| Season | League | Apps | Min | Goals | Assists | G+A / 90 | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27276 | Esiliiga A | 3 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 |
| 27286 | Meistriliiga | 16 | 463 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.13 |
| 2021 | Esiliiga A | 9 | 596 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Esiliiga A | 3 | 226 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Esiliiga A | 10 | 634 | 0 | 1 | 0.14 | — |
| 2024 | Meistriliiga | 27 | 1372 | 0 | 1 | 0.07 | — |
Domestic league competitions only (SportMonks sub_type='domestic'); national-team, continental and cup competitions are excluded. Classification resolved by league id against the canonical leagues index. G+A/90 computed from minutes actually played.
Cohort: 40 Meistriliiga defenders, 2024, min. 450 minutes. Computed by ranking the full league corpus, not taken from any feed.
Figures computed from the GioScore season-stats database · as of 2026-07-10
Player stats against each opponent club
| Team | MP | W | D | L | G | A | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Paide | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Flora | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Levadia II | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Vaprus | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Levadia | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Trans | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Elva | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 FC Tallinn | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Tallinna Kalev | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Tammeka | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Nõmme Kalju | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Kuressaare | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Tammeka II | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Viimsi | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Tallinna Kalev II | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Nõmme Kalju U21 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Tartu Welco | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Flora II | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Harju Jalgpallikool | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Tulevik | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Samuel Merilai went through 16 Meistriliiga appearances in 27286 (463 minutes) without a goal or an assist. His average match rating for that season computes to 6.13. Set beside 40 Meistriliiga defenders with at least 450 minutes in 2024, he lands in the top 11% for goal involvements per 90; on goals he ranks 7th of 40.
He is at his recorded peak: 27286's 6.13 tops every previous season, with 2021 (0) the low mark.
