Eemeli Virta

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Eemeli Virta
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-09-28) 28 September 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Anjalankoski, Finland [1]
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Central Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Lahti
Number 10
Youth career
Kouvolan Jalkapallo
MyPa
Reipas Lahti
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016 Purha 7 (0)
2017– Lahti 123 (4)
2017Kuusysi 3 (0)
2018PK Keski-Uusimaa (loan) 1 (0)
2020Reipas Lahti 1 (1)
International career
2008 Finland U18 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 October 2024

Eemeli Virta (born 28 September 2000) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays for FC Lahti, as a midfielder. [2]

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Career

After playing for the youth teams of Kouvolan Jalkapallo and Myllykosken Pallo in his home town Kouvola, Virta moved to Lahti and signed with FC Lahti organisation in 2017. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Eemeli Virta, fclahti.fi
  2. Eemeli Virta at Soccerway. Retrieved 8 October 2019.