Joël Yves Mall (Greek: Τζόελ Μαλ; born 5 April 1991) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Swiss Super League side Servette. Born in Switzerland, he plays for the Cyprus national team after gaining citizenship in 2023.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Joël Yves 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 | Servette | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| 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) |
| 2021–2023 | Olympiakos Nicosia | 64 | (0) |
| 2023– | Servette | 26 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2011–2012 | Switzerland U-20 | 5 | (0) |
| 2023– | Cyprus | 2 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 June 2023 | |||
Career
editMall 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.[2] 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.
On 21 June 2023, he returned to Switzerland, joining previous season's runners-up Servette FC.[3] He made his first team debut in the second leg of Servette's Champions League qualifying match away against K.R.C. Genk, coming on in the 59th minute to replace injured Jérémy Frick.[4] Mall made seven saves during the remainder of the game,[5] which was instrumental in getting his team into a penalty shoot-out with a score of 2–2 after extra time, as Genk were unable to score against Mall. In the shoot-out, two Genk shooters missed the goal and Servette qualified for the third round of Champions League qualifying against Glasgow Rangers.
International career
editMall is a former youth international for Switzerland, and appeared for the Switzerland U-20 team.
On 1 June 2023, after being awarded the country's citizenship, he was called up to the Cyprus National Team.[6] On 17 June 2023, he made his debut in a 1–2 loss against Georgia in UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying.[7] He played his second senior international game on 20 June 2023, a 1–3 loss to Norway.
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of 3 August 2023[8]
| 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 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | — | 34 | 0 | |||
| AEK Larnaca | 2020–21 | Cypriot First Division | 16 | 0 | — | — | — | 16 | 0 | |||
| Olympiakos Nicosia | 2021–22 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | 34 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 39 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 64 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 71 | 0 | ||||
| Servette | 2023–24 | Swiss Super League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| Career total | 284 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 323 | 0 | ||
International
edit- As of match played 20 June 2023[9]
| National team | Year | Apps | CS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cyprus | 2023 | 2 | 0 |
Honours
editServette FC
References
edit- ^ "Joël Mall wird Nationalspieler – und könnte bald in der Champions League auflaufen". sport.ch. 10 June 2023. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Joël Mall débarque à Genève". Servette FC. 21 June 2023. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
- ^ "Genk-Servette". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
- ^ "Rückkehrer Joël Mall: Er kam, sah und wurde zum Helden". srf.ch (in Swiss High German). Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen. 3 August 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
- ^ "Συνεχίζεται η προετοιμασία για τον αγώνα με τη Γεωργία".
- ^ "Ήττα της Εθνικής με 2-1 από τη Γεωργία". cfa.com.cy (in Greek). Cyprus Football Association. 18 June 2023. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
- ^ Joël Mall at Soccerway
- ^ Joël Mall at Soccerway
- ^ "Servett FC 9:8 FC Lugano". Schweizer Cups Football (in German). 2 June 2024. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
External links
edit- FC Aarau Profile (in German)
- football.ch profile (in German)
- Joël Mall at Soccerway