Kai Meriluoto (born 2 January 2003) is a Finnish
footballer
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who plays as a
forward
Forward is a relative direction, the opposite of backward.
Forward may also refer to:
People
* Forward (surname)
Sports
* Forward (association football)
* Forward (basketball), including:
** Point forward
** Power forward (basketball)
** Sm ...
for
Veikkausliiga side
HJK.
Early life
Meriluoto was born in
Siuntio, Finland, to a Japanese mother and Finnish father. When he was a one-year-old, he moved to
Vienne, Isère
Vienne (; frp, Vièna) is a town in southeastern France, located south of Lyon, at the confluence of the Gère and the Rhône. It is the fourth largest-commune in the Isère department, of which it is a subprefecture alongside La Tour-du-Pin. ...
, France, with his family and lived there for five years before returning to Finland. Meriluoto lived in China from when he was ten years old until he was twelve years old. He has dual citizenship of Finland and Japan, and he speaks Finnish, Japanese, French and English fluently. In 2021, Meriluoto moved back to France.
Club career
On 15 February 2022, Meriluoto joined
Ilves on loan for the 2022 season.
Career statistics
Club
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References
2003 births
Finnish people of Japanese descent
Japanese people of Finnish descent
Living people
Finnish footballers
Finland youth international footballers
Finland international footballers
Association football forwards
Klubi 04 players
Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi players
FC Ilves players
Kakkonen players
Veikkausliiga players
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