Miko Virtanen

Miko Virtanen
Personal information
Full name	Miko Aarne Virtanen
Date of birth	29 January 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth	Tampere, Finland
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team	Alloa Athletic
Number	14
Youth career
2007–2011	TPV
2011–2017	Everton
2017–2019	Aberdeen
Senior career*
Years	Team
2019–2021	Aberdeen
2019–2020	→ Arbroath (loan)
2020–2021	→ Arbroath (loan)
2021–2023	Hamilton Academical
2023	Cove Rangers
2023–	Alloa Athletic
International career
2017–2018	Finland U19
2019–2020	Finland U21
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:00, 18 February 2024 (UTC)

Miko Aarne Virtanen (born 29 January 1999) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Alloa Athletic. He has previously played for Aberdeen, Arbroath, Hamilton Academical and Cove Rangers.

Club career

Youth career

Virtanen started playing football in Tampere, Finland for local team TPV.^[2] He and his family moved to England when he was 13 years old after impressing Everton during an international youth tournament.^[3]

Aberdeen

On 2 November 2017, it was announced that Virtanen had joined Aberdeen until the end of the season after a successful trial with the club. He said upon signing that he hoped joining Aberdeen would help him secure his place in the Finland squad at the following year's Euro Under-19 finals.^[3]

Arbroath loans

On 29 August 2019, Virtanen moved to Arbroath on a season long loan.^[4] He made his debut on 28 September 2019, in a 2–1 away defeat against Dundee United in the Scottish Championship.^[5] He was again loaned to Arbroath in September 2020,^[6] until recalled by Aberdeen in January.^[7]

Hamilton Academical

In August 2021 he signed for Hamilton Academical.^[8] After making 24 appearances and scoring 1 goal over two seasons, Virtanen left Accies by mutual consent on 9 January 2023.^[9]

Cove Rangers

Following his release from Hamilton, Virtanen returned to the north-east of Scotland to sign for Scottish Championship side Cove Rangers on a deal until the end of the season.^[10] Virtanen was released in May 2023 with Cove Rangers relegated from the Scottish Championship.

Career statistics

Club

As of 28 February 2021^[11]^[12]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Aberdeen U21	2018–19		—						1^[a]	0	1	0
	2019–20		—						1^[a]	0	1	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0
Aberdeen	2018–19	Scottish Premiership	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2019–20	Scottish Premiership	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2020–21	Scottish Premiership	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	Total		2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Arbroath (loan)	2019–20	Scottish Championship	21	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	24	0
Arbroath (loan)	2020–21	Scottish Championship	9	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	12	0
Hamilton Academical	2021–22	Scottish Championship	15	0	1	0	0	0	3	1	19	1
Hamilton Academical	2022–23	Scottish Championship	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
Cove Rangers	2022–23	Scottish Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Career total			52	0	4	0	3	0	5	1	64	1