Walter Viitala

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Walter Viitala
Personal information
Date of birth (1992-01-09) 9 January 1992 (age 31)
Place of birth Helsinki, Finland
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Inter Turku
Number 1
Youth career
PPJ Eira
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2010–2015 FC Honka 52 (0)
2011 → HIFK (loan) 17 (0)
2012 → Pallohonka 2 (0)
2015–2016 IFK Mariehamn 41 (0)
2017–2018 Viborg FF 20 (0)
2018 Malmö FF 2 (0)
2019–2020 Sandefjord 13 (0)
2020–2021 SJK 8 (0)
2022– Inter Turku 20 (0)
International career‡
2008 Finland U-16 6 (0)
2009 Finland U-17 10 (0)
2011 Finland U-19 17 (0)
2012 Finland U-20 7 (0)
2013 Finland U-21 10 (0)
2017– Finland 5 (0)
Medal record
Honka
Winner Finnish Cup 2012
IFK Mariehamn
Winner Veikkausliiga 2016
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 May 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 January 2019

Walter Viitala (born 9 January 1992) is a Finnish footballer who plays as goalkeeper for Inter Turku. [1] [2]

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Club career

On 15 December 2016, Viitala signed a 2.5-year contract with Viborg FF on a free transfer from IFK Mariehamn. He made his debut in a 1–0 victory against AaB on 8 April 2017.

On 11 August 2018 Viitala signed for Swedish champions Malmö FF. He signed a short-term contract for the rest of the year to replace injured back-up goalkeeper Fredrik Andersson. [3] [4] He made his first appearance for Malmö FF on 23 September 2018, when he replaced an injured Johan Dahlin at halftime in a 4–0 victory over Kalmar FF. [5] He made his first start a week later in a 0–0 draw against GIF Sundsvall.

On 2 December 2021, he joined Inter Turku on a two-year contract. [6]

International career

In November 2016, Viitala received his first call-up to the senior Finland squad for the match against Ukraine. [7] He made a debut on 9 January 2017 in a 1–0 win against Morocco in Al Ain. [8]

Career statistics

Club

As of 1 October 2018. [9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
HIFK (loan) 2011 Ykkönen 1700000——170
Total17000000000170
Pallohonka 2012 Kakkonen 200000——20
Total200000000020
FC Honka 2011 Veikkausliiga 000020——20
2012 1000020——120
2013 270102020—300
2014 150003010—180
Total52010903000650
IFK Mariehamn 2015 Veikkausliiga 803020——130
2016 330103020—390
Total41040502000520
Viborg FF 2016–17 Superliga 5000——6 [lower-alpha 1] 0110
2017–18 1st Division 13000———130
2018–19 2000———20
Total20000000060260
Malmö FF 2018 Allsvenskan 2000—00—20
Total200000000020
Career total13405014050601640

Honours

IFK Mariehamn

Individual

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The 2017 season is RoPS's 5th Veikkausliiga season since their promotion back to the top flight in 2012.

The 2017 season is IFK Mariehamn's 13th Veikkausliiga season since their promotion back to the top flight in 2005. They are the defending Veikkausliiga champions.

The 2018 season is Seinäjoen Jalkapallokerho's 11th competitive season, and fifth in the Veikkausliiga.

The 2020 season was Seinäjoen Jalkapallokerho's 13th competitive season, and seventh in the Veikkausliiga.

References

  1. ↑ "Walter Viitala siirtyy SJK:n riveihin Norjasta". sjk.fi. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
  2. ↑ "Toivotamme menestystä uraansa muualla jatkaville pelaajille". 4 November 2021.
  3. ↑ "Välkommen till Malmö FF, Walter Viitala!". mff.se (in Swedish). Malmö FF. 11 August 2018. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  4. ↑ Wiman, Max (11 August 2018). "Landslagsmålvakt till MFF – Fredrik Andersson ska opereras". sydsvenskan.se (in Swedish). Sydsvenskan. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  5. ↑ Åkesson, Richard (23 September 2018). "Viitaladebut tack vare lagläkaren: "Ett perfekt läge"". sydsvenskan.se (in Swedish). Sydsvenskan. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  6. ↑ "WALTER VIITALA KAKSIVUOTISELLA SOPIMUKSELLA FC INTERIIN" (in Finnish). Inter Turku. 2 December 2021. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  7. ↑ "Viitala korvaa Mäenpään Huuhkajissa" [Viitala replaces Mäenpää in "Huuhkajat"]. palloliitto.fi. 4 November 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
  8. ↑ "Huuhkajat voitti vihdoin – Juhani Ojalan puskumaali yllätti Marokon". yle.fi (in Finnish). Yle. 9 January 2017. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
  9. ↑ Walter Viitala at Soccerway
  10. ↑ "IFK vann årets ligaguld" [IFK won this year's league gold]. ifkfotboll.ax (in Swedish). IFK Mariehamn. 24 October 2016. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
  11. ↑ Walter Viitala huhtikuun kuuka
  12. ↑ "Kauden parhaita palkittiin Captain's Ballissa". www.veikkausliiga.com (in Finnish). Retrieved 2023-01-02.
  13. ↑ "Koplajoukkue 2016 palkittiin päätöskierroksella". www.veikkausliiga.com (in Finnish). Retrieved 2023-01-02.


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