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Mikael Soisalo (born 24 April 1998) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a right-winger for Latvian club Riga FC. He has also represented the Finland national under-21 football team.[2] Soisalo was born in Helsinki, Finland. He began his senior club career on league level playing for Ilves, before signing with Zulte Waregem at age 20 in 2018.[3]

Mikael Soisalo

Personal information
Full name	Mikael Soisalo[1]
Date of birth	(1998-04-24) 24 April 1998 (age 24)
Place of birth	Helsinki, Finland
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Right-winger
Club information
Current team	Riga FC
Number	11
Youth career
2002–2012	Honka
2012–2015	HJK
2017–2018	Middlesbrough
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015	Klubi 04	4	(0)
2016–2017	Ilves	31	(7)
2018–2020	Zulte Waregem	32	(1)
2021	→ Varzim (loan)	2	(0)
2021–	Riga FC	33	(10)
National team‡
2013–2014	Finland U16	8	(1)
2014–2015	Finland U17	13	(2)
2016	Finland U18	10	(3)
2016–2017	Finland U19	6	(2)
2017–2020	Finland U21	20	(2)
2022–	Finland	2	(0)
Honours Klubi 04 Kakkonen Eastern Group 2015
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 June 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 June 2022

Club career

Klubi 04

He started his career playing for in the lower leagues of Finnish football in HJKs reserve team.[4] He has also played for the junior teams of Finland national football team.^{[citation needed]}

Ilves

On 14 December 2015 it was announced he had joined Ilves a team from Tampere on a 3-year contract.[5]

He stated that his goal for the 2016 Veikkausliiga (Finnish 1 tier) season would be to get a start in the starting line-up.[6] He played an active role in the team's success, they finished fourth in the league and at times they even fought for the championship.[7]

Middlesbrough

On 5 January 2017, Soisalo joined Middlesbrough on a three-year deal.[8]

On 13 March 2017, he scored a hat-trick for the Middlesbrough reserves against Blackburn reserves. The manager praised him for his performance and how he had integrated into the team.[9]

Zulte Waregem

On 18 June 2018, Middlesbrough announced that Soisalo was to join Belgian side Zulte Waregem after just one full season with Middlesbrough's U-23 side.[10]

Soisalo was loaned out to Portuguese club Varzim S.C. on 29 January 2020 for the rest of the season with a purchase option.[11] However, he only played two games for the club and returned to Zulte in the summer 2020.

Riga FC

For the 2021 season, Soisalo moved to Riga FC on a 2-year contract. He made his debut on 13 March, playing the first 65 minutes of a 0–2 win at Ventspils.[12] He had an impressive start and had scored seven goals in 15 games in July 2021.[13]

International career

He has been an integral part of the various youth national teams starting from the U-15. During 2016, he took part in Finland's qualifying campaign for the UEFA under 19 Championship. He played well against Kazakhstan, scoring once and assisting three goals.[14] He scored his first goal for Finland U21 on 9 October 2020 in a UEFA European U21 Championship qualification match in Ballymena Showgrounds, Ballymena against Northern Ireland U21.[15]

In March 2022, Soisalo received a first call up for the Finland senior squad for the first time, coming into the squad after the withdrawal of Lassi Lappalainen and Onni Valakari for matches against Iceland and Slovakia.[16]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 26 August 2021[17]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Domestic Cups		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Klubi 04	2015	Kakkonen	4	0	0	0	—		—		4	0
Ilves	2016	Veikkausliiga	31	7	5	4	—		—		36	11
Zulte Waregem	2018–19	Belgian First Division A	20	1	0	0	—		8[lower-alpha 1]	0	28	1
	2019–20		2	0	0	0	—		—		2	0
	2020–21		2	0	0	0	—		—		2	0
	Total		24	1	0	0	0	0	8	0	32	1
Varzim (loan)	2019–20	LigaPro	2	0	0	0	—		—		2	0
Riga FC	2021	Latvian Higher League	15	7	2	0	8[lower-alpha 2]	1	—		25	8
Career total			76	15	7	4	8	1	8	0	99	20

Honours

Club

Klubi 04

• Kakkonen Eastern Group: 2015

References

External links

• SV Zulte Waregem official profile
• Mikael Soisalo – SPL competition record
• Mikael Soisalo at Soccerway

На других языках

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- [en] Mikael Soisalo

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[es] Mikael Soisalo

Mikael Soisalo (Helsinki, 24 de abril de 1998) es un futbolista finés que juega de centrocampista en el Riga F. C. de la Virslīga.[1]

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[it] Mikael Soisalo

Mikael Soisalo (Helsinki, 24 aprile 1998) è un calciatore finlandese, attaccante del Riga FC.

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[ru] Сойсало, Микаэль

Ми́каэль Со́йсало (фин. Mikael Soisalo; род. 24 апреля 1998, Хельсинки, Финляндия) — финский футболист, нападающий латвийского клуба «Рига» и молодёжной сборной Финляндии.

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