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Joël Mall
Personal information
Full name Joël Yves Mall
Date of birth (1991-04-05) 5 April 1991 (age 35)
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)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 26 July 2026
‡ 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 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]

Club areer

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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

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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

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Club

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As of match played 26 July 2026[11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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 2000——20
2010–11 Swiss Challenge League 0000——00
2011–12 Swiss Challenge League 28020——300
2012–13 Swiss Challenge League 34040——380
2013–14 Swiss Super League 16010——170
2014–15 Swiss Super League 34000——340
Total 114070——1210
Grasshoper 2015–16 Swiss Super League 19010——200
2016–17 Swiss Super League 160205[b]0—230
Total 3503050—430
Darmstadt 98 2017–18 2. Bundesliga 5000——50
Pafos 2018–19 Cypriot First Division 27050——320
Apollon Limassol 2019–20 Cypriot First Division 200208[b]0—300
2020–21 Cypriot First Division 30001[b]0—40
Total 2302090—340
AEK Larnaca 2020–21 Cypriot First Division 160———160
Olympiakos Nicosia 2021–22 Cypriot First Division 30020——320
2022–23 Cypriot First Division 34050——390
Total 64070——710
Servette 2023–24 Swiss Super League 260203[c]0—310
2024–25 Swiss Super League 250101[d]0—270
2025–26 Swiss Super League 280006[e]0—340
Total 79030100—920
Young Boys 2026–27 Swiss Super League 1010——20
Career total 3640280240004160
  1. ↑ Includes Swiss Cup, Cypriot Cup
  2. 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  3. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  4. ↑ Appearance in UEFA Conference League
  5. ↑ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League, two appearances in UEFA Conference League

International

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As of match played 18 November 2025[12]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Cyprus 202370
202470
202560
Total200

Honours

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Servette FC

References

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  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. 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. ↑ Wendel, Sebastian (3 June 2024). "«Wir wollten nicht, dass Lugano etwas mitbekommt»" (in Swiss High German). Blick. Retrieved 5 May 2026.
  7. ↑ "Joël Mall quitte le Servette FC" [Joël Mall departs Servette FC] (in Swiss French). Servette FC. 4 May 2026. Retrieved 5 May 2026.
  8. ↑ "Joël Mall wechselt zu YB | NEWS | BSC YOUNG BOYS - OFFIZIELLE INTERNETSEITE". www.bscyb.ch. Retrieved 27 May 2026.
  9. ↑ "Συνεχίζεται η προετοιμασία για τον αγώνα με τη Γεωργία".
  10. ↑ "Ήττα της Εθνικής με 2-1 από τη Γεωργία". cfa.com.cy (in Greek). Cyprus Football Association. 18 June 2023. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
  11. ↑ Joël Mall at Soccerway Edit this at Wikidata
  12. ↑ Joël Mall at Soccerway Edit this at Wikidata
  13. ↑ "Servett FC 9:8 FC Lugano". Schweizer Cups Football (in German). 2 June 2024. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
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