Joël Mall
Cypriot footballer (born 1991)
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Joël Yves Mall (Greek: Τζόελ Μαλ; born 5 April 1991) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Swiss Super League side BSC Young Boys. 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 | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | BSC Young Boys | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2008 | Aarau | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2015 | Aarau | 114 | (0) |
| 2015–2017 | Grasshopper | 35 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Darmstadt 98 | 5 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Pafos | 27 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | Apollon Limassol | 23 | (0) |
| 2021 | AEK Larnaca | 16 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | Olympiakos Nicosia | 64 | (0) |
| 2023–2026 | Servette | 79 | (0) |
| 2026– | BSC Young Boys | 1 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2011–2012 | Switzerland U20 | 5 | (0) |
| 2023– | Cyprus | 19 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 26 July 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 14:57, 12 October 2025 (UTC) | |||
Club areer
Mall was under contract with Aarau and was used there from the 2008–09 season for the reserve team in the 5th division. He made his professional debut in the top flight on 21 March 2010 in an away game against Neuchâtel Xamax, lost 2–1. At the beginning of the 2011–12 season, with Aarau playing in the Swiss Challenge League, he ousted Sascha Studer as the first-choice goalkeeper.
Mall attracted media attention in November 2014 when he pulled off a double save in a game against 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, which was saved by Mall as well. Chermiti then had a third shot at goal, but it was acrobatically cleared off the line by defender Igor N'Ganga.[2]
In June 2015, Mall moved from Super League relegated Aarau to record champions Grasshopper on a two-year contract.
On 1 June 2017, Mall moved from Grasshopper to 2. Bundesliga side Darmstadt 98. He made his first competitive appearance for the club in a 4–3 home defeat against 1. FC Nürnberg on 16 October 2017, after first-choice goalkeeper Daniel Heuer Fernandes broke his finger in training. Following Heuer Fernandes' recovery, Mall injured his own shoulder which relegated him to the role of third-choice goalkeeper by the end of the season.
This eventually saw a move to Cyprus for Pafos in 2018, and a year later, he moved to league rivals Apollon Limassol. He then joined AEK Larnaca in early 2021 and Olympiakos Nicosia in mid-year.
On 21 June 2023, he returned to Switzerland, joining previous season's runners-up Servette.[3] He made his first team debut in the second leg of Servette's UEFA Champions League qualifying match away against 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.
On 2 June 2024, in the final of the 2023–24 Swiss Cup against Lugano, with the game tied at 0–0, he was subbed on in the 119th minute of the game, just ahead of the penalty shoot-out.[6] Mall would emerge as the hero in the shoot-out, saving three penalties and converting the penultimate penalty, and winning Servette's first cup title in 23 years.
On 4 May 2026, Servette announced Mall would depart the club at the end of the season, after totalling 92 appearances in three seasons.[7] On 22 May, BSC Young Boys announced his signing of Mall.[8]
International career
Mall is a former youth international for Switzerland, and appeared for the Switzerland U20 team.
On 1 June 2023, after being awarded the country's citizenship, he was called up to the Cyprus national team.[9] On 17 June 2023, he made his debut in a 2–1 loss against Georgia in UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying.[10] He played his second senior international game on 20 June 2023, a 3–1 loss to Norway.
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 26 July 2026[11]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Aarau | 2009–10 | Swiss Super League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2010–11 | Swiss Challenge League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2011–12 | Swiss Challenge League | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 0 | |||
| 2012–13 | Swiss Challenge League | 34 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 38 | 0 | |||
| 2013–14 | Swiss Super League | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 0 | |||
| 2014–15 | Swiss Super League | 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 | Swiss Super League | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5[b] | 0 | — | 23 | 0 | ||
| Total | 35 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 43 | 0 | |||
| Darmstadt 98 | 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 | Cypriot First Division | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8[b] | 0 | — | 30 | 0 | |
| 2020–21 | Cypriot First Division | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[b] | 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 | Cypriot First Division | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | Cypriot First Division | 34 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 39 | 0 | |||
| Total | 64 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 71 | 0 | ||||
| Servette | 2023–24 | Swiss Super League | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3[c] | 0 | — | 31 | 0 | |
| 2024–25 | Swiss Super League | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | — | 27 | 0 | ||
| 2025–26 | Swiss Super League | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6[e] | 0 | — | 34 | 0 | ||
| Total | 79 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | — | 92 | 0 | |||
| Young Boys | 2026–27 | Swiss Super League | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 364 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 416 | 0 | ||
- Includes Swiss Cup, Cypriot Cup
- Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
- Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- Appearance in UEFA Conference League
- Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League, two appearances in UEFA Conference League
International
- As of match played 18 November 2025[12]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cyprus | 2023 | 7 | 0 |
| 2024 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 6 | 0 | |
| Total | 20 | 0 | |
