Eero Markkanen

Eero Markkanen
Markkanen training with AIK in 2016
Personal information
Full name Eero Pekka Sakari Markkanen[1]
Date of birth (1991-07-03) 3 July 1991
Place of birth Jyväskylä, Finland
Height 1.97 m (6 ft 5 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current team
 Dalkurd FF
Number 9
Youth career
1999–2010 JJK
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2013 JJK 21 (11)
2011 → ViPa (loan) 14 (9)
2012 → Warkaus JK (loan) 12 (9)
2013 → HJK (loan) 6 (1)
2014 AIK 14 (6)
2014–2015 Real Madrid B 10 (2)
2014–2015 Real Madrid 0 (0)
2015 RoPS 6 (1)
2016–2018 AIK 35 (10)
2017 → Dynamo Dresden (loan) 3 (0)
2018 → Randers (loan) 8 (0)
2018– Dalkurd FF 4 (1)
National team‡
2014– Finland 15 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 September 2018 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 9 October 2017

Eero Pekka Sakari Markkanen (born 3 July 1991) is a Finnish footballer who plays as a striker for Dalkurd FF and the Finland national football team. He is the son of former basketball player Pekka Markkanen and the older brother of Chicago Bulls player Lauri Markkanen.[2]

Club career

On 23 July 2014, Real Madrid signed Markkanen from AIK on a four-year contract.[3]

Markkanen made his debut for Real Madrid Castilla on 24 August 2014, playing the full 90 minutes as they lost 2–1 at Atlético Madrid B in Segunda División B Group 2.[4] Six days later he scored his first goal for the club, in a 1–2 home loss to Getafe CF B. However, he missed most of the 2014-2015 season due to injury.

In September 2014, he was chosen for Real Madrid's 25-man squad for the UEFA Champions League, but did not make any appearances.[5]

On 21 August 2015, Real Madrid Castilla released Markkanen. There were rumours of him reporting back to preseason training overweight, but the club never released an official statement about the issue.[6]

On 3 September 2015, Markkanen was acquired by the Finnish side RoPS for the remainder of the season after failing to sign for AIK who were rejected a request for an exemption to sign him outside of the transfer window by the Swedish Football Association.[7]

On 5 November 2015, he signed a three-year contract with AIK. He told the club homepage that he was "Very happy to be back at AIK".[8]

On 4 August 2017, Markkanen joined 2. Bundesliga side Dynamo Dresden on loan for the season, while Dynamo Dresden secured an option to sign him permanently.[9]

On 15 January 2018, Markkanen broke his contract with Dynamo Dresden and went on to join Danish Superliga side Randers FC on loan from AIK for the rest of the 2017-18 season.[10]

He returned to AIK in late June 2018,[11] but soon left the club by mutual consent. On 10 August 2018, Markkanen signed with Dalkurd FF in Allsvenskan.[12]

International career

Markkanen made his full international debut on 29 May 2014, replacing Roman Eremenko at half time in a 1–0 defeat to Lithuania in Ventspils in the Baltic Cup.[13]

On 7 September 2014, he made his first competitive international appearance, replacing Jere Uronen for the last 15 minutes of a 3–1 win over the Faroe Islands in Tórshavn for UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying.[14]

After losing his place in the Finland squad during his spell in Real Madrid Castilla he was once again selected by head coach Hasse Backe in August 2016 for games again Germany and Kosovo. This was after a good summer form with five goals in the last two months for AIK.[15]

Club statistics

As of 4 August 2017[16]
Club Season League Cup Europe Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
ViPa 2011 Kakkonen 14900—149
Warkaus JK 2012 12900—129
JJK 2012 Veikkausliiga 1373020187
2013 84105—189
Total 2111135203616
HJK 2013 Veikkausliiga 6100—61
AIK 2014 Allsvenskan 14600—146
Real Madrid B 2014–15 Segunda División B 10200—102
RoPS 2015 Veikkausliiga 6100—61
AIK 2016 Allsvenskan 22851313010
2017 1324153226
Total 351092845216
Career total 1184922710415060

References

  1. ↑ "EERO MARKKANEN". Real Madrid. Archived from the original on 23 June 2015. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
  2. ↑ "Maaleja, Markkanen!" (in Finnish). Iltalehti, 6 April 2014. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
  3. ↑ "Official statement: Eero Markkanen". realmadrid.com. 2014-07-23.
  4. ↑ "2-1: Castilla let the three points slip against Atlético B". Real Madrid. 24 August 2014. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
  5. ↑ "UEFA Champions League Official Squad List"
  6. ↑ "Eero Markkanen laughs off 18kg claim". 101greatgoals. 2015-08-22.
  7. ↑ "RoPS gets help in championship race (in Swedish)". yle. 2015-09-03.
  8. ↑ "AIK Fotboll - Eero Markkanen klar för AIK". www.aikfotboll.se. Archived from the original on 2015-11-17. Retrieved 2016-11-19.
  9. ↑ "Dynamo Dresden leiht Stürmer Markkanen aus". kicker Online (in German). 4 August 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
  10. ↑ "Officiellt: Markkanen klar för dansk klubb: Ville ha in den typen". Fotbollskanalen (in Swedish). 15 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  11. ↑ "Eero Markkanen åter i träning". AIK Fotboll (in Swedish). 25 June 2018. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
  12. ↑ "Välkommen till Dalkurd, Eero Markkanen". AIK Fotboll (in Swedish). 10 August 2018. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
  13. ↑ "Lithuania 1-0 Finland". eu-football.info. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
  14. ↑ Joensen, Hans Pauli (7 September 2014). "Riski in business as Finland outstrip Faroese". UEFA. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
  15. ↑ "Markkanen tillbaka i landslaget efter målstim i AIK". fotbollskanalen. Retrieved 2016-11-19.
  16. ↑ "E. Markkanen". Soccerway. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
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