Mikko Pitkänen
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 2 January 1997 | ||
Place of birth | Kuopio, Finland | ||
Height | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | AC Oulu | ||
Youth career | |||
KuPS | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014–2019 | KuPS | 12 | (0) |
2015–2019 | → KuFu-98 | 51 | (3) |
2018 | → Gnistan (loan) | 7 | (1) |
2020 | AC Kajaani | 19 | (1) |
2021–2024 | VPS | 100 | (5) |
2025– | AC Oulu | 0 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 32 October 2024 |
Mikko Pitkänen (born 2 January 1997) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays for Veikkausliiga club AC Oulu, as a defender.[1]
Career
[edit]Pitkänen started his career in his hometown club Kuopion Palloseura (KuPS), making his Veikkausliiga debut with KuPS first team in the 2014 season.[2]
On 29 December 2019, Ykkönen side AC Kajaani confirmed that they had signed Pitkänen on a contract for the 2020 season.[3]
On 5 January 2021, Pitkänen joined Ykkönen side Vaasan Palloseura (VPS).[2] They went on to win the Ykkönen title and were promoted to Veikkausliiga for the 2022 season and his deal was extended.[4]
On 31 October 2024, Veikkausliiga club AC Oulu announced the signing of Pitkänen for the 2025 and 2026 seasons, with an option for 2027.[5]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of 23 October 2024.[6]
Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | League cup[b] | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
KuPS | 2014 | Veikkausliiga | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 5 | 0 | ||
2015 | Veikkausliiga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | |||
2016 | Veikkausliiga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | |||
2017 | Veikkausliiga | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||||
2018 | Veikkausliiga | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 12 | 0 | |||
2019 | Veikkausliiga | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | |||
Total | 12 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||
KuFu-98 | 2015 | Kolmonen | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 2[c] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
2016 | Kakkonen | 12 | 2 | – | – | – | – | 12 | 2 | |||||
2017 | Kakkonen | 17 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 17 | 0 | |||||
2018 | Kakkonen | 9 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 9 | 0 | |||||
2019 | Kakkonen | 13 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 13 | 1 | |||||
Total | 51 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 53 | 3 | ||
Gnistan (loan) | 2019 | Kakkonen | 7 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 7 | 1 | ||||
AC Kajaani | 2020 | Ykkönen | 19 | 1 | 4 | 0 | – | – | – | 23 | 1 | |||
VPS | 2021 | Ykkönen | 21 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | – | – | 25 | 0 | |||
2022 | Veikkausliiga | 29 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 33 | 2 | |||
2023 | Veikkausliiga | 28 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 35 | 2 | |||
2024 | Veikkausliiga | 22 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | – | 29 | 2 | ||
Total | 100 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 6 | ||
AC Oulu | 2025 | Veikkausliiga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||
Career total | 189 | 10 | 22 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 226 | 11 |
- ^ Includes Suomen Cup
- ^ Includes Finnish League Cup
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Regions' Cup
- ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Conference League
Honours
[edit]VPS
References
[edit]- ^ a b Mikko Pitkänen at Soccerway. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
- ^ a b Mikko Pitkänen siirtyy Vepsuun, vepsu.fi, 5 January 2021
- ^ Joulukuun pelaajauutisia…, ackajaani.fi, 29 December 2019
- ^ Samuel Lindeman ja Mikko Pitkänen jatkavat Vepsussa!, vepsu.fi, 10 October 2022
- ^ MIKKO PITKÄNEN LIITTYY LAIVASTONSINISTEN PUOLUSTUKSEEN, acoulu.fi, 31 October 2024
- ^ Mikko Pitkänen stats, Finnish FA
External links
[edit]- Mikko Pitkänen at WorldFootball.net