Mikko Viitikko

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Mikko Viitikko
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Viitikko with VPS in 2015.
Personal information
Full name Mikko Ville Olavi Viitikko [1]
Date of birth (1995-04-18) 18 April 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Helsinki, Finland
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) [1]
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
 Lahti
(on loan from Trelleborg)
Number 3
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(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– Trelleborg 28 (0)
2024– → Lahti (loan) 21 (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 professional footballer who plays as a defender for Veikkausliiga club Lahti, on loan from Trelleborg.

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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]

Career statistics

As of 27 October 2024. [12] [13]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCup [lower-alpha 1] League cup [lower-alpha 2] EuropeTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Klubi 04 2012 Kakkonen 13020––150
2013 Kakkonen23220––252
2014 Kakkonen61–––61
Total423400000463
HJK Helsinki 2014 Veikkausliiga 3010–0040
VPS 2015 Veikkausliiga14010501 [lower-alpha 3] 0210
2016 Veikkausliiga1402030–190
2017 Veikkausliiga25060–4 [lower-alpha 3] 0350
Total530908050750
Fredrikstad 2018 2. divisjon 1000––10
Fredrikstad 2 2018 4. divisjon 130–––130
Lahti 2019 Veikkausliiga24060––300
2020 Veikkausliiga21171––282
2021 Veikkausliiga21010––220
Total6611410000802
Trelleborg 2022 Superettan 17010––180
2023 Superettan11040––150
Total280500000330
Lahti (loan) 2024 Veikkausliiga2103050–290
Career total2274261130502715

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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
  12. ↑ Mikko Viitikko stats, Finnish FA
  13. ↑ Mikko Viitikko stats, Norwegian FA


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