Thomas Mäkinen (born 30 January 1997) is a Finnish professional football midfielder who plays for Finnish club FC Åland and Finland national under-21 football team.[1] Mäkinen was born in Mariehamn, Finland.

Thomas Mäkinen
Personal information
Full name Thomas Mäkinen
Date of birth (1997-01-30) 30 January 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Mariehamn, Finland
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
FC Åland
Youth career
IFK Mariehamn
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2017 IFK Mariehamn 39 (1)
2016FC Åland (loan) 4 (0)
2017 Renate 2 (0)
2018 IFK Mariehamn 29 (3)
2019– FC Åland 25 (2)
International career
2015 Finland U19 3 (0)
2016 Finland U20 1 (0)
2017– Finland U21 1 (0)
Medal record
IFK Mariehamn
First place Finnish Cup 2015
First place Veikkausliiga 2016
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 October 2019
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 March 2017

Club career

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IFK Mariehamn

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He began his senior club career playing for IFK Mariehamn, and made his league debut for at age 18 in 2014. After winning his first trophy, the Finnish Cup, during his first full season on league level, he helped IFK Marehamn win the Veikkausliiga.

Renate

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On 1 January 2017 Mäkinen signed a contract with A.C. Renate.[2]

Return to IFK Mariehamn

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On 17 January 2018, Mäkinen signed a one-year contract with IFK Mariehamn.[3]

FC Åland

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FC Åland announced the signing of Mäkinen for the 2019 season. The deal was already announced on 7 November 2018.[4]

International career

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Mäkinen has represented Finland on youth level. He made his debut in the UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualifications in on 8 October 2015 in a match against Italy.[5]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of 10 August 2019[6][7][8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cups Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
IFK Mariehamn 2013 Veikkausliiga 0 0 1 0 1 0
2014 1 0 4 1 2 1
2015 19 0 5 0 24 0
2016 20 1 5 1 1[a] 0 26 2
Total 40 1 15 2 1 0 56 3
FC Åland (loan) 2016 Kakkonen 4 0 0 0 4 0
Renate 2016–17 Serie C 2 0 0 0 2 0
2017–18 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 2 0 0 0 2 0
IFK Mariehamn 2018 Veikkausliiga 29 3 5 2 34 5
FC Åland 2019 Kolmonen 17 2 2 1 19 3
Career total 92 6 22 5 1 0 115 11
  1. ^ Appearances in the Europa League

Honours and achievements

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Club

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IFK Marehamn

References

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  1. ^ "Fredrik Lassas Suomen U21-maajoukkueen mukana Espanjan leirillä" (in Finnish). HIFK Fotboll. 13 March 2017. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
  2. ^ "Thomas Makinen at ZC:"Renate is the right place to start from. It shows some similarities with my former club.And we won the championship there..."". ZonaCalcio.net. 30 June 2017. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
  3. ^ "Thomas Mäkinen palaa IFK Mariehamniin" (in Finnish). Veikkausliiga. 29 November 2017. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  4. ^ Mäkinen klar för FC Åland, fcaland.ax, 7 November 2018
  5. ^ "Thomas Mäkinen till U19s EM-kvalturnering!" [Thomas Mäkinen to the U19's EM qualifying tournament!] (in Swedish). IFK Mariehamn. 22 September 2015. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  6. ^ "Thomas Mäkinen". National Football Teams. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
  7. ^ "T.Mäkinen". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
  8. ^ "Thomas Mäkinen". Football Association of Finland (FAF). Retrieved 10 August 2019.
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