Miika Koskela
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Miika Juho Sakari Koskela | ||
| Date of birth | 12 July 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Oulu, Finland | ||
| Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Haugesund (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) | 15 | (2) |
| 2025– | → Haugesund (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018–2019 | Finland U16 | 6 | (2) |
| 2019–2020 | Finland U17 | 9 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Finland U19[1] | 5 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | Finland U21 | 6 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 August 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals 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 Haugesund, on loan from Tromsø.[2]
Club career
AC Oulu
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
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]
Koskela struggled with injuries and was out of play for all of the 2024 season for Tromsø.[8] When he finally was fit to play again in early 2025, Koskela was loaned out to his former club AC Oulu.[9] The loan, originally lasting until 21 July, was extended an additional week, and ended on 28 July.[10] Koskela played eighteen games, and scored three times.[11]
After Koskela returned from AC Oulu it was reported that he would be loaned out again. The confirmation came on 2 August, as fellow Eliteserien club Haugesund loaned Koskela for the remainder of the 2025 season.[12]
International career
Koskela is a regular youth international and has represented Finland at various youth national team levels.[13]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Other | 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 | — | 23 | 0 | |||
| AC Oulu | 2019 | Ykkönen | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2020 | Ykkönen | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 2 | |||
| 2021 | Veikkausliiga | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 2[c] | 0 | 19 | 1 | ||
| 2022 | Veikkausliiga | 20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 25 | 1 | ||
| 2023 | Veikkausliiga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| Total | 56 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 72 | 4 | ||
| Tromsø | 2023 | Eliteserien | 13 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 0 | ||
| 2024 | Eliteserien | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 13 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 0 | ||||
| Tromsø 2 | 2023 | 3. divisjon | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| AC Oulu (loan) | 2025 | Veikkausliiga | 15 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 18 | 3 | |
| Haugesund (loan) | 2025 | Eliteserien | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 109 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 135 | 7 | ||
- ^ Includes Suomen Cup and Norwegian Cup
- ^ Includes Kakkonen Cup and Finnish League Cup
- ^ Appearances in Veikkausliiga relegation play-offs
Honours
AC Oulu
- Ykkönen: 2020
- Finnish League Cup runner-up: 2023
Tromsø
- Eliteserien 3rd place: 2023[15]
References
- ^ "AC Oulun 18-vuotias Miika Koskela on ottanut talvikaudella kehitysaskeleen". kaleva.fi. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
- ^ "Miika Koskela: "Ei ole kaukana, että murtautuisin avauskokoonpanoon"". Palloliitto (in Finnish). 6 September 2023. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
- ^ "AC Oulun toppari Miika Koskela on 196-senttinen junioripelaaja". kaleva.fi. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
- ^ "A new Miika in town". til.no.
- ^ "Miika Koskela siirtyy AC Oulusta Norjan pääsarjaseuraan". yle.fi. 17 January 2023. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
- ^ "World Football: Miika Koskela". worldfootball.net.
- ^ TROMSØ VS. MOLDE 1 - 0, soccerway
- ^ Auke, Adrian Tangen (5 September 2024). "Miika har vært ute i ett år: – Lei av all denne ventingen" [Miika have been out for over a year: – Tired of all the waiting] (in Norwegian). Nordlys. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
- ^ "Miika Koskela lainalle AC Ouluun" [Miika Koskela on loan to AC Oulu] (in Finnish). AC Oulu. 28 March 2025. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
- ^ Elvevold, Lars (31 July 2025). "TILs «glemte» stopper har ikke gitt opp drømmen: – Kjenner nivået mitt" [TIl's «forgotten» centre-back haven't given up the dream: – I know my level] (in Norwegian). iTromsø. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
- ^ a b "Miika Koskela" (in Finnish). SPL. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
- ^ "Tromsø-stopper klar for Haugesund" [Tromsø centre-back signs for Haugesund] (in Norwegian). Fædrelandsvennen. 2 August 2025. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
- ^ Miika Koskela: "Ei ole kaukana, että murtautuisin avauskokoonpanoon", Finnish FA/Palloliitto, 6 September 2023
- ^ "Miika Koskela: Statistikk" [Miika Koskela: Statistics] (in Norwegian). NFF. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
- ^ Eliteserien table Tromsø IL, int.soccerway.com
External links
- Tromsø IL official profile
- Miika Koskela at Soccerway
- Miika Koskela at WorldFootball.net
- Miika Koskela at BeSoccer
- Miika Koskela at Football Association of Finland
- Miika Koskela at Norwegian Football Federation