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Mikko Viitikko

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Mikko Viitikko
Viitikko with VPS in 2015.
Personal information
Full name Mikko Ville Olavi Viitikko[1]
Date of birth (1995-04-18) 18 April 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Helsinki, Finland
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
Lahti
(on loan from Trelleborg)
Number 3
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2014 Klubi 04 43 (3)
2014 HJK 3 (0)
2015–2017 VPS 53 (0)
2018 Fredrikstad 1 (0)
2019–2021 Lahti 65 (1)
2022– Trelleborg 28 (0)
2024–Lahti (loan) 21 (0)
International career
2011 Finland U17 2 (0)
2013 Finland U19 3 (0)
2016 Finland U21 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 October 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 November 2023

Mikko Ville Olavi Viitikko (born 18 April 1995) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Veikkausliiga club Lahti, on loan from Trelleborg.

Club career

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Viitikko comes from the youth academies of HJK Helsinki. HJK promoted Viitikko to their reserve team Klubi 04 for the 2011 season.[1]

Viitikko made his first appearance in Veikkausliiga on 2 August 2014, paying for HJK in a 1–0 victory against Myllykosken Pallo-47 .[2] He was included in the starting eleven in that match and played full 90 minutes.[3]

In November 2014, Viitikko signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with Vaasan Palloseura.[4]

In 2018, Viitikko signed for Norwegian club Fredrikstad FK.[5] After a year in Norway, Viitikko came back to Finland to play for Lahti.[6]

On 4 February 2022, Viitikko signed a contract with Trelleborg in Sweden until 2025,[7] for a transfer fee of around €100,000.[8][9][10]

On 20 November 2023, Viitikko was loaned out to FC Lahti for the 2024 season.[11]

International career

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Viitikko was a Finnish youth international.[1]

Career statistics

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As of 27 October 2024.[12][13]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[a] League cup[b] Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Klubi 04 2012 Kakkonen 13 0 2 0 15 0
2013 Kakkonen 23 2 2 0 25 2
2014 Kakkonen 6 1 6 1
Total 42 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 46 3
HJK Helsinki 2014 Veikkausliiga 3 0 1 0 0 0 4 0
VPS 2015 Veikkausliiga 14 0 1 0 5 0 1[c] 0 21 0
2016 Veikkausliiga 14 0 2 0 3 0 19 0
2017 Veikkausliiga 25 0 6 0 4[c] 0 35 0
Total 53 0 9 0 8 0 5 0 75 0
Fredrikstad 2018 2. divisjon 1 0 0 0 1 0
Fredrikstad 2 2018 4. divisjon 13 0 13 0
Lahti 2019 Veikkausliiga 24 0 6 0 30 0
2020 Veikkausliiga 21 1 7 1 28 2
2021 Veikkausliiga 21 0 1 0 22 0
Total 66 1 14 1 0 0 0 0 80 2
Trelleborg 2022 Superettan 17 0 1 0 18 0
2023 Superettan 11 0 4 0 15 0
Total 28 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 33 0
Lahti (loan) 2024 Veikkausliiga 21 0 3 0 5 0 29 0
Career total 227 4 26 1 13 0 5 0 271 5

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Mikko Viitikko at Soccerway. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
  2. ^ Mikko Viitikko Palloverkko-sivustolla
  3. ^ Palloverkko
  4. ^ "VPS".
  5. ^ "Mikko Viitikko jatkaa uraansa Norjassa".
  6. ^ "Mikko Viitikko Norjasta Lahteen".
  7. ^ "Välkommen Mikko Viitikko" (Press release) (in Swedish). Trelleborg. 4 February 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  8. ^ FC Lahden toppari Mikko Viitikko siirtyy Ruotsiin – FC Lahti hankkii siirtokorvauksella kaksi korvaavaa pelaajaa, Etelä-Suomen Sanomat, 4 February 2022
  9. ^ Mikko Viitikko siirtyy Ruotsiin: ”Maksoivat minusta hyvin FC Lahdelle”, suomifutis.com, 4 February 2022
  10. ^ Mikko Viitikko siirtyy Ruotsiin - "FC Lahdesta jää paljon hyviä muistoja", Veikkausliiga, 4 February 2022
  11. ^ MIKKO VIITIKKO LÅNAS UT TILL FC LAHTI, trelleborgsff.se, 20 November 2023
  12. ^ Mikko Viitikko stats, Finnish FA
  13. ^ Mikko Viitikko stats, Norwegian FA