Mikko Viitikko
Viitikko in 2015.
Personal information
Full name Mikko Ville Olavi Viitikko[1]
Date of birth (1995-04-18) 18 April 1995
Place of birth Helsinki, Finland
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Position(s) Center 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)
2019–2022 Lahti 65 (1)
2022– Trelleborg 28 (0)
2024– → Lahti (loan) 0 (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 20 November 2023
‡ 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

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

Viitikko was a Finnish youth international.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 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


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