Lauri Ala-Myllymäki
Finnish footballer (born 1997)
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Lauri Elias Ala-Myllymäki (born 4 June 1997) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Ilves.[1] He began his senior club career playing for Ilves, before signing with Venezia in 2021.[2]
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Ala-Myllymäki with Ilves in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lauri Elias Ala-Myllymäki | ||
| Date of birth | 4 June 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Pirkkala, Finland | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Ilves | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002–2013 | Ilves | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2020 | Ilves | 198 | (40) |
| 2021–2023 | Venezia | 0 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | → Triestina (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2023– | Ilves | 62 | (10) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2013 | Finland U16 | 16 | (1) |
| 2014 | Finland U17 | 8 | (2) |
| 2015 | Finland U18 | 14 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Finland U19 | 6 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Finland U21 | 8 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 27 July 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 19 October 2019 | |||
Ala-Myllymäki has played for Finland in various youth national teams and is regarded as one of the most promising Finnish players in his age group. He is known as a set-piece specialist.[3]
Club career
Ilves
Ala-Myllymäki debuted on senior level on 15 June 2013 at the age of 16 in the ranks of Ilves in a match against KTP.[4]
Venezia
On 5 November 2020, he signed a 3.5-year contract with Italian club Venezia.[5]
On 31 January 2022, Ala-Myllymäki joined Triestina on loan until 30 June 2023.[6]
During his time in Venezia, Ala-Myllymäki suffered a severe knee-injury and was sidelined for several months.[7] He suffered from a knee injury also while with Triestina and played with a bad knee.[8]
Return to Ilves
On 24 January 2023, Ala-Myllymäki returned to his former club Ilves on a two-year contract.[9] On 17 October 2024, his deal was extended until the end of 2026.[10]
International career
He has represented Finland at international youth levels and he played in 8 out of 10 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification matches.[citation needed]
Career statistics
- As of 27 July 2026[11]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Ilves | 2013 | Ykkönen | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 2 | ||
| 2014 | Ykkönen | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 0 | |||
| 2015 | Veikkausliiga | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 31 | 1 | ||
| 2016 | Veikkausliiga | 31 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | 41 | 10 | ||
| 2017 | Veikkausliiga | 30 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 3 | |||
| 2018 | Veikkausliiga | 30 | 6 | 6 | 0 | — | 2[c] | 0 | 36 | 6 | ||
| 2019 | Veikkausliiga | 24 | 12 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 29 | 13 | |||
| 2020 | Veikkausliiga | 18 | 7 | 7 | 3 | — | 1[c] | 1 | 26 | 11 | ||
| Total | 198 | 40 | 24 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 233 | 46 | ||
| Venezia | 2020–21 | Serie B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | Serie A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Triestina (loan) | 2021–22 | Serie C | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||
| Ilves | 2023 | Veikkausliiga | 20 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 28 | 4 | |
| 2024 | Veikkausliiga | 21 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4[d] | 1 | 27 | 5 | |
| 2025 | Veikkausliiga | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1[c] | 0 | 5 | 3 | |
| 2026 | Veikkausliiga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 62 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 85 | 15 | ||
| Career total | 270 | 51 | 30 | 6 | 19 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 329 | 61 | ||
- Includes Suomen Cup.]
- Includes Finnish League Cup.
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Includes UEFA Conference League
Honours
Ilves
- Finnish Cup: 2019,[3] 2023
- Veikkausliiga runner-up: 2024[12]
Individual
- Ilves Player of the Year: 2016[13]
- Veikkausliiga Player of the Month: June 2019[3][14]
- Veikkausliiga Team of the Year: 2019
