Vilho Huovila (born 10 July 2006) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a winger for Veikkausliiga club Inter Turku.
Early years Huovila was born in Kouvola, and started playing football in his hometown clubs Sudet and Valkealan Kajo. He moved to Lahti in 2021 to join the FC Lahti organisation.Tulospalvelu Palloliitto, V.Huovila, Finnish FA/Palloliitto
Club career FC Lahti Since 2022, Huovila has played for FC Lahti's reserve team Reipas Lahti in the third tier Kakkonen.
On 18 October 2022, Huovila signed his first professional contract with the club at the age of 16, on a deal until the end of 2025.FC Lahti ja Vilho Huovila sopimukseen, FC Lahti, 18 October 2022FC Lahti kiinnitti 16-vuotiaan lupauksen hyökkäykseensä, Etelä-Suomen Sanomat, 18 October 2022Huippulupaus teki ratkaisunsa – sopimus Veikkausliiga-seuran kanssa: "Työ on vasta alussa", sportti.com, 18 October 2022 On 21 October 2023, Huovila scored a goal in his Veikkausliiga debut for FC Lahti first team, in a home loss against Ilves.LAHTI VS. ILVES 1-5, soccerway
On 9 July 2024, Huovila was sent on loan to Mikkelin Palloilijat (MP) in second-tier Ykkösliiga for the rest of the season.EDUSTUS: MP lainaa nuorten maajoukkuehyökkääjä Vilho Huovilan, mikkelinpalloilijat.fi
On 17 October 2025, Huovila joined Inter Turku on a two-year contract with an option to extend it with one more.
International career Huovila is a regular Finnish youth international and has represented Finland at various youth national team levels.U18-pojat nimetty Itävalta-otteluihin - Veikkausliigakokemusta mukana, Veikkausliiga, 31 October 2023Minihuuhkajat selvitti tiensä EM-jatkokarsintoihin – joukkueessa tiukka lahtelaiskolmikko, Yle, Petri Niemi, 14 October 2022Vilho Huovila mukaan U15-maajoukkueeseen, Reipas Lahti, 18 May 2021
In September 2022, Huovila was named in the Finland U17 squad for the 2023 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification tournament against Greece, Italy and Kosovo, scoring one goal in three games. Finland finished 2nd in the group and qualified to the Elite round in March 2023.U17-pojat päättää EM-karsinnat tiistaina, Finnish FA/ Palloliitto, 10 October 2022
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCupLeague cupEuropeTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsReipas Lahti2022Kakkonen10———102023Kakkonen146———1462024Kakkonen51———51Total207000000207Lahti2023Veikkausliiga112010—412024Veikkausliiga402430—942025Ykkösliiga221052–83Total73549200219MP (loan)2024Ykkösliiga131———131Career total40115492005417
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