Miika Niemi
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 4 March 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Vaasa, Finland | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Full back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | VPS | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| VPS | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2015 | VPS | 17 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Kiisto (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2016 | VIFK | 22 | (0) |
| 2017 | AC Kajaani | 20 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | VIFK | 44 | (1) |
| 2020– | VPS | 99 | (3) |
| 2022– | → VPS II | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 October 2024 | |||
Miika Niemi (born 4 March 1994) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Veikkausliiga club Vaasan Palloseura (VPS).
Career
[edit]Niemi is a product of the youth program of Vaasan Palloseura (VPS).[1][2][3] On 24 October 2023, he extended his contract with VPS until the end of 2025.[4]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of 23 October 2024.[5]
| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | League cup[b] | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| VPS | 2011 | Veikkausliiga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |
| 2012 | Veikkausliiga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2013 | Veikkausliiga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2014 | Veikkausliiga | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
| 2015 | Veikkausliiga | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
| Total | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 0 | ||
| Kiisto (loan) | 2015 | Kakkonen | 8 | 0 | – | – | – | 8 | 0 | |||
| VIFK | 2016 | Kakkonen | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 22 | 0 | ||
| AC Kajaani | 2017 | Kakkonen | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 20 | 0 | ||
| VIFK | 2018 | Kakkonen | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 22 | 0 | ||
| 2019 | Kakkonen | 22 | 1 | – | – | – | 22 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 44 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 1 | ||
| Kiisto | 2019 | Kolmonen | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | |
| VPS | 2020 | Ykkönen | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | – | – | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2021 | Ykkönen | 27 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 29 | 1 | |||
| 2022 | Veikkausliiga | 28 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 34 | 1 | ||
| 2023 | Veikkausliiga | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 21 | 0 | ||
| 2024 | Veikkausliiga | 24 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2[d] | 0 | 33 | 1 | |
| Total | 99 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 124 | 3 | ||
| VPS Akatemia | 2022 | Kolmonen | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2023 | Kolmonen | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 214 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 255 | 4 | ||
- ^ Includes Suomen Cup
- ^ Includes Finnish League Cup and UEFA Regions' Cup
- ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Conference League
Honours
[edit]VPS
- Ykkönen: 2021
References
[edit]- ^ Liigajyrä Miika Niemi, 29, sanoo kiitos ei kahdelle seuralle: ”Vaikka kuinka soiteltaisiin, niin laittaisin luurin kiinni”, Ilta-Sanomat, 25 September 2023
- ^ VPS puolustaja Miika Niemi edustaa ylpeänä kasvattajaseuraansa, veikkausliiga.com, 15 October 2022
- ^ Kulttipuolustaja Miika Niemi on yksi satavuotiaan VPS:n kovimmista tarinoista, Ilkka-Pohjalainen, 11 April 2024
- ^ Miika Niemi jatkaa Vepsussa!, vepsu.fi, 24 October 2023
- ^ Tulospalvelu Palloliitto, Miika Niemi, Finnish FA/ Palloliitto
External links
[edit]- Miika Niemi at Soccerway
- Miika Niemi at WorldFootball.net
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