Marius Könkkölä (born 31 October 2003) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Veikkausliiga club SJK.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 31 October 2003[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Espoo, Finland | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | SJK | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2009 | KulPS | ||
| 2009–2011 | SAPA | ||
| 2011–2014 | KäPa | ||
| 2014–2019 | HJK | ||
| 2020–2021 | Genk | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022 | OLS | 4 | (1) |
| 2022 | AC Oulu | 15 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Lahti | 30 | (0) |
| 2025– | SJK | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| Finland U15 | 3 | (0) | |
| 2019 | Finland U16 | 5 | (1) |
| 2019 | Finland U17 | 2 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 October 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 November 2023 | |||
Early years
editBorn in Espoo, Könkkölä started playing football in KulPS in Kulosaari, Helsinki at the age of 5. One year later, his family moved to Katajanokka and he joined SAPA. Two years later, he moved to renowned Käpylän Pallo youth academy. In 2014, he started playing in HJK youth sector.
Könkkölä had trials with Aston Villa, Genk[2] and PSV, before accepting an offer from Genk and moving to Belgium in the early 2020.[3]
Club career
editAC Oulu
editAfter two years in the Genk academy, Könkkölä returned to Finland and signed a two-year deal with Veikkausliiga side AC Oulu on 31 December 2021.[4][5] His 2022 season was incomplete as he suffered an injury, and could not establish his place in the starting line-up, mainly playing rotational minutes off the bench. After the season, Könkkölä decided to leave the club after the head coach Ricardo Duarte had stated that Könkkölä was not in his plans for the next season.
FC Lahti
editOn 15 November 2022, Könkkölä transferred to fellow Veikkausliiga club FC Lahti on a two-year deal.[6][7] Könkkölä suffered an injury again during the 2023 season, and he was mostly in and out of the line-up since May until September, when he was ruled out for the rest of the season.[8]
SJK
editOn 14 November 2024, Könkkölä signed with SJK Seinäjoki on a two-year deal with a one-year option.[9]
International career
editKönkkölä has represented Finland at under-15, under-16, and under-17 youth national team levels.
Personal life
editHis father Justus Könkkölä, a former footballer, has also played for FC Lahti in 1998.[10]
Career statistics
edit- As of 19 October 2024[11]
| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | League cup[b] | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| OLS | 2022 | Kakkonen | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | |||
| AC Oulu | 2022 | Veikkausliiga | 15 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | 22 | 2 | |
| Lahti | 2023 | Veikkausliiga | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | 18 | 1 | |
| 2024 | Veikkausliiga | 18 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 25 | 1 | ||
| Total | 30 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 2 | ||
| SJK | 2025 | Veikkausliiga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career total | 49 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 5 | ||
- ^ Includes Suomen Cup
- ^ Includes Finnish League Cup
References
edit- ^ Marius Könkkölä at WorldFootball.net
- ^ "RC Genk strikt piepjonge Fin en hij doet ons aan iemand denken". sporza.be (in Dutch). 4 December 2018.
- ^ Marius Könkkölä – Pojasta polvi paranee?, FC Lahti, 30 March 2023
- ^ Suomalaislupaus siirtyy Veikkausliigaan Belgiasta – herättänyt kiinnostusta Euroopan huippuseuroissakin, MTV Oy, 31 December 2021
- ^ "MARIUS KÖNKKÖLÄ LIITTYY LAIVASTONSINISIIN". acoulu.fi AC Oulu (in Finnish). 31 December 2021.
- ^ Marius Könkkölä siirtyy Oulusta FC Lahteen - läpimurtonsa tehnyt keskikenttämies Kuhnureihin, Veikkausliiga, 15 November 2022
- ^ Hyökkäyspään monitoimikone Marius Könkkölä hakee läpimurtoa FC Lahdessa, Etelä-Suomen Sanomat, Eerikki Lyytikäinen, 16 December 2022
- ^ "Tulin ehkä liian aikaisin takaisin" - FC Lahden Marius Könkkölän kausi päättyi ennen aikojaan, Veikkausliiga, 27 September 2023
- ^ Tervetuloa Marius Könkkölä!, sjk.fi, 14 November 2024
- ^ Marius Könkkölä siirtyy Oulusta FC Lahteen kahden vuoden sopimuksella – "On siistiä olla toisen polven FC Lahti -pelaaja", Etelä-Suomen Sanomat, 15 November 2022
- ^ Marius Könkkölä at Soccerway
External links
edit- Marius Könkkölä at Soccerway
- Marius Könkkölä at WorldFootball.net
- Marius Könkköla at Lahti