Mika Nurmela

Mika Nurmela
Personal information
Date of birth	26 December 1971 (age 50)
Place of birth	Oulu, Finland
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team
1988–1989	OLS
1990	RPallo
1991–1992	FC Haka
1993–1995	Malmö FF
1994	→ TPS (loan)
1995–1999	BVO Emmen
1999–2003	SC Heerenveen
2003–2005	1. FC Kaiserslautern
2005	OLS
2005	HJK
2005–2006	Heracles Almelo
2006	AC Oulu
2006–2007	HJK
2008	RoPS
2009–2014	AC Oulu
National team
1987	Finland U15
1988	Finland U16
1988–1989	Finland U17
1990	Finland U19
1991–1994	Finland U21
1992–2008	Finland
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Mika Nurmela (born 26 December 1971) is a Finnish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.^[1] He is the sporting director of Finnish Ykkönen club AC Oulu. His son Anselmi Nurmela is also a professional footballer.^[2]

International[]

Nurmela was capped 71 times for the Finland national team, scoring four goals. He ended his international career in January 2008.

Scores and results list Finland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Nurmela goal.

List of international goals scored by Mika Nurmela^[3]
No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Result	Competition
1	6 September 2003	Shafa Stadium, Baku, Azerbaijan	Azerbaijan	2–1	Euro 2004 qualifying
2	19 November 2003	Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto, Alajuela, Costa Rica	Costa Rica	1–2	Friendly
3	18 March 2005	Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam, Saudi Arabia	Saudi Arabia	4–1	Friendly
4	15 November 2006	Finnair Stadium, Helsinki, Finland	Armenia	1–0	Euro 2008 qualifying

Personal information
Date of birth	(1971-12-26) 26 December 1971 (age 50)
Place of birth	Oulu, Finland
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1988–1989	OLS	36	(4)
1990	RPallo	21	(6)
1991–1992	FC Haka	65	(8)
1993–1995	Malmö FF	31	(3)
1994	→ TPS (loan)	6	(2)
1995–1999	BVO Emmen	122	(19)
1999–2003	SC Heerenveen	133	(26)
2003–2005	1. FC Kaiserslautern	28	(0)
2005	OLS	4	(0)
2005	HJK	7	(2)
2005–2006	Heracles Almelo	22	(2)
2006	AC Oulu	2	(1)
2006–2007	HJK	40	(4)
2008	RoPS	25	(1)
2009–2014	AC Oulu	126	(21)
National team
1987	Finland U15	9	(1)
1988	Finland U16	8	(3)
1988–1989	Finland U17	11	(1)
1990	Finland U19	1	(0)
1991–1994	Finland U21	19	(1)
1992–2008	Finland	71	(4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only