Samuli Rasmus Miettinen (born 16 June 2004) is a Finnish professional football player who plays as a centre back for Veikkausliiga side KuPS.
Club career
Miettinen played in the youth sector of Kuopion Palloseura (KuPS). He debuted in Veikkausliiga with KuPS first team in the 2022 season.
He was loaned out to Italian club Sampdoria for the 2022–23 season, and was assigned to the club's academy team in Primavera.[1][2] After his loan deal ended, he returned to KuPS. On 16 November 2023, he extended his contract with the club until the end of 2025.[3][4][5]
During the 2024 season, Miettinen established himself in Veikkausliiga, and was an integral part of KuPS's defense with Ibrahim Cissé when KuPS won the Finnish championship title. They also completed the club's first-ever double by winning the 2024 Finnish Cup.
Career statistics
- As of 19 January 2025[6]
| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | League cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| KuFu-98 | 2020 | Kakkonen | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2021 | Kakkonen | 20 | 2 | – | – | – | 20 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 2 | ||
| KuPS Akatemia | 2022 | Kakkonen | 13 | 1 | – | – | – | 13 | 1 | |||
| 2023 | Kakkonen | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | ||
| KuPS | 2022 | Veikkausliiga | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 2023 | Veikkausliiga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2024 | Veikkausliiga | 24 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 4[b] | 0 | 39 | 1 | |
| 2025 | Veikkausliiga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
| Total | 27 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 50 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 62 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 85 | 5 | ||
- ^ Includes Suomen Cup
- ^ Includes UEFA Conference League
Honours
KuPS
- Veikkausliiga: 2024[7]
- Veikkausliiga runner-up: 2022, 2023
- Finnish Cup: 2022, 2024[8]
- Finnish League Cup runner-up: 2024
References
- ^ Kuopiolaisen nuoren jalkapallotaidot kehittyvät saapasmaassa – "Italiassa eväätkin ovat huippua", Savon Sanomat, Markus Karjalainen, 29 April 2023
- ^ Samuli Miettinen lainalle Sampdoriaan!, kups.fi, 2 September 2022
- ^ Samuli Miettinen keltamustissa myös kaudella 2025!, kups.fi, 16 November 2023
- ^ "Tavoite murtautua Veikkausliigaan" - KuPS ja Samuli Miettinen pidensivät sopimustaan, Veikkausliiga, 16 November 2023
- ^ KuPS kiinnitti Italian kentillä kokemusta keränneen puolustajan, sportti.com, 16 November 2023
- ^ Samuli Miettinen, Finnish FA
- ^ Kuopio villiintyi KuPSin mestaruudesta – Eini ilmestyi juhlahumuun, Yle, 19 October 2024
- ^ KuPS nousi takaa ohi Suomen Cupin voittoon – Petteri Pennanen ratkaisi pelin upealla laukauksella, Yle, 21 September 2024
External links
- Samuli Miettinen at Soccerway
- Samuli Miettinen at WorldFootball.net
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