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.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 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) |
| 2022–2023 | → Triestina (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) |
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*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]
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]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Ilves | 2013 | Ykkönen | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 2 | ||
| 2014 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 0 | ||||
| 2015 | Veikkausliiga | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 31 | 1 | ||
| 2016 | 31 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | 41 | 10 | |||
| 2017 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 3 | ||||
| 2018 | 30 | 6 | 6 | 0 | — | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 36 | 6 | |||
| 2019 | 24 | 12 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 29 | 13 | ||||
| 2020 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 3 | — | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 26 | 11 | |||
| Total | 198 | 40 | 24 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 233 | 46 | ||
| Venezia | 2020–21 | Serie B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | Serie A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Triestina (loan) | 2021–22 | Serie C | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||
| Ilves | 2023 | Veikkausliiga | 20 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 28 | 4 | |
| Career total | 228 | 44 | 29 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 271 | 50 | ||
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
Honours
Ilves
Individual
- Ilves Player of the Year: 2016[9]
- Veikkausliiga Player of the Month: June 2019[2][10]
- Veikkausliiga Team of the Year: 2019
References
- Lauri Ala-Myllymäki at Soccerway. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
- 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.
- "Kiitos, Lauri! Lauri Ala-Myllymäki siirtyy Veneziaan" [Thank you, Lauri! Lauri Ala-Myllymäki is moving to Venezia] (in Finnish). Ilves. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
- "Ufficiale: Lauri Ala-Myllymäki in arancioneroverde" (in Italian). Venezia. 5 November 2020.
- "Calciomercato: Lauri Ala-Myllymaki è un nuovo giocatore dell'Unione!" (Press release) (in Italian). Triestina. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
- "LAURI ALA-MYLLYMÄKI PALAA ILVEKSEEN" (in Finnish). Ilves. 24 January 2023. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
- "Lauri Ala-Myllymäki". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
- Lauri Ala-Myllymäki at Soccerway. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
- "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.
- Ilveksen Lauri Ala-Myllymäki kuukauden pelaajaksi Veikkausliiga.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lauri Ala-Myllymäki.
- U.S. Triestina Calcio official profile
- Lauri Ala-Myllymäki – SPL competition record
- Lauri Ala-Myllymäki at BDFutbol
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