Miko Virtanen

Miko Aarne Virtanen (born 29 January 1999) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Scottish Championship club Arbroath, on loan from Aberdeen of the Scottish Premiership.[1][2]

Miko Virtanen
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-01-29) 29 January 1999
Place of birth Finland
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Arbroath (on loan from Aberdeen)
Number 22
Youth career
2011–2017 Everton
2017–2019 Aberdeen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– Aberdeen 1 (0)
2019– → Arbroath (loan) 21 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 June 2020

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.[3]

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 that joining Aberdeen would help him secure his place in the next year's Euro Under-19 finals.[3]

Arbroath

On 29 August 2019, Virtanen moved to Arbroath on a season long loan.[4] Virtanen made his debut on 28 September 2019, in a 2-1 away loss against Dundee United in the Scottish Championship.[5]

Career statistics

Club
Club Season League Scottish Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Arbroath[6] 2019-20[1] Scottish Championship 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 0

References
  1. "Miko Virtanen | Football Stats | Aberdeen U20 | Age 20 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 2019-10-26.
  2. "Miko Virtanen". Aberdeen FC. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
  3. "Aberdeen: Miko Virtanen eyes Euro finals place after Everton exit". 2017-11-02. Retrieved 2019-10-26.
  4. "Miko Virtanen Heads To Arbroath On Loan". Inverness Reds. 2019-08-29. Retrieved 2019-10-28.
  5. "Dundee United 2-1 Arbroath: Late Lawrence Shankland double keeps hosts top". 2019-09-21. Retrieved 2019-10-28.
  6. "M. Virtanen". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
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