Miika Juho Sakari Koskela (born 12 July 2003) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Haugesund.
Club career AC Oulu Born in Oulu and raised in Kempele, Koskela started his professional career at his home-town club AC Oulu in 2019. While featuring for the club's reserve team, OLS, he made his first-team debut later in the same year.
Tromsø On 13 March 2023, Koskela joined Norwegian club Tromsø on a four-year deal, for an undisclosed fee. He made his debut for the side on 19 March 2023, in a 2–3 Norwegian Cup loss (a.e.t) to Lillestrøm. He made his Eliteserien debut on 10 April 2023, in a 1–0 home win against Molde, coming in from the bench for the final minutes as a substitute to Christophe Psyché.TROMSØ VS. MOLDE 1 - 0, soccerway
Koskela struggled with injuries and was out of play for all of the 2024 season for Tromsø. When he finally was fit to play again in early 2025, Koskela was loaned out to his former club AC Oulu. The loan, originally lasting until 21 July, was extended an additional week, and ended on 28 July. Koskela played eighteen games, and scored three times.
Haugesund After Koskela returned from AC Oulu it was reported that he would be loaned out again. The confirmation came on 2 August, as fellow Eliteserien club Haugesund loaned Koskela for the remainder of the 2025 season.
After the season, Tromsø decided to buy Troy Nyhammer from Haugeund, and as a part of the deal Koskela went the other way, making him a permanent Haugesund player. He signed a two-year contract with the newly relegated club.
International career Between 2018 and 2023, Koskela was a regular youth international and represented Finland at various youth national team levels.Miika Koskela: "Ei ole kaukana, että murtautuisin avauskokoonpanoon", Finnish FA/Palloliitto, 6 September 2023
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsOLS2019Kakkonen1300020—1502020Kakkonen3000——302021Kakkonen3000——302022Kakkonen2000——20Total2100020—230AC Oulu2019Ykkönen4000——402020Ykkönen17220——1922021Veikkausliiga15120—201912022Veikkausliiga2012030—2512023Veikkausliiga000050—50Total564608020724Tromsø2023Eliteserien13050——1802024Eliteserien0000——00Total13050——180Tromsø 220233. divisjon40———40AC Oulu (loan)2025Veikkausliiga1523100—183Haugesund (loan)2025Eliteserien8010——90Haugesund2026OBOS-ligaen12000——120Career total1296151100201567
Honours AC Oulu Ykkönen: 2020 Finnish League Cup runner-up: 2023
References
External links
Tromsø IL official profile
Miika Koskela at Football Association of Finland Miika Koskela at Norwegian Football Federation