![]() Miettunen with Ilves in 2017 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 24 April 1995 | ||
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.
Born in Mänttä, Miettunen moved to Pirkkala when he was five years old. [1] He played in the youth sectors of Valo and Ilves.
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]
Club | Season | League | Cup | League cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
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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 |
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