Antti Mäkijärvi
Antti Mäkijärvi (born 8 December 1993) is a Finnish professional football midfielder. Previously, he played in German Regionalliga Nord side VfB Oldenburg.[1] Mäkijärvi was born in Espoo, Finland. He began his senior club career playing for Pallohonka, before making his league debut for Honka at age 17 in 2011. After winning his first trophy, the Finnish League Cup, during his first season on league level, he helped Honka win the 2012 Cup.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 8 December 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Espoo, Finland | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1998–2011 | Honka | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2011 | Pallohonka | 43 | (11) |
| 2011–2014 | Honka | 92 | (10) |
| 2015 | Ilves | 17 | (2) |
| 2015–2017 | Oldenburg | 16 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | Honka | 18 | (0) |
| 2019–2022 | KTP | 94 | (23) |
| International career | |||
| 2008 | Finland U-15 | 3 | (0) |
| 2009 | Finland U-16 | 11 | (3) |
| 2010 | Finland U-17 | 4 | (1) |
| 2010–2011 | Finland U-18 | 12 | (0) |
| 2012 | Finland U-20 | 2 | (2) |
| 2012–2013 | Finland U-21 | 8 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 October 2022 | |||
Club career edit
Honka edit
Mäkijärvi started his Veikkausliiga career in local team FC Honka in 2011.
Ilves edit
On 14 April 2015, Mäkijärvi signed for FC Ilves on a one-year contract.[2]
Oldenburg edit
On 10 August 2015 it was announced that Mäkijärvi had signed a contract with VfB Oldenburg.[3]
Return to Honka edit
On 1 April 2018, Mäkijärvi signed a 1+1 year contract with Honka.[4]
International career edit
Mäkijärvi has 40 caps for Finland national youth teams. He made his debut in the UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifications in Raatti Stadium, Oulu on 11 June 2013 in a match against Lithuania.[5]
Career statistics edit
Club edit
- As of match played 6 July 2019[6]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Pallohonka | 2009 | Kakkonen | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 9 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | 24 | 5 | |||
| 2011 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | 10 | 5 | |||
| Total | 43 | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | 43 | 11 | |||
| Honka | 2011 | Veikkausliiga | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 2012 | 28 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | 31 | 4 | |||
| 2013 | 31 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 2[a] | 0 | 41 | 4 | ||
| 2014 | 23 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 29 | 3 | ||
| Total | 92 | 10 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 114 | 13 | ||
| Ilves | 2015 | Veikkausliiga | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 19 | 2 | |
| Oldenburg | 2015–16 | Regionalliga Nord | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 13 | 1 | |
| 2016–17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2017–18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| Total | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 16 | 1 | |||
| Honka | 2018 | Veikkausliiga | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 18 | 3 | |
| KTP | 2019 | Ykkönen | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 15 | 2 | |
| Career total | 199 | 29 | 20 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 224 | 32 | ||
- ^ a b c Appearances in the Europa League
Honours and achievements edit
Club edit
References edit
- ^ "Oldenburg verpflichtet Mäkijärvi" (in German). kicker. 11 August 2015. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
- ^ . FC Ilves. 14 April 2015. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015.
- ^ (in German). vfb-oldenburg.de. 10 August 2016. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
- ^ "Antti Mäkijärvi pelasi kolme vuotta Saksassa – palaa nyt Veikkausliigaan" [Antti Mäkijärvi played for three years in Germany – now returns to Veikkausliiga] (in Finnish). Ilta-Sanomat. 1 April 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
- ^ "Pohjanpalo Pikkuhuuhkajien ryhmässä" [Pohjanpalo in the little Eagle Owls] (in Finnish). Yle. 31 May 2013. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
- ^ "A. Mäkijärvi". Soccerway. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
- (in Finnish)
External links edit
- Antti Mäkijärvi – UEFA competition record ()
- Antti Mäkijärvi at Soccerbase
- Antti Mäkijärvi at Soccerway