Elias Äijälä
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Elias Mikko Ilmari Äijälä | ||
| Date of birth | 24 March 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Espoo, Finland | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Honka | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2023 | Honka | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2023 | Honka II | 27 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Honka | 29 | (0) |
| 2024 | Gnistan | 20 | (1) |
| 2024 | → PKKU (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2025– | Honka | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2024 | Finland U21 | 2 | (0) |
Medal record | |||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 January 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 June 2024 | |||
Elias Mikko Ilmari Äijälä (born 24 March 2003) is a Finnish professional football player who plays as a full back for Kakkonen side Honka.
Äijälä started in a youth sector of Honka, when he was eight years old.[1] He made his Veikkausliiga debut with Honka first team in 2022. After the 2023 season, Honka was suddenly declared for bankruptcy, and Äijälä was released.
On 16 January 2024, Äijälä signed a one-year deal with newly promoted Veikkausliiga side IF Gnistan.[2][3] He scored his first goal in Veikkausliiga on 30 June, in a 2–1 home defeat against Ekenäs IF.
In January 2025, he returned to Honka.
International career
Äijälä was called-up to the Finland under-21 national team for a friendly tournament Baltic Cup in early June 2024. He played in two games against Estonia and Lithuania.