Kai Meriluoto (born 2 January 2003) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Slovenian PrvaLiga club Maribor, on loan from HJK Helsinki.

[2] Meriluoto was born in Pori, Finland,[3] to a Japanese Catholic mother from Hakodate, Hokkaido, and to Finnish father.

Meriluoto has an older brother, Aki, who is also a footballer and has played for US Lesquin at the semi-pro level in France.

[7] On 14 July 2023, Meriluoto joined Polish Ekstraklasa side Stal Mielec on a season-long loan, with an option to make the move permanent.

[9] On 9 December 2023, in a match against Cracovia, Meriluoto made a crucial impact after coming in from the bench, when his team was in a 2–0 losing position.