Tatu Miettunen

Tatu Miettunen

Miettunen with Ilves in 2017
Personal information
Date of birth	(1995-04-24) 24 April 1995 (age 30)
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*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–	Ilves	276	(14)
2014	→ Ilves-Kissat (loan)	2	(0)
International career
2016	Finland U21	1	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 27 July 2025

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

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 11 March 2025 ^[4]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		League cup		Europe		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Ilves	2014	Ykkönen	16	1	–		–		–		16	1
	2015	Veikkausliiga	21	0	0	0	4	0	–		25	0
	2016	Veikkausliiga	32	1	2	0	4	0	–		38	1
	2017	Veikkausliiga	29	2	7	0	–		–		36	2
	2018	Veikkausliiga	27	2	5	0	–		2 [a]	0	34	2
	2019	Veikkausliiga	26	2	8	2	–		–		34	4
	2020	Veikkausliiga	18	0	5	1	–		1 [a]	0	24	1
	2021	Veikkausliiga	24	2	0	0	–		–		24	2
	2022	Veikkausliiga	21	1	2	0	4	0	–		27	1
	2023	Veikkausliiga	24	2	6	3	5	0	–		35	5
	2024	Veikkausliiga	26	1	1	0	6	0	4 [b]	0	37	1
	2025	Veikkausliiga	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	6	0
	Total		264	14	36	6	29	0	7	0	336	20
Ilves-Kissat (loan)	2014	Kakkonen	2	0	–		–		–		2	0
Career total			266	14	36	6	29	0	7	0	338	20

1. Includes UEFA Europa League
2. Appearances in UEFA Conference League

Honours

Ilves

• Finnish Cup: 2019, 2023
• Veikkausliiga runner-up: 2024 ^[5]

References

1. Ilveksen kapteeni Tatu Miettunen nautti elämästään Pirkkalassa – ”Futiskentällä oltiin siihen saakka, kunnes äiti illalla käski kotiin nukkumaan”, pirkkalainen.fi, 15 July 2023
2. Tatu Miettunen jatkaa joukkueen kapteenina, ilvesfootball.com, 30 March 2023
3. Ilves jatkosopimuksiin omien kasvattiensa Tatu Miettusen ja Lauri Ala-Myllymäen kanssa, ilvesfootball.com, 17 October 2024
4. Tatu Miettunen, Finnish FA
5. Ilveksen päävalmentaja hopeasta: ”Voitettu mitali”, Yle, 19 October 2024

External links

• Tatu Miettunen at Soccerway
• (in Finnish) Profile at Veikkausliiga's website