Tatu Miettunen

Tatu Miettunen
Miettunen with Ilves in 2017
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-04-24) 24 April 1995
Place of birth Mänttä, Finland
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position Defender
Team information
Current team
 Ilves
Number 16
Youth career
1999–2000 Valo
2001–2014 Ilves
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014– Ilves 303 (16)
2014 → Ilves-Kissat (loan) 2 (0)
International career
2016 Finland U21 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19 November 2025

Tatu Miettunen (born 24 April 1995) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Finnish premier division club Ilves.

Early career

Born in Mänttä, Miettunen moved to Pirkkala when he was five years old.[1] He played in the youth sectors of Valo and Ilves.

Club career

Miettunen debuted with Ilves first team in the second-tier Ykkönen in the 2014 season. After the promotion to top-tier Veikkausliiga for the 2015 season, Miettunen stayed with the club. With Ilves, Miettunen has won the Finnish Cup twice, in 2019 and 2023.

He is the captain of his team.[2] On 17 October 2024, his deal was extended for the 2025 with an option for the 2026.[3]

Career statistics

As of 27 July 2026[4]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League cup Europe Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Ilves 2014 Ykkönen 161–––161
2015 Veikkausliiga 2100040–250
2016 Veikkausliiga 3212040–381
2017 Veikkausliiga 29270––362
2018 Veikkausliiga 27250–2[a]0342
2019 Veikkausliiga 26282––344
2020 Veikkausliiga 18051–1[a]0241
2021 Veikkausliiga 24200––242
2022 Veikkausliiga 2112040–271
2023 Veikkausliiga 2426350–355
2024 Veikkausliiga 26110604[b]0371
2025 Veikkausliiga 25210603[c]0352
2026 Veikkausliiga 14040413[b]0251
Total 3031641633113039023
Ilves-Kissat (loan) 2014 Kakkonen 20–––20
Career total 3051641633113039223
  1. 1 2 Includes UEFA Europa League
  2. 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Conference League
  3. ↑ One appearance in UEFA Europa League and two appearances in UEFA Conference League

Honours

Ilves

References

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