Karl Mööl (born 4 March 1992) is an Estonian professional

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who plays as a

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for Estonian club

Paide Linnameeskond Paide Linnameeskond is a professional football club based in Paide, Estonia that competes in the Meistriliiga, the top flight of Estonian football. The club's home ground is Paide linnastaadion. Founded in 2004, the club has played in the Meistr ...

and the Estonia national team.

Club career

Flora

Mööl first played for a local club Kotkad, and joined the

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youth academy in 2008. He made his debut in the

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on 11 July 2009, in a 2–1 home victory over Tammeka. In July 2010, Mööl moved to Tulevik on loan until the end of the 2010 season. In 2011, he joined

Viljandi Viljandi (, german: Fellin, sv, Fellin) is a town and municipality in southern Estonia with a population of 17,407 in 2019. It is the capital of Viljandi County and is geographically located between two major Estonian cities, Pärnu and Tartu ...

on a season-long loan. Mööl scored his first Meistriliiga goal on 4 June 2011, in a 2–0 away victory over

Kuressaare Kuressaare () is a town on Saaremaa island in Estonia. It is the administrative centre of Saaremaa Parish and the capital of Saare County. Kuressaare is the westernmost town in Estonia. The recorded population on 1 January 2018 was 13,276. Th ...

. Mööl scored his first goal for Flora on 6 March 2012, in an

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match against

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, winning the game 4–0. On 18 May 2013, he won the

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. On 28 June 2013, Mööl joined Kuressaare on loan until the end of the season.

Nõmme Kalju

On 24 February 2014, Mööl signed a three-year contract with Meistriliiga club Nõmme Kalju. 30 May 2015, he won his second Estonian Cup as Nõmme Kalju beat

2–0 in the final.

HB Køge

On 22 February 2018, Mööl signed for Danish club

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Tallinna Kalev

On 2 July 2018, Mööl joined Meistriliiga club Tallinna Kalev.

Paide Linnameeskond

On 5 December 2018, Mööl signed a two-year contract with Paide Linnameeskond.

International career

Mööl began his international career for Estonia with the national under-16 team in 2007, and went on to represent the under-17, under-18, under-19, under-21, and under-23 national sides. On 1 November 2012, Mööl was named by manager

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in the

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squad to face

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in a friendly on 8 November 2012, and made his senior international debut in the 2–1 away victory.

Honours

Club

;Flora *

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: 2012 ;Nõmme Kalju *

: 2014–15

Individual

Team of the season:

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References

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Mool, Karl 1992 births Living people Estonian men's footballers Footballers from Tallinn Men's association football defenders Esiliiga players FC Warrior Valga players Meistriliiga players FC Flora players Viljandi JK Tulevik players FC Viljandi (2011) players FC Kuressaare players Nõmme Kalju FC players JK Tallinna Kalev players Paide Linnameeskond players Danish 1st Division players HB Køge players Estonia men's youth international footballers Estonia men's under-21 international footballers Estonia men's international footballers Estonian expatriate men's footballers Estonian expatriate sportspeople in Denmark Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark