Miika Koskela
Miika Juho Sakari Koskela (born 12 July 2003) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Eliteserien club Tromsø.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Miika Juho Sakari Koskela | ||
| Date of birth | 12 July 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Oulu, Finland | ||
| Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Tromsø | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Ajax-Sarkkiranta | |||
| 2016 | ORPa | ||
| 2017 | OTP | ||
| 2018 | OLS | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2022 | OLS | 21 | (0) |
| 2019–2023 | AC Oulu | 58 | (4) |
| 2023– | Tromsø | 13 | (0) |
| 2023– | → Tromsø 2 | 4 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018–2019 | Finland U16 | 6 | (2) |
| 2019–2020 | Finland U17 | 9 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Finland U19[1] | 5 | (0) |
| 2021– | Finland U21 | 6 | (0) |
Medal record | |||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 December 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 September 2023 | |||
Club career
AC Oulu
Born in Oulu and raised in Kempele, Koskela started his professional career at his home-town club AC Oulu in 2019. While featuring for the club's reserve team, OLS, he made his first-team debut later in the same year.[2]
Tromsø IL
On 13 March 2023, Koskela joined Norwegian club Tromsø on a four-year deal, for an undisclosed fee.[3][4] He made his debut for the side on 19 March 2023, in a 2–3 Norwegian Cup loss (a.e.t) to Lillestrøm.[5] He made his Eliteserien debut on 10 April 2023, in a 1–0 home win against Molde, coming in from the bench for the final minutes as a substitute to Christophe Psyché.[6]
International career
Koskela is a regular youth international and has represented Finland at various youth national team levels.[7]
Career statistics
- As of 26 August 2023
| Club | Season | League | National cup[lower-alpha 1] | Other | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| AC Oulu | 2019 | Ykkönen | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2020 | Ykkönen | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 2 | |||
| 2021 | Veikkausliiga | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 1 | |||
| 2022 | Veikkausliiga | 20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | — | 25 | 1 | ||
| 2023 | Veikkausliiga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| Total | 58 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 4 | ||
| Tromsø | 2023 | Eliteserien | 13 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 0 | ||
| 2024 | Eliteserien | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 71 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 4 | ||
- Includes Suomen Cup and Norwegian Cup
- Finnish League Cup
Honours
AC Oulu
- Ykkönen: 2020
- Finnish League Cup: 2023 Runners-up
Tromsø
- Eliteserien: 2023 3rd place[8]
References
- "AC Oulun 18-vuotias Miika Koskela on ottanut talvikaudella kehitysaskeleen". kaleva.fi. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
- "AC Oulun toppari Miika Koskela on 196-senttinen junioripelaaja". kaleva.fi. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
- "A new Miika in town". til.no.
- "Miika Koskela siirtyy AC Oulusta Norjan pääsarjaseuraan". yle.fi. 17 January 2023. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
- "World Football: Miika Koskela". worldfootball.net.
- TROMSØ VS. MOLDE 1 - 0, soccerway
- Miika Koskela: "Ei ole kaukana, että murtautuisin avauskokoonpanoon", Finnish FA/Palloliitto, 6 September 2023
- Eliteserien table Tromsø IL, int.soccerway.com
External links
- Tromsø IL official profile
- Miika Koskela at Soccerway
- Miika Koskela at WorldFootball.net
- Miika Koskela at BeSoccer
- Miika Koskela at Football Association of Finland
- Miika Koskela at Norwegian Football Federation