Thomas Mäkinen

Thomas Mäkinen (born 30 January 1997) is a Finnish professional football midfielder who plays for Finnish club FC Åland and Finland national under-21 football team.[1] Mäkinen was born in Mariehamn, Finland.

Thomas Mäkinen

Personal information
Full name	Thomas Mäkinen
Date of birth	30 January 1997
Place of birth	Mariehamn, Finland
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	FC Åland
Youth career
	IFK Mariehamn
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2017	IFK Mariehamn	39	(1)
2016	→ FC Åland (loan)	4	(0)
2017	Renate	2	(0)
2018	IFK Mariehamn	29	(3)
2019–	FC Åland	25	(2)
National team^‡
2015	Finland U19	3	(0)
2016	Finland U20	1	(0)
2017–	Finland U21	1	(0)
Honours IFK Mariehamn Finnish Cup 2015 Veikkausliiga 2016
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 October 2019 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 24 March 2017

Club career

IFK Mariehamn

He began his senior club career playing for IFK Mariehamn, and made his league debut for at age 18 in 2014. After winning his first trophy, the Finnish Cup, during his first full season on league level, he helped IFK Marehamn win the Veikkausliiga.

Renate

On 1 January 2017 Mäkinen signed a contract with A.C. Renate.[2]

Return to IFK Mariehamn

On 17 January 2018, Mäkinen signed a 1 year contract with IFK Mariehamn.[3]

FC Åland

FC Åland announced the signing of Mäkinen for the 2019 season. The deal was already announced on 7 November 2018.[4]

International career

Mäkinen has represented Finland on youth level. He made his debut in the UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualifications in on 8 October 2015 in a match against Italy.[5]

Career statistics

Club

As of 10 August 2019[6][7][8]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cups		Europe		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
IFK Mariehamn	2013	Veikkausliiga	0	0	1	0	—		1	0
	2014		1	0	4	1	—		2	1
	2015		19	0	5	0	—		24	0
	2016		20	1	5	1	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	26	2
	Total		40	1	15	2	1	0	56	3
FC Åland (loan)	2016	Kakkonen	4	0	0	0	—		4	0
Renate	2016–17	Serie C	2	0	0	0	—		2	0
	2017–18		0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	Total		2	0	0	0	—		2	0
IFK Mariehamn	2018	Veikkausliiga	29	3	5	2	—		34	5
FC Åland	2019	Kolmonen	17	2	2	1	—		19	3
Career total			92	6	22	5	1	0	115	11

1. Appearances in the Europa League

Honours and achievements

Club

IFK Marehamn

• Veikkausliiga: 2016
• Finnish Cup: 2015

References

1. "Fredrik Lassas Suomen U21-maajoukkueen mukana Espanjan leirillä" (in Finnish). HIFK Fotboll. 13 March 2017. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
2. "Thomas Makinen at ZC:"Renate is the right place to start from. It shows some similarities with my former club.And we won the championship there..."". ZonaCalcio.net. 30 June 2017. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
3. "Thomas Mäkinen palaa IFK Mariehamniin" (in Finnish). Veikkausliiga. 29 November 2017. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
4. Mäkinen klar för FC Åland, fcaland.ax, 7 November 2018
5. "Thomas Mäkinen till U19s EM-kvalturnering!" [Thomas Mäkinen to the U19's EM qualifying tournament!] (in Swedish). IFK Mariehamn. 22 September 2015. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
6. "Thomas Mäkinen". National Football Teams. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
7. "T.Mäkinen". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
8. "Thomas Mäkinen". Football Association of Finland (FAF). Retrieved 10 August 2019.

External links

• A.C. Renate official profile (in Italian)
• Thomas Mäkinen at National-Football-Teams.com
• Thomas Mäkinen at Soccerway