Mikael Soisalo
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Mikael Soisalo[1] | ||
Date of birth | 24 April 1998 | ||
Place of birth | Helsinki, Finland | ||
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Right-winger | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Riga FC | ||
Number | 11 | ||
Youth career | |||
2002–2012 | Honka | ||
2012–2015 | HJK | ||
2017–2018 | Middlesbrough | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015 | Klubi 04 | 4 | (0) |
2016–2017 | Ilves | 31 | (7) |
2018–2020 | Zulte Waregem | 32 | (1) |
2021 | → Varzim (loan) | 2 | (0) |
2021– | Riga FC | 21 | (8) |
National team‡ | |||
2013–2014 | Finland U16 | 8 | (1) |
2014–2015 | Finland U17 | 13 | (2) |
2016 | Finland U18 | 10 | (3) |
2016–2017 | Finland U19 | 6 | (2) |
2017–2020 | Finland U21 | 20 | (2) |
Honours | |||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 November 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13:37, 10 December 2020 (UTC) |
Mikael Soisalo (born 24 April 1998) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a right-winger for Latvian club Riga FC. He has also represented the Finland national under-21 football team.[2] Soisalo was born in Helsinki, Finland. He began his senior club career on league level playing for Ilves, before signing with Zulte Waregem at age 20 in 2018.[3]
Club career[]
Klubi 04[]
He started his career playing for in the lower leagues of Finnish football in HJKs reserve team.[4] He has also played for the junior teams of Finland national football team.
Ilves[]
On 14.12.2015 it was announced he had joined Ilves a team from Tampere had sign him with a 3 years’ contract.[5]
He stated that his goal for the 2016 Veikkausliiga (Finnish 1 tier) season would be to get a start in the starting line-up.[6] He played an active role in the team's success, they finished fourth in the league and at times they even fought for the championship.[7]
Middlesbrough[]
On 5 January 2017, Soisalo joined Middlesbrough on a three-year deal.[8]
On 13 March 2017, he scored a hat-trick for the Middlesbrough reserves against Blackburn reserves. The manager praised him for his performance and how he has integrated into the team.[9]
Zulte Waregem[]
On 18 June 2018, Middlesbrough announced that Soisalo was to join Belgian side Zulte Waregem after just one full season with Middlesbrough's U-23 side.[10]
Soisalo was loaned out to Portuguese club Varzim S.C. on 29 January 2020 for the rest of the season with a purchase option.[11] However, he only played two games for the club and returned to Zulte in the summer 2020.
Riga FC[]
For the 2021 season, Soisalo moved to Riga FC on a 2-year contract. He made his debut on 13 March, playing the first 65 minutes of a 0–2 win at Ventspils.[12] He had an impressive start and had scored seven goals in 15 games in July 2021.[13]
International career[]
He has been an integral part of the various youth national teams starting from the U-15. During 2016, he took part in Finland's qualifying campaign for the UEFA under 19 Championship. He played well against Kazakhstan, scoring once and assisting three goals.[14] He scored his first goal for Finland U21 on 9 October 2020 in a UEFA European U21 Championship qualification match in Ballymena Showgrounds, Ballymena against Northern Ireland U21.[15]
Career statistics[]
Club[]
- As of match played 26 August 2021[16]
Club | Season | League | Domestic Cups | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Klubi 04 | 2015 | Kakkonen | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||
Ilves | 2016 | Veikkausliiga | 31 | 7 | 5 | 4 | — | — | 36 | 11 | ||
Zulte Waregem | 2018–19 | Belgian First Division A | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 8[a] | 0 | 28 | 1 | |
2019–20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
2020–21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
Total | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 32 | 1 | ||
Varzim (loan) | 2019–20 | LigaPro | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
Riga FC | 2021 | Latvian Higher League | 15 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 8[b] | 1 | — | 25 | 8 | |
Career total | 76 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 99 | 20 |
- ^ Appearances in the Belgian Europa League play-offs
- ^ Includes two appearances in the UEFA Champions League, and six appearances in the UEFA Europa Conference League
Honours[]
Club[]
Klubi 04
References[]
- ^ "Club list of registered players: As at 19th May 2018: Middlesbrough" (PDF). English Football League. p. 23. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
- ^ "Mikael Soisalo" (in Finnish). Football Association of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
- ^ "Ilveksessä loistanut Mikael Soisalo hehkuttaa siirtoaan Belgian liigaan: "Seuraava tavoitteeni on miesten maajoukkue"" [Mikael Soisalo, who had great performance in Ilves, celebrates his move to the Belgian league: "My next goal is the men's national team"] (in Finnish). Aamulehti. 17 June 2018. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
- ^ "Ilves-tähti Soisalo aikoo kaataa tänään vanhan seuransa: "Jos saan kunnon syöttöjä, teen maalin" - Aamulehti". Archived from the original on 2016-12-21.
- ^ "Ilves nappasi HJK-lupauksen – "Poikkeuksellinen pelaaja"". 14 December 2015.
- ^ "Ilves nappasi HJK-lupauksen – "Poikkeuksellinen pelaaja"". 14 December 2015.
- ^ "Ilves-tähti Soisalo aikoo kaataa tänään vanhan seuransa: "Jos saan kunnon syöttöjä, teen maalin" - Aamulehti". Archived from the original on 2016-12-21.
- ^ "Finnish Forward Joins Middlesbrough Academy". Middlesbrough F.C. 5 January 2017. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
- ^ Jonathan Taylor (14 March 2017). "Introducing Mikael Soisalo: Middlesbrough Academy's hot prospect from a cold country". Teesside Gazette. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
- ^ "Mikael Soisalo Set To Join Zulte Waregem". mfc.co.uk. Middlesbrough F.C. 18 June 2018. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
- ^ Soisalo é reforço do Varzim, varzim.pt, 29 January 2020
- ^ "FK Ventspils vs Riga FC: Live score, updates and head-to-head results 03/13/2021". tribuna.com. 13 March 2021. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- ^ "Finland - M. Soisalo - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway".
- ^ "Ilves-tähti Soisalo aikoo kaataa tänään vanhan seuransa: "Jos saan kunnon syöttöjä, teen maalin" - Aamulehti". Archived from the original on 2016-12-21.
- ^ "Pikkuhuuhkajat hienoon voittoon Pohjois-Irlannissa" [Little Eagle Owls win a great victory in Northern Ireland] (in Finnish). Veikkausliiga. 9 October 2020. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
- ^ "M. SOISALO". Soccerway. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
External links[]
- SV Zulte Waregem official profile
- Mikael Soisalo – SPL competition record
- Mikael Soisalo at Soccerway
- 1998 births
- Living people
- Association football forwards
- Finnish footballers
- Finnish expatriate footballers
- Finland under-21 international footballers
- Finland youth international footballers
- Kakkonen players
- Veikkausliiga players
- Belgian First Division A players
- Liga Portugal 2 players
- FC Ilves players
- Middlesbrough F.C. players
- S.V. Zulte Waregem players
- Varzim S.C. players
- Sportspeople from Helsinki
- Expatriate footballers in Belgium
- Expatriate footballers in England
- Expatriate footballers in Portugal
- Finnish expatriates in England
- Finnish expatriates in Belgium
- Finnish expatriates in Portugal