Samuli Miettinen (footballer)

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Samuli Miettinen
Personal information
Full name Samuli Rasmus Miettinen
Date of birth (2004-06-16) 16 June 2004 (age 20)
Place of birth Kuopio, Finland
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
KuPS
Number 16
Youth career
–2021 KuPS
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2020–2021 KuFu-98 21 (2)
2022– KuPS 38 (1)
2022–2023KuPS II 14 (1)
2022–2023Sampdoria (loan) 0 (0)
International career
2021–2022 Finland U18 5 (0)
2022 Finland U19 1 (0)
2024– Finland U21 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 June 2025
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 March 2025

Samuli Rasmus Miettinen (born 16 June 2004) is a Finnish professional football player who plays as a centre back for Veikkausliiga side KuPS.

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Club career

Miettinen played in the youth sector of Kuopion Palloseura. He debuted in Veikkausliiga with KuPS first team in the 2022 season.

He was loaned out to Italian club Sampdoria for the 2022–23 season, and was assigned to the club's academy team in Primavera. [1] [2] After his loan deal ended, he returned to KuPS. On 16 November 2023, he extended his contract with the club until the end of 2025. [3] [4] [5]

During the 2024 season, Miettinen established himself in Veikkausliiga, and was an integral part of KuPS's defense with Ibrahim Cissé when KuPS won the Finnish championship title. They also completed the club's first-ever double by winning the 2024 Finnish Cup.

On 5 April 2025, in a season opening match against Inter Turku, Miettinen scored his first Veikkausliiga goal, helping KuPS to 1–1 away draw. [6]

Career statistics

As of 6 June 2025 [7]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [a] League cup EuropeTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
KuFu-98 2020 Kakkonen 1010
2021Kakkonen202202
Total212000000212
KuPS Akatemia2022Kakkonen131131
2023 Kakkonen1010
Total141000000141
KuPS 2022 Veikkausliiga 2010400070
2023 Veikkausliiga1000000010
2024 Veikkausliiga24041704 [b] 0391
2025 Veikkausliiga111103100152
Total3816114140623
Career total7346114140976

Honours

KuPS

References