Lauri Ala-Myllymäki

Lauri Elias Ala-Myllymäki (born 4 June 1997) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Ilves.[1] He began his senior club career playing for Ilves, before signing with Venezia in 2021.

Lauri Ala-Myllymäki
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-06-04) 4 June 1997
Place of birth Pirkkala, Finland
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
Ilves
Number 15
Youth career
2002–2013 Ilves
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2020 Ilves 198 (40)
2021–2023 Venezia 0 (0)
2022–2023Triestina (loan) 10 (0)
2023– Ilves 20 (3)
International career
2013 Finland U16 16 (1)
2014 Finland U17 8 (2)
2015 Finland U18 14 (0)
2015–2016 Finland U19 6 (0)
2017–2018 Finland U21 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 October 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 October 2019

Ala-Myllymäki has played for Finland in various youth national teams and is regarded as one of the most promising Finnish players in his age group. He is known as a set-piece specialist.[2]

Club career

Ilves

Ala-Myllymäki debuted on senior level on 15 June 2013 at the age of 16 in the ranks of Ilves in a match against KTP.[3]

Venezia

On 5 November 2020, he signed a 3.5-year contract with Italian club Venezia.[4]

On 31 January 2022, Ala-Myllymäki joined Triestina on loan until 30 June 2023.[5]

Return to Ilves

On 24 January 2023, Ala-Myllymäki returned to Ilves on a two-year contract.[6]

International career

He has represented Finland at international youth levels and he played in 8 out of 10 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification matches.[7]

Career statistics

As of 21 October 2023[8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Europe Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Ilves 2013 Ykkönen 10200102
2014 25000250
2015 Veikkausliiga 2711030311
2016 31951504110
2017 30300303
2018 306602[lower-alpha 1]0366
2019 2412512913
2020 187731[lower-alpha 1]12611
Total 19840245803123346
Venezia 2020–21 Serie B 000000
2021–22 Serie A 000000
Total 0000000000
Triestina (loan) 2021–22 Serie C 10000100
Ilves 2023 Veikkausliiga 2035130284
Career total 228442961103127150
  1. Appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours

Ilves

Individual

References

  1. Lauri Ala-Myllymäki at Soccerway. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
  2. Vainikka, Jussi (20 July 2019). Kukkapuskat saivat kyytiä, kun Lauri Ala-Myllymäki harjoitteli vapaapotkuja kotipihalla – nyt pallot viuhuvat verkkoon ja siirto Ilveksestä ulkomaille on vain ajan kysymys Yle Urheilu. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  3. "Kiitos, Lauri! Lauri Ala-Myllymäki siirtyy Veneziaan" [Thank you, Lauri! Lauri Ala-Myllymäki is moving to Venezia] (in Finnish). Ilves. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
  4. "Ufficiale: Lauri Ala-Myllymäki in arancioneroverde" (in Italian). Venezia. 5 November 2020.
  5. "Calciomercato: Lauri Ala-Myllymaki è un nuovo giocatore dell'Unione!" (Press release) (in Italian). Triestina. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  6. "LAURI ALA-MYLLYMÄKI PALAA ILVEKSEEN" (in Finnish). Ilves. 24 January 2023. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  7. "Lauri Ala-Myllymäki". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  8. Lauri Ala-Myllymäki at Soccerway. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  9. "Lauri Ala-Myllymäki palkittiin parhaana pelaajana Ilveksen päätösjuhlassa" [Lauri Ala-Myllymäki was awarded as the best player at Ilves' end of season ceremony] (in Finnish). Ilves. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
  10. Ilveksen Lauri Ala-Myllymäki kuukauden pelaajaksi Veikkausliiga.


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