Mikko Sumusalo

Mikko Sumusalo
Sumusalo with HJK in 2018.
Personal information
Date of birth (1990-03-12) 12 March 1990 (age 34)[1]
Place of birth Porvoo, Finland
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)[2]
Position(s) Left back[3]
Team information
Current team
 KTP
Youth career
1997−1999 Futura
1999−2009 HJK
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007−2010 Klubi 04 20 (1)
2009−2013 HJK 80 (3)
2014−2016 RB Leipzig 2 (0)
2015 → Hansa Rostock (loan) 14 (0)
2015−2016 RB Leipzig II 10 (0)
2016−2017 Rot-Weiß Erfurt 21 (0)
2018 Chemnitzer FC 16 (1)
2018 HJK 7 (0)
2019 Honka 23 (3)
2020–2023 IFK Mariehamn 79 (4)
2024– KTP 21 (0)
International career‡
2004–2005 Finland U15 6 (1)
2005–2006 Finland U16 18 (0)
2006–2007 Finland U17 6 (0)
2007–2008 Finland U18 19 (1)
2009 Finland U19 6 (0)
2009–2012 Finland U21 21 (1)
2012–2017 Finland 7 (1)
Medal record
Klubi-04
First place Finnish League Division 2 Group A 2008
HJK Helsinki
First place Veikkausliiga 2010
Second place Finnish Cup 2010
First place Veikkausliiga 2011
First place Finnish Cup 2011
Second place Finnish League Cup 2012
First place Veikkausliiga 2012
First place Veikkausliiga 2013
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 October 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 January 2017

Mikko Sumusalo (born 12 March 1990) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a defender and captains Finnish Ykkösliiga club KTP.[4] Sumusalo was born in Porvoo, Finland. Sumusalo began his senior club career playing for Klubi-04, before making his league debut for HJK at age 19 in 2009. He can play either leftback or wingback.

Sumusalo made his international debut for Finland in January 2012, at the age of 21.

Club career

HJK Helsinki

After starting his footballing career at his local FC Futura, the nine-year-old defender moved to HJK in 1999. After coming through the junior levels and the reserves, Sumusalo made his first division debut on 25 May 2009 against FC Lahti. Since then he made a total of 25 league appearances and some appearances in both Champions League qualifiers and Europa League qualifiers for HJK.

RB Leipzig

In January 2014, after the expiration of his contract with HJK, Sumusalo moved to Germany and joined 3. Liga side RB Leipzig signing until 2016.[5] However, also due injuries, Sumusalo wasn't able to establish himself, earning only two caps until the end of the 2013−14 season.[6] This situation lasted also for the first leg of the following campaign, especially since Leipzig had been promoted to the 2. Bundesliga and signed several high acclaimed players. To gain match practice, he was therefore loaned to 3. Liga club Hansa Rostock until the end of the 2014−15 season.[7]

Rot-Weiß Erfurt and Chemnitzer FC

In June 2016 Sumusalo transferred from RB Leipzig to Rot-Weiß Erfurt.[8] After only one year with 21 deployments in the league, the contract was dissolved. After a longer-term of Unemployment, the Chemnitzer FC took hin on January 17, 2018 until June 30 with an option to renewal under contract. However, he was discharged at the end of the season.

Back to Finland

For the 2018 season, Mikko Sumusalo returned back to HJK Helsinki to play in the highest Finnish football league.[9]

On 15 January 2019, Sumusalo signed for FC Honka.[10]

After a four-year stint with IFK Mariehamn in Veikkausliiga, Sumusalo moved to Kotka and signed with Kotkan Työväen Palloilijat (KTP) for the 2024 Ykkösliiga season in Finnish second-tier.

International career

Sumusalo made his debut for Finland U21 in 2009 and was a regular member ever since. He made his senior debut on 22 January 2012 in a friendly against Trinidad and Tobago. In January 2013 he scored his first goal for the national team on the 5th minute in a match against Thailand.[11]

Career statistics

Club

As of 26 October 2024.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[a] League cup[b] Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Klubi 04 2007 Ykkönen 1 0 – – – 1 0
2008 Kakkonen 0 0 – – – 0 0
2009 Ykkönen 19 1 – – – 19 1
2010 Ykkönen 2 0 – – – 2 05
Total 22 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 1
HJK 2009 Veikkausliiga 1 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 4 1
2010 Veikkausliiga 14 0 3 0 0 0 1[c] 0 18 0
2011 Veikkausliiga 17 1 1 0 1 0 5[c] 0 24 1
2012 Veikkausliiga 20 1 2 0 7 0 5[c] 0 34 1
2013 Veikkausliiga 27 1 2 0 5 0 2[d] 0 36 1
Total 79 3 8 0 16 1 13 0 116 4
RB Leipzig 2013–14 3. Liga 2 0 0 0 – – 2 0
2014–15 2. Bundesliga 0 0 0 0 – – 0 0
Total 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
RB Leipzig II 2013–14 Sachsenliga 2 0 – – – 2 0
2014–15 NOFV-Oberliga Süd 2 0 – – – 2 0
2015–16 Regionalliga Nordost 6 0 – – – 6 0
Total 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
Hansa Rostock (loan) 2014–15 3. Liga 14 0 0 0 2 0 – 16 0
Rot-Weiß Erfurt 2016–17 3. Liga 21 0 0 0 2 0 – 23 0
Chemnitzer FC 2017–18 3. Liga 16 1 0 0 – – 16 1
HJK 2018 Veikkausliiga 7 0 0 0 – 4[c] 0 11 0
Honka 2019 Veikkausliiga 23 3 5 0 – – 28 3
IFK Mariehamn 2020 Veikkausliiga 20 0 0 0 – – 20 0
2021 Veikkausliiga 18 0 2 0 – – 20 0
2022 Veikkausliiga 17 1 1 0 3 0 – 21 1
2023 Veikkausliiga 24 3 3 0 5 0 – 32 3
Total 79 4 6 0 8 0 0 0 93 4
KTP 2024 Ykkösliiga 21 0 0 0 2 1 – 23 1
Career total 294 13 19 0 30 2 17 0 360 15
  1. ^ Includes Suomen Cup
  2. ^ Includes Finnish League Cup, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Cup, Thuringian Cup and Ykkösliigacup
  3. ^ a b c d Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League
  4. ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League

International

Statistics accurate as of matches played on 13 January 2017[12]

National team Year Apps Goals
Finland
2012 1 0
2013 3 1
2014 0 0
2015 1 0
2016 0 0
2017 2 0
Total 7 1

International goals

# Date Location Opponent Result Competition
1. 23 January 2013 Chiang Mai, Thailand  Thailand 3−1 2013 King's Cup

Honours and achievements

Klubi-04

HJK Helsinki

KTP

References

  1. ^ "Mikko Sumusalo profil". tablesleague.com. TablesLeague. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
  2. ^ "Mikko Sumusalo profil". tablesleague.com. TablesLeague. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
  3. ^ Profile at WorldFootball, worldfootball.net
  4. ^ "Sumusalo hakee lisää maaotteluita" (in Finnish). Suomen Palloliitto. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
  5. ^ "1. Winter-Neuzugang! Mikko Sumusalo wird ein Roter Bulle!" [First winter signing: Mikko Sumusalo becomes a Red Bull] (in German). RasenBallsport Leipzig. 21 December 2013. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
  6. ^ "Der Pech-Finne" [The misfortune Finn] (in German). Bild. 17 November 2014. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
  7. ^ "F.C. Hansa leiht Mikko Sumusalo bis zum Saisonende aus" [F.C. Hansa loans Mikko Sumusalo until the end of the season] (in German). F.C. Hansa Rostock. 30 January 2015. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
  8. ^ "Mikko Sumusalo verstärkt den FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt" (in German). Rot-Weiß Erfurt. 25 June 2016. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
  9. ^ "Mikko Sumusalo palaa Klubiin" (in Finnish). Veikkausliiga. 10 July 2018. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
  10. ^ Sopimusuutisia – Mikko Sumusalo Honkaan, esporthonka.fi, 15 January 2019
  11. ^ "Thailand vs. Finland". National Football Teams. 23 January 2013. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  12. ^ Mikko Sumusalo at National-Football-Teams.com
  13. ^ KTP varmisti sarjanousun Veikkausliigaan, Yle, 6 October 2024