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 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*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2014– Ilves 276 (14)
2014Ilves-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.

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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 11 March 2025 [4]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague Cup League cup EuropeTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Ilves 2014 Ykkönen 161161
2015 Veikkausliiga 2100040250
2016 Veikkausliiga3212040381
2017 Veikkausliiga29270362
2018 Veikkausliiga272502 [a] 0342
2019 Veikkausliiga26282344
2020 Veikkausliiga180511 [a] 0241
2021 Veikkausliiga24200242
2022 Veikkausliiga2112040271
2023 Veikkausliiga2426350355
2024 Veikkausliiga26110604 [b] 0371
2025 Veikkausliiga0000600060
Total264143662907033620
Ilves-Kissat (loan) 2014 Kakkonen 2020
Career total266143662907033820

Honours

Ilves

References