Naatan Mikael Skyttä (born 7 May 2002) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ligue 1 club Toulouse 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 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Toulouse | ||
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– | Toulouse | 23 | (0) |
2021 | → Toulouse B | 4 | (3) |
2022 | → Viking (loan) | 10 | (0) |
2023 | → OB (loan) | 8 | (2) |
International career‡ | |||
2018–2019 | Finland U17 | 12 | (4) |
2019 | Finland U19 | 2 | (0) |
2020– | Finland U21 | 20 | (8) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 June 2024 |
Club career
editIlves
editA product of the Ilves youth academy, Skyttä signed his first professional contract with Ilves first team in 2018.
Toulouse FC
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]
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.
Career statistics
edit- As of match played 19 May 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 | |
Total | 23 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 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 | ||
Career total | 83 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 101 | 18 |
- ^ 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
Individual
- Veikkausliiga Team of the Year: 2020[16]
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 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