Mikko Ville Olavi Viitikko (born 18 April 1995) is a Finnish footballer who plays as a defender for PPJ Lauttasaari in Kolmonen.
 Viitikko with VPS in 2015. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mikko Ville Olavi Viitikko[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 18 April 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Helsinki, Finland | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Centre back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | PPJ Lauttasaari | ||
| 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) |
| 2019–2021 | Lahti | 65 | (1) |
| 2022–2024 | Trelleborg | 28 | (0) |
| 2024 | → Lahti (loan) | 21 | (0) |
| 2025– | PPJ Lauttasaari | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2011 | Finland U17 | 2 | (0) |
| 2013 | Finland U19 | 3 | (0) |
| 2016 | Finland U21 | 3 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 27 October 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 20 November 2023 | |||
Club career
editViitikko 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] for a transfer fee of around €100,000.[8][9][10]
On 20 November 2023, Viitikko was loaned out to FC Lahti for the 2024 season.[11] At the end of the season, Lahti was relegated and Viitikko's loan deal ended. Eventually he ended also his professional career due to lack of motivation and turned into a car salesman.[12]
In 2025, he joined PPJ/Lauttasaari, an amateur team of PPJ in Lauttasaari neighbourhood, competing in the fifth-tier Kolmonen.[13]
International career
editViitikko was a Finnish youth international.[1]
Career statistics
edit| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | League cup[b] | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Klubi 04 | 2012 | Kakkonen | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 15 | 0 | ||
| 2013 | Kakkonen | 23 | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 25 | 2 | |||
| 2014 | Kakkonen | 6 | 1 | – | – | – | 6 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 42 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 3 | ||
| HJK Helsinki | 2014 | Veikkausliiga | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| VPS | 2015 | Veikkausliiga | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| 2016 | Veikkausliiga | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 19 | 0 | ||
| 2017 | Veikkausliiga | 25 | 0 | 6 | 0 | – | 4[c] | 0 | 35 | 0 | ||
| Total | 53 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 75 | 0 | ||
| Fredrikstad | 2018 | 2. divisjon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||
| Fredrikstad 2 | 2018 | 4. divisjon | 13 | 0 | – | – | – | 13 | 0 | |||
| Lahti | 2019 | Veikkausliiga | 24 | 0 | 6 | 0 | – | – | 30 | 0 | ||
| 2020 | Veikkausliiga | 21 | 1 | 7 | 1 | – | – | 28 | 2 | |||
| 2021 | Veikkausliiga | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 22 | 0 | |||
| Total | 66 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 2 | ||
| Trelleborg | 2022 | Superettan | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 18 | 0 | ||
| 2023 | Superettan | 11 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 15 | 0 | |||
| Total | 28 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | ||
| Lahti (loan) | 2024 | Veikkausliiga | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | – | 29 | 0 | |
| PPJ Lauttasaari | 2025 | Kolmonen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 227 | 4 | 26 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 271 | 5 | ||
- ↑ Includes Suomen Cup, Norwegian Cup and Svenska Cupen
- ↑ Includes Finnish League Cup
- 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
References
edit- 1 2 3 4 Mikko Viitikko at Soccerway. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
- ↑ Mikko Viitikko Palloverkko-sivustolla
- ↑ Palloverkko
- ↑ "VPS".
- ↑ "Mikko Viitikko jatkaa uraansa Norjassa".
- ↑ "Mikko Viitikko Norjasta Lahteen".
- ↑ "Välkommen Mikko Viitikko" (Press release) (in Swedish). Trelleborg. 4 February 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
- ↑ FC Lahden toppari Mikko Viitikko siirtyy Ruotsiin – FC Lahti hankkii siirtokorvauksella kaksi korvaavaa pelaajaa, Etelä-Suomen Sanomat, 4 February 2022
- ↑ Mikko Viitikko siirtyy Ruotsiin: "Maksoivat minusta hyvin FC Lahdelle", suomifutis.com, 4 February 2022
- ↑ Mikko Viitikko siirtyy Ruotsiin - "FC Lahdesta jää paljon hyviä muistoja", Veikkausliiga, 4 February 2022
- ↑ MIKKO VIITIKKO LÅNAS UT TILL FC LAHTI, trelleborgsff.se, 20 November 2023
- ↑ Mikko Viitikko löysi itsestään autokauppiaan, kun puhelin ei enää soinut: "Olen tehnyt muutamia kauppojakin", Helsingin Sanomat, 23 May 2025
- ↑ PPJ LAUTTASAAREN JOUKKUE ON VALMIS KAUDELLE 2025, ppj lauttasaari
- ↑ Mikko Viitikko stats, Finnish FA
- ↑ Mikko Viitikko stats, Norwegian FA