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Miko Virtanen
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-01-29) 29 January 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Finland
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Aberdeen
Number 26
Youth career
2011–2017 Everton
2017–2019 Aberdeen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– Aberdeen 0 (0)
2019–2020 → Arbroath (loan) 21 (0)
2020–2021 → Arbroath (loan) 9 (0)
International career
2018 Finland U19 3 (0)
2019– Finland U21 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:00, 5 January 2021 (UTC)

Miko Aarne Virtanen (born 29 January 1999) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Scottish Premiership club Aberdeen.[1][2]

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.[3]

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 that joining Aberdeen would help him secure his place in the next year's Euro Under-19 finals.[3]

Arbroath loans

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

Career statistics

Club

As of 6 January 2021.[7]
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 2018–19 Scottish Premiership 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Aberdeen U21 2018–19 — — — 1[a] 0 1 0
2019–20 — — — 1[a] 0 1 0
Arbroath 2019–20 Scottish Championship 21 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 24 0
2020–21 9 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 12 0
Career total 31 0 3 0 3 0 2 0 39 0
  1. ^ a b Appearance(s) in the Scottish Challenge Cup

References

  1. ^ "Miko Virtanen | Football Stats | Aberdeen U20 | Age 20 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 2019-10-26.
  2. ^ "Miko Virtanen". Aberdeen FC. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Aberdeen: Miko Virtanen eyes Euro finals place after Everton exit". 2017-11-02. Retrieved 2019-10-26.
  4. ^ "Miko Virtanen Heads To Arbroath On Loan". Inverness Reds. 2019-08-29. Retrieved 2019-10-28.
  5. ^ "Dundee United 2-1 Arbroath: Late Lawrence Shankland double keeps hosts top". 2019-09-21. Retrieved 2019-10-28.
  6. ^ https://www.eveningexpress.co.uk/fp/sport/football/aberdeen-fc/donsnews/aberdeen-recall-anderson-and-virtanen-from-loan-deals/
  7. ^ Miko Virtanen at Soccerway


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