Miska Ylitolva (born 23 May 2004) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Allsvenskan club Kalmar, on loan from Veikkausliiga club HJK.
Club career RoPS Ylitolva was born in Espoo, but soon after his family moved to Rovaniemi, Lapland. He began playing football at age 10 for Rovaniemi side FC Santa Claus. Later he joined another local club Rovaniemen Palloseura (RoPS) where he made his senior debut in 2020 at the age of 16, playing for their reserve team in third tier Kakkonen. In 2021 he was promoted to the RoPS first team playing in second tier Ykkönen.
HJK In January 2022 Ylitolva signed a two-year contract with Veikkausliiga side HJK. He made his Veikkausliiga debut on 2 April 2022 against Honka. Ylitolva suffered an injury in that match and was ruled out almost for the whole season.Miska Ylitolva: "Meillä on luottavainen fiilis", Finnish FA
On 9 May 2022, Ylitolva signed an updated contract until the end of 2024 season.
On 17 July 2023, Ylitolva was sent on loan to a fellow Veikkausliiga club Kotkan Työväen Palloilijat (KTP) for the rest of the season.MISKA YLITOLVA HJK:STA KTP:HEN, fcktp.fi, 17 July 2023Miska Ylitolva loppukaudeksi lainalle KTP:hen, hjk.fi, 17 July 2023 After his loan deal expired, he returned to HJK.
On 29 August 2024, he signed a two-year contract extension with HJK.Miska Ylitolva jatkaa Klubissa, hjk.fi, 29 August 2024 On 8 January 2025, Ylitolva scored his first goals for HJK, by a brace in a 3–1 win against Haka in Finnish League Cup, providing also the assist to the third goal.Miska-Ylivoimaa! Selkeä kotivoitto Hakasta Liigacupissa, hjk.fi, 8 February 2025
On 31 August 2026, he extended his contract with HJK and was loaned to Kalmar.Miska Ylitolva jatkosopimukseen ja loppukauden lainalle Ruotsiin, hjk.fi, 31 August 2026
International career Ylitolva made his international debut on senior level for Finland on 26 March 2022 in a friendly match against Iceland. He has also played for Finland at various youth national team levels.
Career statistics Club SOCCERWAY, REF + Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCupLeague cupEuropeTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsRoPS II2020Kakkonen9000——902021Kakkonen14200——142Total232000000232RoPS2021Ykkönen17030——200Klubi 042022Kakkonen60———602023Kakkonen30———30Total9000000090HJK2022Veikkausliiga40003000702023Veikkausliiga40100000502024Veikkausliiga6000201001802025Veikkausliiga2702052401422026Veikkausliiga171306020281Total58160162160963KTP (loan)2023Veikkausliiga110———110Kalmar FF (loan)2026Allsvenskan0000——00Career total1183901621601595
International
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Honours HJK Veikkausliiga: 2023 Finnish Cup: 2025HJK voitti jalkapallon miesten Suomen cupin mestaruuden – voittomaalin tehnyt Teemu Pukki kritisoi otteluaikataulua, Yle, 20 September 2025
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