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Miko Virtanen
Personal information
Full name Miko Aarne Virtanen[1]
Date of birth (1999-01-29) 29 January 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Tampere, Finland
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Cove Rangers
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)
2021–2023 Hamilton Academical 20 (0)
2023– Cove Rangers 0 (0)
International career
2017–2018 Finland U19 6 (0)
2019–2020 Finland U21 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:48, 9 January 2023 (UTC)

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

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] After making 24 appearances and scoring 1 goal over two seasons, Virtanen would leave Accies by mutual consent on 9 January 2023.[8]

Cove Rangers

Following his release from Hamilton, Virtanen returned to the north-east of Scotland to sign for Scottish Championship side Cove Rangers on a deal until the end of the season.[9]

Career statistics

Club

As of 28 February 2021[10][11]
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
Hamilton Academical 2021–22 Scottish Championship 15 0 1 0 0 0 3 1 19 1
2022–23 Scottish Championship 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Cove Rangers 2022–23 Scottish Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career total 52 0 4 0 3 0 5 1 64 1
  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. ^ Academy (2023-01-09). "Virtanen Departs". Hamilton Academical Website. Retrieved 2023-01-09.
  9. ^ "Miko Virtanen Joins The Journey". Cove Rangers Website. 2023-01-23.
  10. ^ Miko Virtanen at Soccerway
  11. ^ Miko Virtanen at Soccerbase
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