Joël Mall

Joël Yves Mall (born 5 April 1991) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Swiss Super League side Servette. Born in Switzerland, he represents the Cyprus national team after gaining citizenship in 2023.[1]

Joël Mall
Personal information
Full name Joël Yves Mall
Date of birth (1991-04-05) 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 0 (0)
International career‡
2011–2012 Switzerland U-20 5 (0)
2023– Cyprus 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:56, 21 June 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 June 2023

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.[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

Mall 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

Club
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 2000——20
2010–11 0000——00
2011–12 28020——300
2012–13 34040——380
2013–14 Swiss Super League 16010——170
2014–15 34000——340
Total 114070——1210
Grasshoper 2015–16 Swiss Super League 19010——200
2016–17 1602050—230
Total 3503050—430
Darmstadt 2017–18 2. Bundesliga 5000——50
Pafos 2018–19 Cypriot First Division 27050——320
Apollon Limassol 2019–20 2002080—300
2020–21 300010—40
Total 2302090—340
AEK Larnaca 2020–21 Cypriot First Division 160———160
Olympiakos Nicosia 2021–22 30020——320
2022–23 34050——390
Total 64070——710
Servette 2023–24 Swiss Super League 000010—10
Career total 2840240150003230

International
As of match played 20 June 2023[9]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsCS
Cyprus 2023 20

References
  1. "Joël Mall wird Nationalspieler – und könnte bald in der Champions League auflaufen". sport.ch. 10 June 2023. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  2. "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.
  3. "Joël Mall débarque à Genève". Servette FC. 21 June 2023. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  4. "Genk-Servette". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  5. "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.
  6. "Συνεχίζεται η προετοιμασία για τον αγώνα με τη Γεωργία".
  7. "Ήττα της Εθνικής με 2-1 από τη Γεωργία". cfa.com.cy (in Greek). Cyprus Football Association. 18 June 2023. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
  8. Joël Mall at Soccerway
  9. Joël Mall at Soccerway
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