43 Facts About Justin Meram

Justin Meram is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Major League Soccer club Charlotte FC.

Justin Meram was a program standout at Yavapai, leading his team to back-to-back NJCAA National Championships, earning 2008 National Junior College Player of the Year honors, being named a NSCAA and NJCAA All-American, earning ACCAC Conference Player of the Year honors, and being named MVP at both the national and regional tournaments during the 2007 season, while setting a school record for points and finished second all-time in goals and assists.

Justin Meram transferred to the University of Michigan as a junior in 2009, where he was named to the All-Big Ten second team both years, and to the NSCAA All-GreatLakes Region second team in his senior year in 2010.

Justin Meram finished his college career with 24 goals and 14 assists in 41 games for the Wolverines.

On January 14,2011, Justin Meram was drafted in the first round in the 2011 MLS SuperDraft by Columbus Crew.

Justin Meram appeared in 12 other matches as a substitute and started four matches.

Justin Meram started in seven matches in the MLS Reserve League season, scoring four goals and recording one assist.

Justin Meram started and recorded an assist in the Crew's US Open Cup match against Richmond Kickers.

Justin Meram's appearances included eight starts and five substitute appearances at left midfield, one start and three substitute appearances at right midfield and two substitute appearances at forward.

Justin Meram made his season debut against San Jose and his first start of the year at right wing in the match at Toronto FC.

Justin Meram made starts in the right midfield at Philadelphia Union and against New York but did not travel to the match at Real Salt Lake suffering from back spasms.

Justin Meram scored eight goals and assisted on four others, career-bests in both categories.

Justin Meram appeared in the season-opening win at DC United and recorded his first assist of the season.

Justin Meram was an 89th-minute sub and scored the game-winning goal in the fourth minute of stoppage time at Seattle.

Justin Meram made his first start of the season at left midfield against New York and drew a penalty that led to a Columbus goal.

Justin Meram came on as a late-match substitute at New England Revolution and assisted on Ethan Finlay's match-winning goal.

Justin Meram scored his third goal of the season in a second-half substitute appearance versus Toronto FC.

Justin Meram scored the opening goal versus the LA Galaxy and added an assist later in the contest.

Justin Meram repeated the one-goal, one-assist effort for the second consecutive match in a start versus Houston.

Justin Meram started in the club's final nine League matches of the regular season, recording his first career brace versus Chivas USA and scoring again at Philadelphia.

Justin Meram made 31 appearances at left midfield in 2015, scoring six goals and notching five assists.

Justin Meram started the home opener against Toronto FC and registered the game-winning goal.

Justin Meram missed the club's match against New York while on international duty with the Iraq National Team, but returned with a start at Vancouver Whitecaps FC, where he recorded his first assist of the season.

Justin Meram scored in consecutive matches following a tally against Philadelphia.

Justin Meram started the club's international friendly vs Valencia CF and made his 100th appearance in MLS and for Crew SC with a start at Orlando City SC.

Justin Meram received his second international call-up of the season from the Iraq National Team and earned his 14th cap by starting the team's friendly at Japan.

Justin Meram recorded assists in back-to-back games for the second time in his career with a helper at Orlando.

Once again, Justin Meram received a call-up by Iraq ahead of two 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, scoring his first international goal against Chinese Taipei and his second against Thailand.

Justin Meram earned an additional call-up and started for Iraq in a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying match at Vietnam.

Justin Meram made a substitute appearance in both Crew SC's 2015 Lamar Hunt US Open Cup Fourth Round contest at Richmond and its Round of 16 match at Orlando.

On May 7,2019, Justin Meram joined defending MLS champions Atlanta United for $100,000 in GAM and a 2nd round draft pick.

On February 11,2020, Justin Meram signed with Real Salt Lake.

In 2013, Justin Meram began a two-year process to gain dual citizenship to become eligible to represent Iraq.

In October 2014, Justin Meram was called up for a friendly against Yemen but did not attend as his club team, the Crew, were still involved in the 2014 MLS Cup Playoffs.

On November 10,2014, Justin Meram was included in Iraq's final roster ahead of their group stage matches of the 22nd Arabian Gulf Cup.

Justin Meram became the first player in Major League Soccer history to be called up by Iraq.

Justin Meram went on to make his international debut, a start in the midfield, in Iraq's opening match of the tournament against Kuwait on November 14,2014.

Justin Meram earned his second call-up to participate in training camp and friendlies ahead of the 2015 AFC Asian Cup.

In December 2014, it was announced that Justin Meram was called into Iraq's camp for four friendlies in the following weeks against Kuwait, Iran, and two against Uzbekistan.

On October 18,2021, Justin Meram announced his retirement from international soccer.

Justin Meram's parents immigrated to the United States and met in the Detroit area.

Justin Meram's father came to the United States in 1967 while his mother arrived in 1975.

Justin Meram graduated from Utica Eisenhower High School in 2007 where he lettered in soccer and lettered in football as a place kicker and punter.