Vilho Huovila

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Vilho Huovila
Personal information
Date of birth (2006-07-10) 10 July 2006 (age 17)
Place of birth Kouvola, Finland
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Lahti
Number 29
Youth career
Sudet
Valkealan Kajo
2021 Kuusysi
2021–2022 Lahti
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2022– Reipas Lahti 19 (7)
2022– Lahti 5 (1)
International career‡
2021–2022 Finland U16 5 (2)
2022–2023 Finland U17 15 (1)
2023– Finland U18 7 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 June 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 June 2024

Vilho Huovila (born 10 July 2006) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a winger for Veikkausliiga club Lahti and the Finland U18 national team.

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Early years

Huovila was born in Kouvola, and started playing football in his hometown clubs Sudet and Valkealan Kajo. He moved to Lahti in 2021 to join the FC Lahti organisation. [1]

Club career

FC Lahti

Since 2022, Huovila has played for FC Lahti's reserve team Reipas Lahti in the third tier Kakkonen.

On 18 October 2022, Huovila signed his first professional contract with the club at the age of 16, on a deal until the end of 2025. [2] [3] [4] On 21 October 2023, Huovila scored a goal in his Veikkausliiga debut for FC Lahti first team, in a home loss against Ilves. [5]

International career

Huovila is a regular Finnish youth international and has represented Finland at various youth national team levels. [6] [7] [8]

In September 2022, Huovila was named in the Finland U17 squad for the 2023 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification tournament against Greece, Italy and Kosovo, scoring one goal in three games. Finland finished 2nd in the group and qualified to the Elite round in March 2023. [9]

Career statistics

As of 16 June 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [lower-alpha 1] OtherContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Reipas Lahti 2022 Kakkonen 10———10
2023 Kakkonen146———146
2024 Kakkonen41———41
Total197000000197
FC Lahti 2023 Veikkausliiga 11201 [lower-alpha 2] 0—41
2024 Veikkausliiga40243 [lower-alpha 2] 0—94
Total51444000135
Career total2484440003212

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