Bochum sign Estonia captain Karol Mets on a free transfer | OneFootball

According to BuLi News, Bochum have signed Estonia captain Karol Mets on a free transfer after a three-year spell at St Pauli.

Mets was a key figure in St Pauli’s promotion to the Bundesliga, then featured 33 times in the top flight.

St Pauli were relegated to the 2. Bundesliga after finishing bottom of the 2025/26 table.

The 33-year-old is one of 17 Estonians with 100 or more caps and captains the national team, though he was not in the squad that won the Baltic Cup last month.

Bochum have also added centre-back Yiğit Karademir from newly promoted 2. Bundesliga club VfL Osnabrück, while experienced pair Erhan Masovic and Kevin Vogt have departed this summer.

St Pauli have brought in Magdeburg defender Marcus Mathisen after Hauke Wahl chose fellow relegated side Wolfsburg. The Hamburg club took 13 years to return to the Bundesliga after their previous drop.

Source: BuLi News