Mikko Viitikko

Mikko Viitikko

Viitikko with VPS in 2015.
Personal information
Full name	Mikko Ville Olavi Viitikko [1]
Date of birth	(1995-04-18) 18 April 1995 (age 30)
Place of birth	Helsinki, Finland
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) [1]
Position(s)	Centre back
Team information
Current team	PPJ Lauttasaari
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)
2019–2021	Lahti	65	(1)
2022–2024	Trelleborg	28	(0)
2024	→ Lahti (loan)	21	(0)
2025–	PPJ Lauttasaari	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 27 October 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 November 2023

Mikko Ville Olavi Viitikko (born 18 April 1995) is a Finnish footballer who plays as a defender for PPJ Lauttasaari in Kolmonen.

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] At the end of the season, Lahti was relegated and Viitikko's loan deal ended. Eventually he ended also his professional career due to lack of motivation and turned into a car salesman. ^[12]

In 2025, he joined PPJ/Lauttasaari, an amateur team of PPJ in Lauttasaari neighbourhood, competing in the fifth-tier Kolmonen. ^[13]

International career

Viitikko was a Finnish youth international. ^[1]

Career statistics

As of 27 October 2024. ^{[14] [15]}

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup [a]		League cup [b]		Europe		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Klubi 04	2012	Kakkonen	13	0	2	0	–		–		15	0
	2013	Kakkonen	23	2	2	0	–		–		25	2
	2014	Kakkonen	6	1	–		–		–		6	1
	Total		42	3	4	0	0	0	0	0	46	3
HJK Helsinki	2014	Veikkausliiga	3	0	1	0	–		0	0	4	0
VPS	2015	Veikkausliiga	14	0	1	0	5	0	1 [c]	0	21	0
	2016	Veikkausliiga	14	0	2	0	3	0	–		19	0
	2017	Veikkausliiga	25	0	6	0	–		4 [c]	0	35	0
	Total		53	0	9	0	8	0	5	0	75	0
Fredrikstad	2018	2. divisjon	1	0	0	0	–		–		1	0
Fredrikstad 2	2018	4. divisjon	13	0	–		–		–		13	0
Lahti	2019	Veikkausliiga	24	0	6	0	–		–		30	0
	2020	Veikkausliiga	21	1	7	1	–		–		28	2
	2021	Veikkausliiga	21	0	1	0	–		–		22	0
	Total		66	1	14	1	0	0	0	0	80	2
Trelleborg	2022	Superettan	17	0	1	0	–		–		18	0
	2023	Superettan	11	0	4	0	–		–		15	0
	Total		28	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	33	0
Lahti (loan)	2024	Veikkausliiga	21	0	3	0	5	0	–		29	0
PPJ Lauttasaari	2025	Kolmonen	0	0	0	0	–		–		0	0
Career total			227	4	26	1	13	0	5	0	271	5

1. Includes Suomen Cup, Norwegian Cup and Svenska Cupen
2. Includes Finnish League Cup
3. Appearances in UEFA Europa League

References

1. 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
12. Mikko Viitikko löysi itsestään auto­kauppiaan, kun puhelin ei enää soinut: "Olen tehnyt muutamia kauppojakin", Helsingin Sanomat, 23 May 2025
13. PPJ LAUTTASAAREN JOUKKUE ON VALMIS KAUDELLE 2025, ppj lauttasaari
14. Mikko Viitikko stats, Finnish FA
15. Mikko Viitikko stats, Norwegian FA