Mikko Kuningas (born 30 July 1997U18 (1997) maajoukkue) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Käpylän Pallo.
Club career Kuningas has played for PEPO Lappeenranta, Lahti, Lahti Akatemia and FC Inter Turku. Kuningas started his football career in Luumäen Pojat where he played his first junior years. Kuningas played same time in PEPO Lappeenranta and he made his debut with the PEPO first team in 2014.
Kuningas made the professional contract with FC Lahti in 2014. He made the debut in Veikkausliiga against FC Ilves on 19 July 2015 and he made the winning goal at the beginning of the second half.
In 2015, Kuningas visited Brazil to get acquainted with the activities of Fluminense FC. He was invited to European high-level tournaments Spax Cup in Germany and Terborg Tournament in Holland according to the Fluminense FC U19-team. The club management of the Fluminense FC wanted to hire him with a loan agreement from summer 2016. The transfer eventually failed with paperwork.
Kuningas signed a contract with FC Inter Turku for the season 2018. FC Inter Turku won the Finnish Cup in May 2018 against HJK Helsinki 0-1 (0-0). Kuningas scored the winning goal in the 82. minute. He had been substituted to the field a moment earlier.
In the season 2019 FC Inter Turku and Kuningas finished second place in Veikkausliiga.
On 18 December 2020, USL Championship club Orange County SC announced the signing of Kuningas.
On 18 January 2023, Kuningas returned to Lahti on a one-year contract.
On 15 August 2024, after being without club since January, Kuningas signed with Ykkösliiga club Käpylän Pallo (KäPa) for the rest of the season.Mikko Kuningas vahvistamaan KäPa-keskikenttää loppukaudeksi, kapylanpalloedustus.fi, 15 August 2024
In February 2025, he joined AC Crema in Italian Serie D.Crema, ecco il centrocampista finlandese Kuningas, seried24.com, 8 February 2025
On 8 July, Kuningas returned to Käpylän Pallo on a deal throughout the 2027 season.Kuninkaan paluu - Mikko Kuningas sopimukseen KäPan kanssa, kapylanpalloedustus.fi, 8 July 2025
International career He has represented Finland at under-18 and under-19 youth level.
Career statistics Mikko Kuningas stats, Finnish FA + Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCupLeague cupEuropeTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsPEPO2014Kolmonen187–––187Lahti Akatemia2015Kakkonen113–––1132016Kakkonen10–––10Total123000000123Lahti2015Veikkausliiga101–––1012016Veikkausliiga2524151003442017Veikkausliiga27240––312Total625815100757Inter Turku2018Veikkausliiga28262––3442019Veikkausliiga24071–20331Total5221330020675Lahti2020Veikkausliiga22332––255Orange County SC2021USL Championship33300––3332022USL Championship16121––182Total494210000515Lahti2023Veikkausliiga2302040–290Käpylän Pallo2024Ykkösliiga62–––62Crema2024–25Serie D7000––70Käpylän Pallo2025Ykkösliiga00–––00Career total24626287912028534
Honours Lahti Finnish League Cup: 2016
Inter Turku Veikkausliiga runner-up: 2019 Finnish Cup: 2018
Orange County USL Championship: 2021
Individual Rookie of the Year: 2015
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