Walter Viitala

Walter Viitala
Personal information
Date of birth (1992-01-09) 9 January 1992
Place of birth Helsinki, Finland
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Malmö FF
Number 1
Youth career
PPJ Eira
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2015 FC Honka 52 (0)
2011 → HIFK (loan) 17 (0)
2012 → Pallohonka 2 (0)
2015–2016 IFK Mariehamn 41 (0)
2017–2018 Viborg FF 20 (0)
2018– Malmö FF 2 (0)
National team
2008 Finland U-16 6 (0)
2009 Finland U-17 10 (0)
2011 Finland U-19 17 (0)
2012 Finland U-20 7 (0)
2013 Finland U-21 10 (0)
2017– Finland 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 September 2018

Walter Viitala (born 9 January 1992) is a Finnish footballer who plays as goalkeeper for Malmö FF.

Club career

On 15 December 2016, Viitala signed a 2.5-year contract with Viborg FF on a free transfer from IFK Mariehamn. He made his debut in a 1–0 victory against AaB on 8 April 2017.

On 11 August 2018 Viitala signed for Swedish champions Malmö FF. He signed a short-term contract for the rest of the year to replace injured back-up goalkeeper Fredrik Andersson.[1][2] He made his first appearance for Malmö FF on 23 September 2018, when he replaced an injured Johan Dahlin at halftime in a 4–0 vicory over Kalmar FF.[3] He made his first start a week later in a 0–0 draw against GIF Sundsvall.

International career

In November 2016, Viitala received his first call-up to the senior Finland squad for the match against Ukraine.[4] He made a debut on 9 January 2017 in a 1–0 win against Morocco in Al Ain.[5]

Career statistics

Club

As of 1 October 2018.[6]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
HIFK (loan) 2011 Ykkönen 1700000——170
Total 17000000000170
Pallohonka 2012 Kakkonen 200000——20
Total 200000000020
FC Honka 2011 Veikkausliiga 000020——20
2012 1000020——120
2013 270102020—300
2014 150003010—180
Total 52010903000650
IFK Mariehamn 2015 Veikkausliiga 803020——130
2016 330103020—390
Total 41040502000520
Viborg FF 2016–17 Superliga 5000——6[lower-alpha 1]0110
2017–18 1st Division 13000———130
2018–19 2000———20
Total 20000000060260
Malmö FF 2018 Allsvenskan 2000—00—20
Total 200000000020
Career total 13405014050601640
  1. ↑ Appearances in the Danish Superliga relegation play-offs

Honours

IFK Mariehamn

References

  1. ↑ "Välkommen till Malmö FF, Walter Viitala!". mff.se (in Swedish). Malmö FF. 11 August 2018. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  2. ↑ Wiman, Max (11 August 2018). "Landslagsmålvakt till MFF – Fredrik Andersson ska opereras". sydsvenskan.se (in Swedish). Sydsvenskan. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  3. ↑ Åkesson, Richard (23 September 2018). "Viitaladebut tack vare lagläkaren: "Ett perfekt läge"". sydsvenskan.se (in Swedish). Sydsvenskan. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  4. ↑ "Viitala korvaa Mäenpään Huuhkajissa" [Viitala replaces Mäenpää in "Huuhkajat"]. palloliitto.fi. 4 November 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
  5. ↑ "Huuhkajat voitti vihdoin – Juhani Ojalan puskumaali yllätti Marokon". yle.fi (in Finnish). Yle. 9 January 2017. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
  6. ↑ "W.Viitala". soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  7. ↑ "IFK vann årets ligaguld" [IFK won this year's league gold]. ifkfotboll.ax (in Swedish). IFK Mariehamn. 24 October 2016. Retrieved 23 October 2016.


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