Lauri Ala-Myllymäki
 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(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.[1] He began his senior club career playing for Ilves, before signing with Venezia in 2021.[2]
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.[11]
Career statistics
- As of 19 October 2024[12]
| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | 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[b] | 0 | 36 | 6 | ||
| 2019 | Veikkausliiga | 24 | 12 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 29 | 13 | |||
| 2020 | Veikkausliiga | 18 | 7 | 7 | 3 | — | 1[b] | 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[c] | 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 | ||
- ^ Includes Suomen Cup
- ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Includes UEFA Conference League
Honours
Ilves
- Finnish Cup: 2019,[3] 2023
- Veikkausliiga runner-up: 2024[13]
Individual
- Ilves Player of the Year: 2016[14]
- Veikkausliiga Player of the Month: June 2019[3][15]
- Veikkausliiga Team of the Year: 2019
References
- ^ Lauri Ala-Myllymäki at Soccerway. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
- ^ Läheiset ylistävät liigan maalitykkiä: ”Unelmavävy” – Lapsena otettu valokuva kertoo paljon Lauri Ala-Myllymäen rakkaudesta jalkapalloon, Aamulehti, 17 July 2019
- ^ a b c 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.
- ^ "Kiitos, Lauri! Lauri Ala-Myllymäki siirtyy Veneziaan" [Thank you, Lauri! Lauri Ala-Myllymäki is moving to Venezia] (in Finnish). Ilves. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
- ^ "Ufficiale: Lauri Ala-Myllymäki in arancioneroverde" (in Italian). Venezia. 5 November 2020.
- ^ "Calciomercato: Lauri Ala-Myllymaki è un nuovo giocatore dell'Unione!" (Press release) (in Italian). Triestina. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
- ^ Lauri Ala-Myllymäki palaa Italiasta Ilves-paitaan, YLE, 24 January 2023
- ^ Lauri oli lähellä suurta unelmaansa, kun hän heräsi ja huomasi ettei kaikki ollut hyvin – siitä alkoi vuosien epäonni, Ilta-Sanomat, 18 July 2023
- ^ "LAURI ALA-MYLLYMÄKI PALAA ILVEKSEEN" (in Finnish). Ilves. 24 January 2023. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
- ^ Ilves jatkosopimuksiin omien kasvattiensa Tatu Miettusen ja Lauri Ala-Myllymäen kanssa, ilvesfootball.com, 17 October 2024
- ^ "Lauri Ala-Myllymäki". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
- ^ Lauri Ala-Myllymäki at Soccerway. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
- ^ Ilveksen päävalmentaja hopeasta: ”Voitettu mitali”, Yle, 19 October 2024
- ^ "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.
- ^ Ilveksen Lauri Ala-Myllymäki kuukauden pelaajaksi Veikkausliiga.
External links
- U.S. Triestina Calcio official profile
- Lauri Ala-Myllymäki – SPL competition record
- Lauri Ala-Myllymäki at BDFutbol