Petter Meyer (born 21 February 1985) is a
Finnish
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* Something or someone from, or related to Finland
* Culture of Finland
* Finnish people or Finns, the primary ethnic group in Finland
* Finnish language, the national language of the Finnish people
* Finnish cuisine
See also ...
footballer currently representing
GrIFK
Grankulla IFK, or GrIFK as the name is commonly abbreviated, is a Finnish sports club from the city of Kauniainen. The club was formed in 1925 and the main activities covered are football, ice-hockey, handball, floorball and alpine. The clu ...
of the
Kakkonen
Kakkonen or II divisioona is the third level in the league system of Finnish football and comprises 36 Finnish football teams. The II divisioona was introduced in 1973 and in the mid-1990s became known as the Kakkonen (Finnish for 'Number Two' ...
.
Meyer was an integral part of the
Grankulla IFK
Grankulla Idrottsföreningen Kamraterna, IFK, or GrIFK as the name is commonly abbreviated, is a Finland, Finnish sports club from the city of Kauniainen. The club was formed in 1925 and the main activities covered are football (soccer), footba ...
team that was promoted to the
Finnish First Division in 2007. In 2008, he scored twelve goals for his club, third most in the whole league, which earned him a contract with the top flight side FF Jaro. During the 2009 season, he was the best scorer at FF Jaro in the Premier Division. Meyer suffered from injuries that required surgery during the next season. He wasn't able to feature in Jaro as a first team regular because of this.
In December 2010, Meyer announced that he was joining
Thai Port F.C. of the
Thai Premier League
The Thai League 1 ( th, ไทยลีก 1), often referred to as T1, is the top level of the Thai football league system. Contested by 16 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with Thai League 2. Seasons run from August ...
on a trial.
In January 2011, Meyer announced his commitment to SJK for the 2011 season. The main reason for this was the opportunity to combine football with studies.
References
Guardian Football
External links
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1985 births
Living people
People from Kauniainen
Finnish footballers
FF Jaro players
Veikkausliiga players
Swedish-speaking Finns
Association football forwards
Grankulla IFK players
Sportspeople from Uusimaa