Miko Virtanen

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Miko Virtanen
Personal information
Full name Miko Aarne Virtanen[1]
Date of birth (1999-01-29) 29 January 1999 (age 22)
Place of birth Finland
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Hamilton Academical
Number 2
Youth career
2011–2017 Everton
2017–2019 Aberdeen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2021 Aberdeen 2 (0)
2019–2020 → Arbroath (loan) 21 (0)
2020–2021 → Arbroath (loan) 9 (0)
2021– Hamilton Academical 5 (0)
National team
2018 Finland U19 3 (0)
2019– Finland U21 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:29, 6 October 2021 (UTC)

Miko Aarne Virtanen (born 29 January 1999) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Scottish Championship club Hamilton Academical. He has previously played for Aberdeen and Arbroath.

Club career[]

Youth career[]

Virtanen and his family moved to England when he was 13 years old after impressing Everton during an international youth tournament.[2]

Aberdeen[]

On 2 November 2017, it was announced that Virtanen had joined Aberdeen until the end of the season after a successful trial with the club. He said upon signing that he hoped joining Aberdeen would help him secure his place in the Finland squad at the following year's Euro Under-19 finals.[2]

Arbroath loans[]

On 29 August 2019, Virtanen moved to Arbroath on a season long loan.[3] He made his debut on 28 September 2019, in a 2–1 away loss against Dundee United in the Scottish Championship.[4] He was again loaned to Arbroath in September 2020,[5] until he was recalled by Aberdeen in January.[6]

Hamilton Academical[]

In August 2021 he signed for Hamilton Academical.[7]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of 28 February 2021[8][9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Aberdeen U21 2018–19 — 1[a] 0 1 0
2019–20 — 1[a] 0 1 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0
Aberdeen 2018–19 Scottish Premiership 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2019–20 Scottish Premiership 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2020–21 Scottish Premiership 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Total 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Arbroath (loan) 2019–20 Scottish Championship 21 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 24 0
2020–21 Scottish Championship 9 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 12 0
Career total 32 0 3 0 3 0 2 0 40 0
  1. ^ a b Appearance(s) in the Scottish Challenge Cup

References[]

  1. ^ "Updated Premier League squads for 2016/17 released". Premier League. 2 February 2017. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Aberdeen: Miko Virtanen eyes Euro finals place after Everton exit". 2 November 2017. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
  3. ^ "Miko Virtanen Heads To Arbroath On Loan". Inverness Reds. 29 August 2019. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
  4. ^ "Dundee United 2-1 Arbroath: Late Lawrence Shankland double keeps hosts top". 21 September 2019. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
  5. ^ Cryle, Ryan (4 September 2020). "Aberdeen's Miko Virtanen joins Arbroath for a second loan spell". eveningexpress.co.uk. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  6. ^ Wallace, Sean (4 January 2021). "Aberdeen recall Anderson and Virtanen from loan deals". eveningexpress.co.uk.
  7. ^ "Miko Virtanen signs for Accies". August 5, 2021.
  8. ^ Miko Virtanen at Soccerway
  9. ^ Miko Virtanen at Soccerbase

External links[]

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