Antti Mäkijärvi
Finnish footballer (born 1993)
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Antti Mäkijärvi (born 8 December 1993) is a Finnish former professional football midfielder. Previously, he played in German Regionalliga Nord side VfB Oldenburg.[1] Mäkijärvi was born in Espoo, Finland. He began his senior club career playing for Pallohonka, before making his league debut for Honka at age 17 in 2011. After winning his first trophy, the Finnish League Cup, during his first season on league level, he helped Honka win the 2012 Cup.
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| Personal information | |||
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| Date of birth | 8 December 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Espoo, Finland | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1998–2011 | Honka | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2011 | Pallohonka | 43 | (11) |
| 2011–2014 | Honka | 92 | (10) |
| 2015 | Ilves | 17 | (2) |
| 2015–2017 | Oldenburg | 16 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | Honka | 18 | (0) |
| 2019–2022 | KTP | 94 | (23) |
| International career | |||
| 2008 | Finland U15 | 3 | (0) |
| 2009 | Finland U16 | 11 | (3) |
| 2010 | Finland U17 | 4 | (1) |
| 2010–2011 | Finland U18 | 12 | (0) |
| 2012 | Finland U20 | 2 | (2) |
| 2012–2013 | Finland U21 | 8 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 8 October 2022 | |||
Club career
Honka
Mäkijärvi started his Veikkausliiga career in local team FC Honka in 2011.
Ilves
On 14 April 2015, Mäkijärvi signed for FC Ilves on a one-year contract.[2]
Oldenburg
On 10 August 2015 it was announced that Mäkijärvi had signed a contract with VfB Oldenburg.[3]
Return to Honka
On 1 April 2018, Mäkijärvi signed a 1+1 year contract with Honka.[4]
International career
Mäkijärvi has 40 caps for Finland national youth teams. He made his debut in the UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifications in Raatti Stadium, Oulu on 11 June 2013 in a match against Lithuania.[5]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 11 June 2024[6]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Pallohonka | 2009 | Kakkonen | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 9 | 1 | |
| 2010 | Kakkonen | 24 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | 24 | 5 | ||
| 2011 | Kakkonen | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | 10 | 5 | ||
| Total | 43 | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | 43 | 11 | |||
| Honka | 2011 | Veikkausliiga | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 2012 | Veikkausliiga | 28 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | 31 | 4 | ||
| 2013 | Veikkausliiga | 31 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 2[a] | 0 | 41 | 4 | |
| 2014 | Veikkausliiga | 23 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 29 | 3 | |
| Total | 92 | 10 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 114 | 13 | ||
| Ilves | 2015 | Veikkausliiga | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 19 | 2 | |
| Oldenburg | 2015–16 | Regionalliga Nord | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 13 | 1 | |
| 2016–17 | Regionalliga Nord | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | Regionalliga Nord | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| Total | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 16 | 1 | |||
| Honka | 2018 | Veikkausliiga | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 18 | 3 | |
| KTP | 2019 | Ykkönen | 26 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | 15 | 2 | |
| 2020 | Ykkönen | 20 | 9 | 5 | 2 | – | 25 | 11 | ||
| 2021 | Veikkausliiga | 22 | 4 | 3 | 0 | – | 25 | 4 | ||
| 2022 | Ykkönen | 26 | 5 | 2 | 0 | – | 28 | 5 | ||
| Total | 94 | 23 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 25 | ||
| Career total | 278 | 50 | 30 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 313 | 54 | ||
- Appearances in the Europa League
