss Super League | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 0 | |||
| 2014–15 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 114 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 121 | 0 | ||||
| Grasshoper | 2015–16 | Swiss Super League | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 23 | 0 | |||
| Total | 35 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 43 | 0 | |||
| Darmstadt | 2017–18 | 2. Bundesliga | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| Pafos | 2018–19 | Cypriot First Division | 27 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 0 | ||
| Apollon Limassol | 2019–20 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | 30 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| Total | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | — | 66 | 0 | |||
| AEK Larnaca | 2020–21 | Cypriot First Division | 16 | 0 | — | — | — | 16 | 0 | |||
| Olympiakos Nicosia | 2021–22 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 250 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 283 | 0 | ||
References
- "FC Aarau goalkeeper pulls off penalty wonder save as striker misses all three attempts in same game as sickening tackle". The Independent. 18 November 2014. Retrieved 30 December 2014.