Miika Koskela

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Miika Koskela
Personal information
Full name Miika Juho Sakari Koskela
Date of birth (2003-07-12) 12 July 2003 (age 21)
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
0000–2016 ORPa
2017 OTP
2018–2020 OLS
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019–2023 AC Oulu 56 (4)
2019–2022OLS (loan) 21 (0)
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
AC Oulu
Gold medal icon.svg Ykkönen 2020
Silver medal icon.svg Finnish League Cup 2023
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 December 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 September 2023

Miika Juho Sakari Koskela (born 12 July 2003) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Eliteserien club Tromsø.

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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
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCup [a] League cup [b] EuropeTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
OLS 2019 Kakkonen 1300020150
2020 Kakkonen300030
2021 Kakkonen300030
2022Kakkonen200020
Total210002000230
AC Oulu 2019 Ykkönen 400040
2020 Ykkönen17220192
2021 Veikkausliiga 17120191
2022 Veikkausliiga2012030251
2023 Veikkausliiga00005050
Total584608000724
Tromsø 2023 Eliteserien 13050180
2024 Eliteserien00000000
Total130500000180
Tromsø 2 2023 3. divisjon 4040
Career total964110100001174
  1. Includes Suomen Cup and Norwegian Cup
  2. Includes Kakkonen Cup and Finnish League Cup

Honours

AC Oulu

Tromsø

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References

  1. "AC Oulun 18-vuotias Miika Koskela on ottanut talvikaudella kehitysaskeleen". kaleva.fi. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
  2. "AC Oulun toppari Miika Koskela on 196-senttinen junioripelaaja". kaleva.fi. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  3. "A new Miika in town". til.no.
  4. "Miika Koskela siirtyy AC Oulusta Norjan pääsarjaseuraan". yle.fi. 17 January 2023. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
  5. "World Football: Miika Koskela". worldfootball.net.
  6. TROMSØ VS. MOLDE 1 - 0, soccerway
  7. Miika Koskela: "Ei ole kaukana, että murtautuisin avauskokoonpanoon", Finnish FA/Palloliitto, 6 September 2023
  8. Eliteserien table Tromsø IL, int.soccerway.com