Mikko Pitkänen
Defender · AC Oulu · №5
Recent matches
| Date | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|
Vaasan Palloseura
AC Oulu
Veikkausliiga
|
1:0 | |
AC Oulu
SJK Seinajoki
Veikkausliiga
|
0:0 | |
FF Jaro
AC Oulu
Veikkausliiga
|
0:1 | |
AC Oulu
Inter Turku
Veikkausliiga
|
2:3 | |
AC Oulu
HJK Helsinki
Veikkausliiga
|
0:1 | |
AC Oulu
Ilves
Veikkausliiga
|
1:0 | |
Turku PS
AC Oulu
Veikkausliiga
|
3:0 | |
|
AC Oulu
Vaasan Palloseura
Veikkausliiga
|
1:0 | |
|
HJK Helsinki
AC Oulu
Veikkausliiga
|
0:1 | |
IF Gnistan
AC Oulu
Veikkausliiga
|
1:5 |
Season statistics
| Competition | Season | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Veikkausliiga | 2026 | 10 |
About the player
Mikko Pitkänen came through Kuopion Palloseura, making his Veikkausliiga debut in 2014. Spells at KuFu-98 and IF Gnistan in the Finnish lower tiers gave him the bulk of his early playing time before a free move to AC Kajaani in 2020.
Pitkänen made 100 league appearances at Vaasan Palseura, where he joined on a free transfer in January 2021. He helped the club win the Ykkönen title in 2021, which brought promotion to the Veikkausliiga. Two years later he added a bronze medal, finishing third in the top flight with VPS in 2023.
During the 2024 season Pitkänen picked up three red cards — two in the Veikkausliiga and one in the Suomen Cup — including a sending-off in the 72nd minute of a Europa Conference League qualifier away to Žalgiris Vilnius on 11 July 2024, a match VPS went on to lose 1-2.
That move took him to AC Oulu, where he signed a two-year contract from October 2024, with an option for a further season. Pitkänen has also represented Finland at underage level, with caps for the under-17, under-18 and under-19 sides earlier in his career.
Career path
- 2025 — 2026 — now AC Oulu 45 matches
- 2021 — 2025 Vaasan Palloseura 122 matches
- 2020 AC Kajaani 23 matches
- 2016 — 2019 KuFu-98 51 matches
- 2019 IF Gnistan 7 matches
- 2017 — 2019 Kuopion Palloseura 15 matches
- 2016 — 2018 Kuopion Palloseura U21 14 matches
Career
| Season | Club | Competition | Games | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24/25 | Vaasan Palloseura | UEFA Conference League Qualifying | 1 | 0 | 0 | 72 |
| 2026 | AC Oulu | Veikkausliiga | 11 | 0 | 0 | 905 |
| 2026 | AC Oulu | Liigacup | 5 | 0 | 0 | 271 |
| 2025 | AC Oulu | Veikkausliiga | 18 | 1 | 2 | 1 376 |
| 2025 | AC Oulu | Suomen Cup | 5 | 1 | 0 | 450 |
| 2025 | AC Oulu | Liigacup | 3 | 0 | 0 | 114 |
| 2025 | AC Oulu | Veikkausliiga Relegation Group | 3 | 0 | 0 | 270 |
| 2024 | Vaasan Palloseura | Veikkausliiga | 17 | 1 | 1 | 1 215 |
| 2024 | Vaasan Palloseura | Veikkausliiga Championship Group | 4 | 1 | 0 | 360 |
| 2024 | Vaasan Palloseura | Liigacup | 4 | 0 | 0 | 315 |
| 2024 | Vaasan Palloseura | Suomen Cup | 2 | 0 | 0 | 72 |
| 2024 | Vaasan Palloseura | Veikkausliiga Europa Play-off | 1 | 0 | 0 | 38 |
| 2023 | Vaasan Palloseura | Veikkausliiga | 21 | 1 | 3 | 1 855 |
| 2023 | Vaasan Palloseura | Veikkausliiga Championship Group | 5 | 0 | 0 | 405 |
| 2023 | Vaasan Palloseura | Liigacup | 4 | 0 | 0 | 261 |
| 2023 | Vaasan Palloseura | Suomen Cup | 3 | 1 | 0 | 215 |
| 2023 | Vaasan Palloseura | Veikkausliiga Europa Play-off | 2 | 0 | 0 | 180 |
| 2022 | Vaasan Palloseura | Veikkausliiga | 20 | 2 | 0 | 1 705 |
| 2022 | Vaasan Palloseura | Veikkausliiga Relegation Group | 5 | 0 | 0 | 450 |
| 2022 | Vaasan Palloseura | Veikkausliiga Europa Play-off | 4 | 0 | 0 | 390 |
| 2022 | Vaasan Palloseura | Suomen Cup | 3 | 0 | 0 | 143 |
| 2022 | Vaasan Palloseura | Liigacup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 2021 | Vaasan Palloseura | Ykkösliiga | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 423 |
| 2021 | Vaasan Palloseura | Ykkösliiga Promotion Group | 5 | 0 | 0 | 450 |
| 2021 | Vaasan Palloseura | Suomen Cup | 4 | 0 | 0 | 360 |
| 2020 | AC Kajaani | Ykkösliiga | 19 | 1 | 0 | 1 710 |
| 2020 | AC Kajaani | Suomen Cup | 4 | 0 | 0 | 346 |
| 2019 | KuFu-98 | Kakkonen - Group C | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 170 |
| 2019 | IF Gnistan | Kakkonen - Group B | 5 | 1 | 0 | 278 |
| 2019 | IF Gnistan | Kakkonen Play-off | 2 | 0 | 0 | 180 |
| 2019 | Kuopion Palloseura | Suomen Cup | 2 | 0 | 0 | 180 |
| 2018 | Kuopion Palloseura | Veikkausliiga | 10 | 0 | 1 | 746 |
| 2018 | KuFu-98 | Kakkonen - Group C | 9 | 0 | 0 | 765 |
| 2018 | Kuopion Palloseura U21 | A-pojat SM-sarja Qualification | 5 | 1 | 0 | 450 |
| 2018 | Kuopion Palloseura | Suomen Cup | 2 | 0 | 0 | 180 |
| 2017 | KuFu-98 | Kakkonen - Group C | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 465 |
| 2017 | Kuopion Palloseura U21 | A-pojat SM-sarja Qualification | 5 | 0 | 0 | 450 |
| 2017 | Kuopion Palloseura | Suomen Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 45 |
| 2016 | KuFu-98 | Kakkonen - Group A | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 070 |
| 2016 | Kuopion Palloseura U21 | A-Pojat SM Sarja Endrunde | 4 | 1 | 0 | 360 |
Transfers
Transfers- 24/25 VPS AC Oulu
- 20/21 AC Kajaani VPS
- 19/20 KuPS AC Kajaani
- 19/20 IF Gnistan KuPS
- 19/20 KuPS IF Gnistan
- 15/16 KuPS U19 KuPS
