Miika Niemi

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Miika Niemi
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-03-04) 4 March 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Vaasa, Finland
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Full back
Team information
Current team
 VPS
Number 23
Youth career
VPS
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2013–2015 VPS 17 (0)
2015 → Kiisto (loan) 8 (0)
2016 VIFK 22 (0)
2017 AC Kajaani 20 (0)
2018–2019 VIFK 44 (1)
2020– VPS 99 (3)
2022– → VPS II 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 October 2024

Miika Niemi (born 4 March 1994) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Veikkausliiga club Vaasan Palloseura (VPS).

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Career

Niemi is a product of the youth program of Vaasan Palloseura (VPS). [1] [2] [3] On 24 October 2023, he extended his contract with VPS until the end of 2025. [4]

Career statistics

As of 23 October 2024. [5]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCup [a] League cup [b] EuropeTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
VPS 2011 Veikkausliiga 000000–00
2012 Veikkausliiga200000–00
2013 Veikkausliiga200020–40
2014 Veikkausliiga90104000120
2015 Veikkausliiga6010501 [c] 0130
Total1902011010330
Kiisto (loan) 2015 Kakkonen 80–––80
VIFK 2016 Kakkonen22000––220
AC Kajaani 2017 Kakkonen20000––200
VIFK 2018Kakkonen22000––220
2019Kakkonen221–––221
Total441000000441
Kiisto 2019 Kolmonen 001010–20
VPS 2020 Ykkönen 2050––70
2021Ykkönen27120––291
2022 Veikkausliiga2813030–341
2023 Veikkausliiga1801020–210
2024 Veikkausliiga24120502 [d] 0331
Total993130100201243
VPS Akatemia2022Kolmonen10–––10
2023Kolmonen10–––10
Total2000000020
Career total2144160220302554

Honours

VPS

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