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Finnish footballer (born 1997)

Lauri Ala-Myllymäki
Ala-Myllymäki with Ilves in 2015
Personal information
Full name Lauri Elias Ala-Myllymäki
Date of birth (1997-06-04) 4 June 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Pirkkala, Finland
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) 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 41 (8)
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)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 October 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 October 2019

Lauri Elias Ala-Myllymäki (born 4 June 1997) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Ilves. He began his senior club career playing for Ilves, before signing with Venezia in 2021.

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.

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.

Venezia

On 5 November 2020, he signed a 3.5-year contract with Italian club Venezia.

On 31 January 2022, Ala-Myllymäki joined Triestina on loan until 30 June 2023.

During his time in Venezia, Ala-Myllymäki suffered a severe knee-injury and was sidelined for several months. He suffered from a knee injury also while with Triestina and played with a bad knee.

Return to Ilves

On 24 January 2023, Ala-Myllymäki returned to his former club Ilves on a two-year contract. On 17 October 2024, his deal was extended until the end of 2026.

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.

Career statistics

As of 19 October 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League cup 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 0 36 6
2019 Veikkausliiga 24 12 5 1 — — 29 13
2020 Veikkausliiga 18 7 7 3 — 1 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 1 27 5
Total 41 8 5 1 6 0 4 1 56 10
Career total 249 49 29 6 14 0 7 2 299 56
  1. Includes Suomen Cup
  2. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. Includes UEFA Conference League

Honours

Ilves

Individual

References

  1. Lauri Ala-Myllymäki at Soccerway. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
  2. Läheiset ylistävät liigan maalitykkiä: ”Unelmavävy” – Lapsena otettu valokuva kertoo paljon Lauri Ala-Myllymäen rakkaudesta jalkapalloon, Aamulehti, 17 July 2019
  3. ^ Vainikka, Jussi (20 July 2019). Kukkapuskat saivat kyytiä, kun Lauri Ala-Myllymäki harjoitteli vapaapotkuja kotipihalla – nyt pallot viuhuvat verkkoon ja siirto Ilveksestä ulkomaille on vain ajan kysymys Yle Urheilu. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  4. "Kiitos, Lauri! Lauri Ala-Myllymäki siirtyy Veneziaan" [Thank you, Lauri! Lauri Ala-Myllymäki is moving to Venezia] (in Finnish). Ilves. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
  5. "Ufficiale: Lauri Ala-Myllymäki in arancioneroverde" (in Italian). Venezia. 5 November 2020.
  6. "Calciomercato: Lauri Ala-Myllymaki è un nuovo giocatore dell'Unione!" (Press release) (in Italian). Triestina. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  7. Lauri Ala-Myllymäki palaa Italiasta Ilves-paitaan, YLE, 24 January 2023
  8. Lauri oli lähellä suurta unelmaansa, kun hän heräsi ja huomasi ettei kaikki ollut hyvin – siitä alkoi vuosien epäonni, Ilta-Sanomat, 18 July 2023
  9. "LAURI ALA-MYLLYMÄKI PALAA ILVEKSEEN" (in Finnish). Ilves. 24 January 2023. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  10. Ilves jatkosopimuksiin omien kasvattiensa Tatu Miettusen ja Lauri Ala-Myllymäen kanssa, ilvesfootball.com, 17 October 2024
  11. "Lauri Ala-Myllymäki". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  12. Lauri Ala-Myllymäki at Soccerway. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  13. Ilveksen päävalmentaja hopeasta: ”Voitettu mitali”, Yle, 19 October 2024
  14. "Lauri Ala-Myllymäki palkittiin parhaana pelaajana Ilveksen päätösjuhlassa" [Lauri Ala-Myllymäki was awarded as the best player at Ilves' end of season ceremony] (in Finnish). Ilves. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
  15. Ilveksen Lauri Ala-Myllymäki kuukauden pelaajaksi Veikkausliiga.

External links

Ilves – current squad
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