Mikko Sumusalo

Mikko Sumusalo
Personal information
Date of birth (1990-03-12) 12 March 1990[1]
Place of birth Porvoo, Finland
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)[2]
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current team
 Rot-Weiß Erfurt
Number 20
Youth career
1997−1999 Futura
1999−2009 HJK
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007−2010 Klubi-04 20 (1)
2009−2013 HJK 80 (3)
2014−2016 RB Leipzig 2 (0)
2015 → Hansa Rostock (loan) 14 (0)
2015−2016 RB Leipzig II 6 (0)
2016− Rot-Weiß Erfurt 6 (0)
National team‡
2004–2005 Finland U15 6 (1)
2005–2006 Finland U16 18 (0)
2006–2007 Finland U17 6 (0)
2007-2008 Finland U18 19 (1)
2009 Finland U19 6 (0)
2009-2012 Finland U21 21 (1)
2012- Finland 5 (1)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 November 2016 (UTC).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 5 December 2015

Mikko Sumusalo (born 12 March 1990), is a Finnish professional football Defender who plays for German 3. Liga club Rot-Weiß Erfurt[3] and has represented the Finnish national team.[4] Sumusalo was born in Porvoo, Finland. Sumusalo began his senior club career playing for Klubi-04, before making his league debut for HJK at age 19 in 2009. He can play either leftback or wingback.

Sumusalo made his international debut for Finland in January 2012, at the age of 21.

Club career

HJK Helsinki

After starting his footballing career at his local FC Futura, the nine-year-old defender moved to HJK in 1999. After coming through the junior levels and the reserves, Sumusalo made his first division debut on 25 May 2009 against FC Lahti. Since then he made a total of 25 league appearances and some appearances in both Champions League qualifiers and Europa League qualifiers for HJK.

RB Leipzig

In January 2014, after the expiration of his contract with HJK, Sumusalo moved to Germany and joined 3. Liga side RB Leipzig signing until 2016.[5] However, also due injuries, Sumusalo wasn't able to establish himself, earning only two caps until the end of the 2013−14 season.[6] This situation lasted also for the first leg of the following campaign, especially since Leipzig had been promoted to the 2. Bundesliga and signed several high acclaimed players. To gain match practice, he was therefore loaned to 3. Liga club Hansa Rostock until the end of the 2014−15 season.[7]

Rot-Weiß Erfurt

In June 2016 Sumusalo transferred from RB Leipzig to Rot-Weiß Erfurt.[8]

International career

He made his debut for Finland U21 in 2009 and was a regular member ever since. He made his senior debut on 22 January 2012 in a friendly against Trinidad and Tobago. In January 2013 he scored his first goal for the national team on the 5th minute in a match against Thailand.[9]

International goals

# Date Location Opponent Result Competition
1. 23 January 2013 Thailand Chiang Mai  Thailand 3−1 2013 King's Cup

Honours

HJK Helsinki

References

  1. ↑ "Mikko Sumusalo profil". tablesleague.com. TablesLeague. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
  2. ↑ "Mikko Sumusalo profil". tablesleague.com. TablesLeague. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
  3. ↑ "Player's profile: Mikko Sumusalo" (in German). kicker. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
  4. ↑ "Sumusalo hakee lisää maaotteluita" (in Finnish). Suomen Palloliitto. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
  5. ↑ "1. Winter-Neuzugang! Mikko Sumusalo wird ein Roter Bulle!" [First winter signing: Mikko Sumusalo becomes a Red Bull] (in German). RasenBallsport Leipzig. 21 December 2013. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
  6. ↑ "Der Pech-Finne" [The misfortune Finn] (in German). Bild. 17 November 2014. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
  7. ↑ "F.C. Hansa leiht Mikko Sumusalo bis zum Saisonende aus" [F.C. Hansa loans Mikko Sumusalo until the end of the season] (in German). F.C. Hansa Rostock. 30 January 2015. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
  8. ↑ "Mikko Sumusalo verstärkt den FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt" (in German). Rot-Weiß Erfurt. 25 June 2016. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
  9. ↑ "Thailand vs. Finland". National Football Teams. 23 January 2013. Retrieved 12 November 2016.


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