| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Joël Yves Mall | ||
| Date of birth | (1991-04-05)5 April 1991 (age 34) | ||
| Place of birth | Baden,Switzerland | ||
| Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position | 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 | Grasshopper | 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 | 51 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2011–2012 | Switzerland U-20 | 5 | (0) |
| 2023– | Cyprus | 19 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 14:57, 12 October 2025 (UTC) | |||
Joël Yves Mall (Greek:Τζόελ Μαλ; born 5 April 1991) is a professionalfootballer who plays as agoalkeeper forSwiss Super League sideServette. Born in Switzerland, he plays for theCyprus national team after gaining citizenship in 2023.[1]
Mall attracted media attention in November 2014 when he pulled off a spectacular double save in a game againstFC Zürich. Zürich were awarded a penalty which was taken byAmine 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 defenderIgor 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-upServette FC.[3] He made his first team debut in the second leg of Servette'sChampions League qualifying match away againstK.R.C. Genk, coming on in the 59th minute to replace injuredJérémy Frick.[4] Mall made seven saves during the remainder of the game,[5] which was instrumental in getting his team into apenalty shoot-out with a score of 2–2 afterextra 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 againstGlasgow Rangers.
Mall is a former youth international for Switzerland, and appeared for theSwitzerland U-20 team.
On 1 June 2023, after being awarded the country's citizenship, he was called up to theCyprus National Team.[6] On 17 June 2023, he made his debut in a 1–2 loss againstGeorgia inUEFA Euro 2024 qualifying.[7] He played his second senior international game on 20 June 2023, a 1–3 loss toNorway.
| 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 | Cypriot First Division | 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 | Cypriot First Division | 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 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 31 | 0 | |
| 2024–25 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 27 | 0 | |||
| Total | 51 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 58 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 335 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 380 | 0 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cyprus | 2023 | 7 | 0 |
| 2024 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 5 | 0 | |
| Total | 19 | 0 |
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