| Tony Miettinen | |
| Height: | 1.84m |
| Birth Date: | 2002 9, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Mombasa, Kenya |
| Position: | Centre-back |
| Currentclub: | Odd |
| Clubnumber: | 5 |
| Youthclubs1: | SiPS |
| Youthclubs2: | KuPS |
| Youthyears2: | –2019 |
| Youthclubs3: | Nordsjælland |
| Youthyears3: | 2019–2021 |
| Years1: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs1: | KuFu-98 |
| Caps1: | 20 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2019–2021 |
| Clubs3: | Nordsjælland |
| Caps3: | 0 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2021 |
| Clubs4: | KuFu-98 |
| Caps4: | 8 |
| Goals4: | 1 |
| Years5: | 2022 |
| Clubs5: | KuPS II |
| Caps5: | 9 |
| Goals5: | 3 |
| Years6: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs6: | KuPS |
| Caps6: | 7 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 2023 |
| Clubs7: | → AC Oulu (loan) |
| Caps7: | 6 |
| Goals7: | 1 |
| Years8: | 2024– |
| Clubs8: | Odd |
| Caps8: | 17 |
| Goals8: | 1 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2018–2019 |
| Nationalteam1: | Finland U17 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 12 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2019 |
| Nationalteam2: | Finland U18 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2019 |
| Nationalteam3: | Finland U19 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Nationalyears4: | 2021 |
| Nationalteam4: | Finland U20 |
| Nationalcaps4: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 0 |
| Nationalyears5: | 2023– |
| Nationalteam5: | Finland U21 |
| Nationalcaps5: | 9 |
| Nationalgoals5: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 18 August 2024 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 26 March 2024 |
Tony Miettinen (born 23 September 2002) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Eliteserien club Odd and the Finland under-21 national team.
Miettinen started to play football in Finland with Siilinjärven Palloseura (SiPS) in Siilinjärvi. Later he joined the youth sector of the Veikkausliiga side Kuopion Palloseura (KuPS) in a nearby city of Kuopio.[1]
Miettinen made his senior debut in 2018 with KuFu-98, the reserve team of KuPS, and played with the team in 2018 and 2019 in the third-tier league Kakkonen.
In August 2019, Danish club Nordsjælland announced the signing of Miettinen to their youth academy, for an undisclosed fee.[2] He mostly played for the club's under-19 academy team,[3] but made one appearance with the first team, as a substitute in a Danish Cup match against Hvidovre IF, on 12 November 2020.[4]
Two years later, he returned to KuPS after his contract expired with Nordsjælland in August 2021.[5] Miettinen represented KuPS in the 2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League qualifiers, scoring a goal in away win against Milsami Orhei on 28 July 2022.[6] [7]
In the beginning of the 2023 season, Miettinen was sent on loan to a fellow Veikkausliiga club AC Oulu on a short contract.[8] [9] [10] He scored his first goal in the league with AC Oulu, in a 4–1 away win against SJK, on 27 June 2023.[11] [12] Miettinen returned to KuPS after his three-month loan deal ended on 16 July 2023.[13]
On 6 February 2024, Miettinen joined Norwegian Eliteserien side Odds Ballklubb (Odd) on a deal until 31 July 2027, for a transfer fee of €180,000.[14] [15] He officially debuted with Odd on 31 March 2024, in a 2024 Eliteserien season opening game against FK Haugesund, scoring a goal for his side in a 2–1 loss.[16]
Miettinen is a regular Finnish youth international, having represented the country at various youth national team levels. Since March 2023, Miettinen has played for the Finland under-21 national team.[17]
Miettinen was born in Mombasa, Kenya, and raised in Siilinjärvi, Finland, since the age of ten.[18]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| KuFu-98 | 2018 | Kakkonen | 11 | 0 | — | — | — | 11 | 0 | ||||
| 2019 | Kakkonen | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | 9 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | |||
| Nordsjælland | 2020–21 | Danish Superliga | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| KuFu-98 | 2021 | Kakkonen | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | 8 | 1 | ||||
| KuPS Akatemia | 2022 | Kakkonen | 9 | 3 | — | — | — | 9 | 3 | ||||
| KuPS | 2022 | Veikkausliiga | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | |
| 2023 | Veikkausliiga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Total | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 1 | |||
| AC Oulu (loan) | 2023 | Veikkausliiga | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 1 | |||
| Odd | 2024 | Eliteserien | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 67 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 77 | 7 | |||
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