Elias Äijälä
Finnish footballer (born 2003)
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Full name | Elias Mikko Ilmari Äijälä | |||||||||||||
Date of birth | (2003-03-24) 24 March 2003 (age 21) | |||||||||||||
Place of birth | Espoo, Finland | |||||||||||||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||
Position(s) | Defender | |||||||||||||
Team information | ||||||||||||||
Current team | Gnistan | |||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||
2011–2023 | Honka | |||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
2020–2023 | Honka II | 27 | (0) | |||||||||||
2022–2023 | Honka | 29 | (0) | |||||||||||
2024– | Gnistan | 6 | (1) | |||||||||||
2024– | → PKKU (loan) | 1 | (0) | |||||||||||
International career‡ | ||||||||||||||
2024– | Finland U21 | 2 | (0) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 June 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 June 2024 |
Elias Mikko Ilmari Äijälä (born 24 March 2003) is a Finnish professional football player who plays as a full back for Veikkausliiga side Gnistan.
Career
Äijälä started in a youth sector of Honka, when he was eight years old.[1] He made his Veikkausliiga debut with Honka first team in 2022. After the 2023 season, Honka was suddenly declared for bankruptcy, and Äijälä was released.
On 16 January 2024, Äijälä signed a one-year deal with newly promoted Veikkausliiga side IF Gnistan.[2][3]
References
External links
- Elias Äijälä at Soccerway
- Elias Äijälä at WorldFootball.net
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