Samuli Miettinen (footballer)
Samuli Rasmus Miettinen (born 16 June 2004) is a Finnish professional football player who plays as a centre back for Veikkausliiga side KuPS.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Samuli Rasmus Miettinen | ||
| Date of birth | 16 June 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Kuopio, Finland | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | KuPS | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2021 | KuPS | ||
| 2022–2023 | → Sampdoria (loan) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2021 | KuFu-98 | 21 | (2) |
| 2022– | KuPS II | 14 | (1) |
| 2022– | KuPS | 16 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021–2022 | Finland U18 | 5 | (0) |
| 2022 | Finland U19 | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 June 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 December 2023 | |||
Club career
Miettinen played in the youth sector of Kuopion Palloseura (KuPS). He debuted in Veikkausliiga with KuPS first team in the 2022 season.
He was loaned out to Italian club Sampdoria for the 2022–23 season, and was assigned to the club's academy team in Primavera.[1][2] After his loan deal ended, he returned to KuPS. On 16 November 2023, he extended his contract with the club until the end of 2025.[3][4][5]
Honours
KuPS
- Veikkausliiga runner-up: 2022, 2023
- Finnish Cup: 2022
- Finnish League Cup runner-up: 2024
Career statistics
- As of 25 June 2024[6]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[lower-alpha 1] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| KuFu-98 | 2020 | Kakkonen | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2021 | Kakkonen | 20 | 2 | – | – | – | 20 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 2 | ||
| KuPS Akatemia | 2022 | Kakkonen | 13 | 1 | – | – | – | 13 | 1 | |||
| 2023 | Kakkonen | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | ||
| KuPS | 2022 | Veikkausliiga | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 2023 | Veikkausliiga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2024 | Veikkausliiga | 13 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 22 | 1 | |
| Total | 16 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 30 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 51 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 65 | 4 | ||
- Includes Suomen Cup
- Includes UEFA Europa Conference League
- Includes Finnish League Cup
References
- Kuopiolaisen nuoren jalkapallotaidot kehittyvät saapasmaassa – "Italiassa eväätkin ovat huippua", Savon Sanomat, Markus Karjalainen, 29 April 2023
- Samuli Miettinen lainalle Sampdoriaan!, kups.fi, 2 September 2022
- Samuli Miettinen keltamustissa myös kaudella 2025!, kups.fi, 16 November 2023
- "Tavoite murtautua Veikkausliigaan" - KuPS ja Samuli Miettinen pidensivät sopimustaan, Veikkausliiga, 16 November 2023
- KuPS kiinnitti Italian kentillä kokemusta keränneen puolustajan, sportti.com, 16 November 2023
- Samuli Miettinen, Finnish FA
External links
- Samuli Miettinen at Soccerway
- Samuli Miettinen at WorldFootball.net
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