Luka Hyryläinen

Luka Hyryläinen
Personal information
Full name Luka-Mikael Hyryläinen
Date of birth (2004-08-25) 25 August 2004 (age 20)
Place of birth Helsinki, Finland
Height 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Central midfielder
Team information
Current team
 SSV Ulm (on loan from
TSG Hoffenheim)
Number 38
Youth career
2009–2012 LPS
2012–2020 HJK
2020–2022 Eintracht Frankfurt
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022– TSG Hoffenheim II 29 (3)
2024– → SSV Ulm (loan) 16 (0)
International career‡
2019 Finland U15 3 (0)
2019 Finland U16 6 (0)
2021–2022 Finland U19 7 (1)
2024– Finland U21 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 December 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 November 2024

Luka-Mikael Hyryläinen (born 25 August 2004) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for 2. Bundesliga club SSV Ulm, on loan from TSG Hoffenheim.

Youth career

Born in Helsinki, Hyryläinen started to play football in a youth team of Laajasalon Palloseura (LPS) in Laajasalo, before joining the youth sector of HJK in 2012.

After eight years with HJK, Hyryläinen was acquired by the Bundesliga club Eintracht Frankfurt in 2020, for an undisclosed fee.[1] He spent two seasons with the club's U17 and U19 academy squads, playing 22 games and scoring twice in total.[2]

Club career

In the summer 2022, Hyryläinen signed a three-year deal with a fellow Bundesliga side TSG Hoffenheim, for a reported transfer fee of €1 million.[3][4][5] He missed the 2022–23 season due to an injury[6] and returned to the line-up one year later.[7] He was first registered to the club's reserve team TSG Hoffenheim II.[8] During the 2023–24 season, he made 29 appearances and scored three goals, as the team finished 3rd in the Regionalliga Südwest.

On 26 June 2024, it was announced that Hyryläinen would spend the 2024–25 season on loan with a newly promoted 2. Bundesliga club SSV Ulm.[9] His deal with Hoffenheim was simultaneously extended until June 2026.[10][11]

International career

Hyryläinen has represented Finland at under-16 and under-19 youth national team levels. After recovering from his injuries, Hyryläinen debuted with Finland U21 national team in friendly tournament Baltic Cup in June 2024.[12] He also made six appearances in the 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification campaign, helping Finland U21 to qualify for the final tournament, for the second time in the nation's history.[13]

Personal life

His father Aki Hyryläinen is a former international footballer and the current technical director of the Football Association of Finland.[14][15]

Career statistics

As of 21 December 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[a] Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
TSG Hoffenheim II 2023–24 Regionalliga Südwest 29 3 0 0 — — 29 3
SSV Ulm (loan) 2024–25 2. Bundesliga 16 0 1 0 — — 17 0
Career total 45 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 46 3
  1. ^ Includes DFB Pokal

References

  1. ^ "Luka Hyryläinen siirtyy Saksaan". HJK. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  2. ^ WF
  3. ^ "Luka Hyryläisestä, 17, maksettiin miljoona euroa". Ilta-Sanomat. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
  4. ^ "Suomi on Pohjoismaiden lilliputti, kun usein vain nuoret jalkapalloilijat kiinnostavat". YLE. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
  5. ^ Saksalaissivusto: suomalaislupauksesta maksetaan miljoona euroa – Chelsea ja Napoli jäävät nuolemaan näppejään, suomifutis.com, 30 July 2022
  6. ^ Luka Hyryläinen siirtyi uusiin ympyröihin – ”Minulla on Hoffenheimista tosi hyvät fiilikset”, Finnish FA, 2 August 2022
  7. ^ "Luka Hyryläinen palasi kentille yli vuoden tauon jälkeen". Palloliitto. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
  8. ^ Luka Hyryläinen, der Hüne aus Helsinki, tsg-hoffenheim.de, 9 February 2024
  9. ^ LUKA HYRYLÄINEN VERSTÄRKT DIE SPATZEN, ssvulm1846-fussball.de, 26 June 2024
  10. ^ Pikkuhuuhkajien Luka Hyryläinen lainalle 2. Bundesliigan seuraan, Yle, 26 June 2024
  11. ^ Luka Hyryläinen pelaa ensi kauden lainalla 2. Bundesliigassa, suomifutis.com, 27 June 2024
  12. ^ Pikkuhuuhkajien joukkue Baltic Cupiin nimetty, Finnish FA, 28 May 2024
  13. ^ Luka Hyryläinen: "Makeata saada tällainen kokemus nuorena pelaajana", Football Association of Finland, 8 October 2024
  14. ^ Pikkuhuuhkajien pelaajan outo asema: Oma isä on päävalmentajan pomo, Iltalehti, 15 October 2024
  15. ^ Miljoonan euron poika harjoitteli Tuorilassa, Merikarvia-lehti, 30 August 2022