Petter Meyer (born 21 February 1985) is a

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footballer currently representing

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of the

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. Meyer was an integral part of the

Grankulla IFK Grankulla IFK, or GrIFK as the name is commonly abbreviated, is a Finnish sports club from the city of Kauniainen. The club was formed in 1925 and the main activities covered are football, ice-hockey, handball, floorball and alpine. Each sp ...

team that was promoted to the Finnish First Division in 2007. In 2008, he scored twelve goals for his club, third most in the whole league, which earned him a contract with the top flight side FF Jaro. During the 2009 season, he was the best scorer at FF Jaro in the Premier Division. Meyer suffered from injuries that required surgery during the next season. He wasn't able to feature in Jaro as a first team regular because of this. In December 2010, Meyer announced that he was joining

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of the

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on a trial. In January 2011, Meyer announced his commitment to SJK for the 2011 season. The main reason for this was the opportunity to combine football with studies.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Meyer, Petter 1985 births Living people People from Kauniainen Finnish men's footballers 21st-century Finnish sportsmen FF Jaro players Veikkausliiga players Swedish-speaking Finns Men's association football forwards Grankulla IFK players Footballers from Uusimaa