Tatu Miettunen

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Tatu Miettunen
Tatu Miettunen 2017.jpg
Miettunen with Ilves in 2017
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-04-24) 24 April 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Mänttä, Finland
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Ilves
Number 16
Youth career
1999–2000 Valo
2001–2014 Ilves
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2014– Ilves 264 (14)
2014 → Ilves-Kissat (loan) 2 (0)
International career
2016 Finland U21 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 October 2024

Tatu Miettunen (born 24 April 1995) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Finnish premier division club Ilves.

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Early career

Born in Mänttä, Miettunen moved to Pirkkala when he was five years old. [1] He played in the youth sectors of Valo and Ilves.

Club career

Miettunen debuted with Ilves first team in the second-tier Ykkönen in the 2014 season. After the promotion to top-tier Veikkausliiga for the 2015 season, Miettunen stayed with the club. With Ilves, Miettunen has won the Finnish Cup twice, in 2019 and 2023.

He is the captain of his team. [2] On 17 October 2024, his deal was extended for the 2025 with an option for the 2026. [3]

Career statistics

As of 17 January 2025 [4]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague Cup League cup EuropeTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Ilves 2014 Ykkönen 161–––161
2015 Veikkausliiga 2100040–250
2016 Veikkausliiga3212040–381
2017 Veikkausliiga29270––362
2018 Veikkausliiga27250–2 [a] 0342
2019 Veikkausliiga26282––344
2020 Veikkausliiga18051–1 [a] 0241
2021 Veikkausliiga24200––242
2022 Veikkausliiga2112040–271
2023 Veikkausliiga2426350–355
2024 Veikkausliiga26110604 [b] 0371
2025 Veikkausliiga0000100010
Total264143662407033120
Ilves-Kissat (loan) 2014 Kakkonen 20–––20
Career total266143662407033320

Honours

Ilves

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