Miika Koskela

Miika Koskela
Personal information
Full name Miika Juho Sakari Koskela
Date of birth (2003-07-12) 12 July 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth Oulu, Finland
Height 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 AC Oulu (on loan from Tromsø)
Number 33
Youth career
Ajax-Sarkkiranta
–2016 ORPa
2017 OTP
2018–2020 OLS
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2023 AC Oulu 56 (4)
2019–2022 → OLS (loan) 21 (0)
2023– Tromsø 13 (0)
2023– → Tromsø 2 4 (0)
2025– → AC Oulu (loan) 3 (0)
International career‡
2018–2019 Finland U16 6 (2)
2019–2020 Finland U17 9 (0)
2021–2022 Finland U19[1] 5 (0)
2021– Finland U21 6 (0)
Medal record
AC Oulu
First place Ykkönen 2020
Second place Finnish League Cup 2023
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 April 2025
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 September 2023

Miika Juho Sakari Koskela (born 12 July 2003) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for AC Oulu, on loan from Tromsø, and the Finland under-21 national team.[2]

Club career

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AC Oulu

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Born in Oulu and raised in Kempele, Koskela started his professional career at his home-town club AC Oulu in 2019. While featuring for the club's reserve team, OLS, he made his first-team debut later in the same year.[3]

Tromsø IL

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On 13 March 2023, Koskela joined Norwegian club Tromsø on a four-year deal, for an undisclosed fee.[4][5] He made his debut for the side on 19 March 2023, in a 2–3 Norwegian Cup loss (a.e.t) to Lillestrøm.[6] He made his Eliteserien debut on 10 April 2023, in a 1–0 home win against Molde, coming in from the bench for the final minutes as a substitute to Christophe Psyché.[7]

International career

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Koskela is a regular youth international and has represented Finland at various youth national team levels.[8]

Career statistics

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As of 14 April 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[a] League cup[b] Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
OLS 2019 Kakkonen 13 0 0 0 2 0 — 15 0
2020 Kakkonen 3 0 0 0 — — 3 0
2021 Kakkonen 3 0 0 0 — — 3 0
2022 Kakkonen 2 0 0 0 — — 2 0
Total 21 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 23 0
AC Oulu 2019 Ykkönen 4 0 0 0 — — 4 0
2020 Ykkönen 17 2 2 0 — — 19 2
2021 Veikkausliiga 17 1 2 0 — — 19 1
2022 Veikkausliiga 20 1 2 0 3 0 — 25 1
2023 Veikkausliiga 0 0 0 0 5 0 — 5 0
Total 58 4 6 0 8 0 0 0 72 4
Tromsø 2023 Eliteserien 13 0 5 0 — — 18 0
2024 Eliteserien 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 0
Total 13 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 18 0
Tromsø 2 2023 3. divisjon 4 0 — — — 4 0
AC Oulu (loan) 2025 Veikkausliiga 2 0 0 0 0 0 – 2 0
Career total 98 4 11 0 10 0 0 0 119 4
  1. ^ Includes Suomen Cup and Norwegian Cup
  2. ^ Includes Kakkonen Cup and Finnish League Cup

Honours

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AC Oulu

Tromsø

References

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  1. ^ "AC Oulun 18-vuotias Miika Koskela on ottanut talvikaudella kehitysaskeleen". kaleva.fi. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Miika Koskela: "Ei ole kaukana, että murtautuisin avauskokoonpanoon"". Palloliitto (in Finnish). 6 September 2023. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
  3. ^ "AC Oulun toppari Miika Koskela on 196-senttinen junioripelaaja". kaleva.fi. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  4. ^ "A new Miika in town". til.no.
  5. ^ "Miika Koskela siirtyy AC Oulusta Norjan pääsarjaseuraan". yle.fi. 17 January 2023. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
  6. ^ "World Football: Miika Koskela". worldfootball.net.
  7. ^ TROMSØ VS. MOLDE 1 - 0, soccerway
  8. ^ Miika Koskela: "Ei ole kaukana, että murtautuisin avauskokoonpanoon", Finnish FA/Palloliitto, 6 September 2023
  9. ^ Eliteserien table Tromsø IL, int.soccerway.com
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