Marko Tuomela

Marko Tuomela (born 3 March 1972) is a Finnish former footballer.^[1] He is a former international defender who has played for clubs all over the world including Kuusysi Lahti, TPV Tampere, FF Jaro, Tromsø IL, Motherwell (loan), Swindon Town (loan), GIF Sundsvall, Liaoning F.C.^[2] and IFK Sundsvall.^[3]

Marko Tuomela
Personal information
Date of birth	(1972-03-03) 3 March 1972 (age 52)
Place of birth	Stockholm, Sweden
Height	1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1992	Kuusankosken Kumu	15	(2)
1993–1994	Kuusysi	41	(5)
1995–1996	TPV	48	(4)
1997	Jaro	25	(2)
1997	Motherwell	0	(0)
1998–2000	Tromsø	35	(1)
2000	Swindon Town	2	(0)
2001–2002	GIF Sundsvall	38	(2)
2003	Liaoning Zhongshun	4	(0)
2003	IFK Sundsvall	18	(1)
International career
1995–2003	Finland	24	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career statistics edit

As of 18 May 2024^[4]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			Europe		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Kuusankosken Kumu	1992	Ykkönen	15	2	–		15	2
Kuusysi	1992	Veikkausliiga	22	1	4^[a]	0	26	1
	1994	Veikkausliiga	19	4	–		19	4
	Total		41	5	0	0	45	5
TPV	1995	Veikkausliiga	23	2	1^[a]	0	24	2
	1996	Ykkönen	25	2	–		25	2
	Total		48	4	1	0	49	4
Jaro	1997	Veikkausliiga	25	2	–		25	2
Motherwell	1997–98	Scottish Premier Division	0	0	–		0	0
Tromsø	1998	Tippeligaen	26	1	–		26	1
	1999	Tippeligaen	4	0	–		4	0
	2000	Tippeligaen	5	0	–		5	0
	Total		35	1	–	–	35	1
Swindon Town	2000–01	Second Division	2	0	–		2	0
GIF Sundsvall	2001	Allsvenskan	15	0	–		15	0
	2002	Allsvenskan	23	2	–		23	2
	Total		48	2	–	–	48	2
Liaoning Zhongshun	2003	Chinese Jia-A League	4	0	–		4	0
IFK Sundsvall	2003	Division 3	18	1	–		18	1
Career total			236	17	5	0	241	17

As of match played 29 January 2003^[5]

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Finland	1995	2	0
	1996	0	0
	1997	4	0
	1998	7	0
	1999	3	0
	2000	4	1
	2001	3	0
	2002	0	0
	2003	1	0
Total		24	1

As of goal scored on 10 October 2019

Scores and results list Finland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Finland goal.

List of international goals scored by Marko Tuomela
No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition	Ref.
1	23 February 2000	Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand	Estonia	2–0	4–2	Friendly

^ "Marko Tuomela". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
^ Marko Tuomela siirtyy Kiinaan?, Yle, 5 February 2003
^ Helsingissä nähtiin tuulahdus menneisyydestä – Litmanen syöttää, Forssell maalaa!, Ilta-Sanomat, 10 June 2017
^ Marko Tuomela, Football Association of Finland
^ Marko Tuomela at National-Football-Teams.com

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