Mikko Viitikko

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Mikko Viitikko
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Viitikko in 2015.
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-04-18) 18 April 1995 (age 26)
Place of birth Helsinki, Finland
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Position(s) Center Back
Club information
Current team
 Trelleborg
Number 3
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2014 Klubi 04 43 (3)
2014 HJK 3 (0)
2015–2017 VPS 53 (0)
2018 Fredrikstad 1 (0)
2019–2022 Lahti 65 (1)
2022– Trelleborg 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 October 2021

Mikko Viitikko (born 18 April 1995) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays for Swedish club Trelleborg, as a defender.

Club Career[]

Viitikko comes from the youth academies of HJK Helsinki. HJK promoted Viitikko to their reserve team Klubi 04 for the 2011 season.[1]

Viitikko made his first appearance in Veikkausliiga on 2 August 2014, paying for HJK in a 1–0 victory against Myllykosken Pallo-47 .[2] He was included in the starting eleven in that match and played full 90 minutes.[3]

In November 2014, Viitikko signed a two-and-a-half year contract with Vaasan Palloseura.[4]

In 2018, Viitikko signed for Norwegian club Fredrikstad FK.[5] After a year in Norway, Viitikko came back to Finland to play for Lahti.[6]

On 4 February 2022, Viitikko signed a contract with Trelleborg in Sweden until 2025.[7]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Mikko Viitikko at Soccerway. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
  2. ^ Mikko Viitikko Palloverkko-sivustolla
  3. ^ Palloverkko
  4. ^ "VPS".
  5. ^ https://www.veikkausliiga.com/uutiset/2018/01/21/mikko-viitikko-jatkaa-uraansa-norjassa
  6. ^ "Mikko Viitikko Norjasta Lahteen".
  7. ^ "Välkommen Mikko Viitikko" (Press release) (in Swedish). Trelleborg. 4 February 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2022.


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