Miko Virtanen

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

Miko Virtanen

Personal information
Date of birth	29 January 1999
Place of birth	Finland
Position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Aberdeen
Number	26
Youth career
2011–2017	Everton
2017–2019	Aberdeen
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019–	Aberdeen	1	(0)
2019–2020	→ Arbroath (loan)	21	(0)
2020–2021	→ Arbroath (loan)	9	(0)
National team
2018	Finland U19	3	(0)
2019–	Finland U21	4	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:58, 23 January 2021 (UTC)

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.[2]

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 upon signing that he hoped joining Aberdeen would help him secure his place in the Finland squad at the following year's Euro Under-19 finals.[2]

Arbroath loans

On 29 August 2019, Virtanen moved to Arbroath on a season long loan.[3] He made his debut on 28 September 2019, in a 2–1 away loss against Dundee United in the Scottish Championship.[4] He was again loaned to Arbroath in September 2020,[5] until he was recalled by Aberdeen in January.[6]

Career statistics

Club

As of 6 January 2021[7][8]

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[lower-alpha 1]	0	1	0
	2019–20		—						1[lower-alpha 1]	0	1	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0
Aberdeen	2018–19	Scottish Premiership	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2019–20	Scottish Premiership	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2020–21	Scottish Premiership	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	Total		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Arbroath (loan)	2019–20	Scottish Championship	21	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	24	0
	2020–21	Scottish Championship	9	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	12	0
Career total			31	0	3	0	3	0	2	0	39	0

1. Appearance(s) in the Scottish Challenge Cup

References

1. "Miko Virtanen". Aberdeen F.C. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
2. "Aberdeen: Miko Virtanen eyes Euro finals place after Everton exit". 2 November 2017. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
3. "Miko Virtanen Heads To Arbroath On Loan". Inverness Reds. 29 August 2019. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
4. "Dundee United 2-1 Arbroath: Late Lawrence Shankland double keeps hosts top". 21 September 2019. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
5. Cryle, Ryan (4 September 2020). "Aberdeen's Miko Virtanen joins Arbroath for a second loan spell". eveningexpress.co.uk. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
6. Wallace, Sean (4 January 2021). "Aberdeen recall Anderson and Virtanen from loan deals". eveningexpress.co.uk.
7. Miko Virtanen at Soccerway
8. Miko Virtanen at Soccerbase

External links

• Profile at the Arbroath F.C. website