Mikko Viitikko

Mikko Viitikko (born 18 April 1995) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays for Swedish club Trelleborg as a defender.

Mikko Viitikko
Viitikko in 2015.
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-04-18) 18 April 1995
Place of birth Helsinki, Finland
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Position(s) Center Back
Team information
Current team
 Trelleborg
Number 3
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2014 Klubi 04 43 (3)
2014 HJK 3 (0)
2015–2017 VPS 53 (0)
2018 Fredrikstad 1 (0)
2019–2022 Lahti 65 (1)
2022– Trelleborg 24 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 September 2023

Club career

Viitikko comes from the youth academies of HJK Helsinki. HJK promoted Viitikko to their reserve team Klubi 04 for the 2011 season.[1]

Viitikko made his first appearance in Veikkausliiga on 2 August 2014, paying for HJK in a 1–0 victory against Myllykosken Pallo-47 .[2] He was included in the starting eleven in that match and played full 90 minutes.[3]

In November 2014, Viitikko signed a two-and-a-half year contract with Vaasan Palloseura.[4]

In 2018, Viitikko signed for Norwegian club Fredrikstad FK.[5] After a year in Norway, Viitikko came back to Finland to play for Lahti.[6]

On 4 February 2022, Viitikko signed a contract with Trelleborg in Sweden until 2025.[7]

References
  1. Mikko Viitikko at Soccerway. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
  2. Mikko Viitikko Palloverkko-sivustolla
  3. Palloverkko
  4. "VPS".
  5. "Mikko Viitikko jatkaa uraansa Norjassa".
  6. "Mikko Viitikko Norjasta Lahteen".
  7. "Välkommen Mikko Viitikko" (Press release) (in Swedish). Trelleborg. 4 February 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2022.


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