Naatan Mikael Skyttä (born 7 May 2002) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ligue 2 club Dunkerque and the Finland U21 national team.[1][2]
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Naatan Mikael Skyttä | ||
Date of birth | 7 May 2002 | ||
Place of birth | Ylöjärvi, Finland | ||
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Dunkerque | ||
Number | 22 | ||
Youth career | |||
Ilves | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2018–2021 | Ilves | 29 | (9) |
2018 | → HJS (loan) | 1 | (1) |
2019 | → Ilves II | 10 | (0) |
2021–2024 | Toulouse | 24 | (0) |
2021 | Toulouse B | 4 | (3) |
2022 | → Viking (loan) | 10 | (0) |
2023 | → OB (loan) | 8 | (2) |
2024– | Dunkerque | 11 | (4) |
International career‡ | |||
2018–2019 | Finland U17 | 12 | (4) |
2019 | Finland U19 | 2 | (0) |
2020– | Finland U21 | 26 | (11) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 November 2024 |
Club career
editIlves
editA product of the Ilves youth academy, Skyttä signed his first professional contract with Ilves first team in 2018. He debuted in Finnish top-tier Veikkausliiga with Ilves first team in the 2018 season.
Toulouse
editSkyttä signed with French club Toulouse on 1 February 2021 on a deal until 30 June 2025.[3] The transfer fee was reported to be €500,000.[4] Skyttä made his debut for Toulouse on 20 April 2021, in a Coupe de France quarter final match against Rumilly-Vallières.[5] On 24 July 2021, Skyttä debuted in Ligue 2 in a match against Ajaccio.[6]
He scored his first goal for Toulouse on 8 January 2023, in a Coupe de France win over Lannion.[7]
Viking FK (loan)
editOn 26 August 2022, he joined Norwegian Eliteserien club Viking on loan for the remainder of the 2022 season, without an option to buy.[8]
Odense Boldklub (loan)
editOn 31 January 2023, after a brief return to Toulouse, Skyttä signed a loan deal with Danish club OB for the rest of the season, without an option to buy.[9] He scored his first goal for OB in Superliga on 16 April 2023, in a 2–0 victory over Silkeborg.
On 9 May 2023, it was announced that Skyttä had suffered a shinbone fracture in the Superliga match and he was ruled out of games for several months.[10]
Return to Toulouse
editSkyttä returned to Toulouse line-up for the UEFA Europa League group stage match against LASK on 5 October 2023, but remained an unused substitute.[11] He made his first appearance after the injury on 29 October 2023, in a Ligue 1 match against Montpellier, coming in from the bench on the 70th minute.[12] On 7 January 2024, he scored the first goals after his injury, a brace in a Coupe de France win against Chambéry.[13]
Dunkerque
editSkyttä signed with French Ligue 2 club USL Dunkerque on 28 August 2024 on a deal until 30 June 2026 for an undisclosed fee.[14][15] Two days later, he debuted with his new club in Ligue 2, as a late substitute in a 1–0 home win against Rodez. He was named the player of the month of his team in September.[16]
International career
editSkyttä is a regular Finnish youth international. In the 2023 UEFA Euro Under-21 Championship qualification campaign, Skyttä scored 6 goals in 10 matches.
On 15 October 2024, in the last match of the 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification against Montenegro, Skyttä scored a brace and helped Finland to 2–1 victory and thus securing the spot to the qualification play-offs, after Finland finished 2nd in the Group E.[17] Finland eventually qualified for the final tournament after defeating Norway in the play-offs.
Career statistics
edit- As of match played 8 November 2024[1]
Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
HJS | 2018 | Kakkonen | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |||
Ilves II | 2019 | Kakkonen | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||
Ilves | 2018 | Veikkausliiga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
2019 | Veikkausliiga | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 2 | |||
2020 | Veikkausliiga | 16 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | — | 18 | 7 | ||
Total | 29 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 9 | ||
Toulouse | 2020–21 | Ligue 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
2021–22 | Ligue 2 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 0 | |||
2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 1 | |||
2023–24 | Ligue 1 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2[b] | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 13 | 2 | |
2024–25 | Ligue 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
Total | 24 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 3 | ||
Toulouse B | 2021–22 | National 3 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | |||
Viking (loan) | 2022 | Eliteserien | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | ||
OB (loan) | 2022–23 | Danish Superliga | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 2 | ||
Dunkerque | 2024–25 | Ligue 2 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 4 | ||
Career total | 95 | 19 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 113 | 22 |
- ^ Includes Finnish Cup, Coupe de France and Norwegian Cup
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Includes 2023 French Super Cup
Honours
editIlves
Toulouse
- Ligue 2: 2021–22[18]
- Coupe de France: 2022–23[19]
- Trophée des Champions runner-up: 2023
Individual
- Veikkausliiga Team of the Year: 2020[20]
References
edit- ^ a b Naatan Skyttä at Soccerway
- ^ Gynther, Mikko (27 March 2023). "Lainapestit historiaan? Naatan Skyttä on valmis kovaan läpimurtoon: "En sitä piilottele"" (in Finnish). Aamulehti. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
- ^ "Ilveksen superlupaus pitkällä sopimuksella Toulouse FC:hen" (in Finnish). YLE. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
- ^ Ikola, Eetu (26 August 2022). "Huippulupaavalle suomalaistähdelle kaivattu seurasiirto" (in Finnish). MTV Oy. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
- ^ soccerway
- ^ soccerway
- ^ LANNION VS. TOULOUSE 1 - 7, int.soccerway.com
- ^ "Naatan Skyttä prêté au Viking FK sur cette fin d'année 2022" (in French). Toulouse FC. 26 August 2022. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
- ^ "Pikkuhuuhkajien tähtilupaus Naatan Skyttä uuteen seuraan - "Olen erittäin tyytyväinen"" (in Finnish). MTV Oy. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
- ^ Oivio, Janne (9 May 2023). "Suomalaislupaus Naatan Skytän, 21, sääriluu murtui" (in Finnish). Helsingin Sanomat. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
- ^ "Toulouse 1 – 0 LASK". UEFA. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
- ^ soccerway
- ^ CHAMBÉRY VS. TOULOUSE, int.soccerway.com
- ^ "Le milieu Naatan Skyttä arrive en provenance du Téfécé !" (in French). USL Dunkerque. 28 August 2024. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
- ^ Pikkuhuuhkajien Naatan Skyttä siirtyy Toulousesta Ranskan divariseuraan, Yle, 28 August 2024
- ^ NAATAN SKYTTÄ ÉLU JOUEUR DU MOIS DE SEPTEMBRE PAR DVN ASSOCIÉS !, usldunkerque.com, 3 October 2024
- ^ Naatan Skyttä johdatti Pikkuhuuhkajat jatkokarsintaan, Yle, 15 October 2024
- ^ "Le Toulouse Football Club est champion de Ligue 2 BKT" [Toulouse Football Club is Ligue 2 BKT champion] (in French). Toulouse FC. 7 May 2022. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
- ^ "Toulouse win their first major trophy". guardian.com. 7 May 2022. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
- ^ "Pallo-Koplan Veikkausliigan tähdistöjoukkue on valittu". www.veikkausliiga.com (in Finnish). Retrieved 2023-01-02.
External links
edit- Naatan Skyttä – French league stats at Ligue 1 – also available in French