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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 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 30 0 3 0 3 0 2 0 38 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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