Mike Peltola

Mike Peltola
Personal information
Date of birth (1974-09-10) 10 September 1974
Place of birth Kokkola, Finland
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1985–1989 KPS
1990–1991 KPV
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1989 KPS 1 (0)
1992–1994 FC Oulu 67 (1)
1995–1996 VPS 23 (1)
1996 → GBK (loan) 2 (0)
1996 Kalmar 2 (0)
1997–2000 VPS 96 (2)
2001–2003 Bodø/Glimt 29 (0)
2003–2004 HJK 28 (1)
2005–2006 AC Oulu 41 (4)
International career
1990 Finland U15 10 (0)
1991 Finland U16 8 (0)
1992–1993 Finland U18 14 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mike Peltola (born 10 September 1974) is a Finnish former professional footballer who played as a defender, mainly operating as a left back.

Career

Peltola retired after the 2006 Ykkönen season with AC Oulu, in which he captained the club to win the promotion to Veikkausliiga.[1] In total, Peltola made 167 appearances in Veikkausliiga for FC Oulu, VPS and HJK Helsinki.[2][3] He also played in the Swedish second-tier for Kalmar FF and in the Norwegian top-tier for Bodø/Glimt.[4] In the 2003 Veikkausliiga season with HJK, they won the Finnish championship title and the Finnish Cup title.

During his playing career, Peltola studied in a business school, and has later worked in the finance sector for Handelsbanken and S-Bank.[5][6]

He has also coached in the HJK youth sector.[7]

Personal life

His two sons are also footballers. Asla is a professional player in Finland[8] and Miska plays at an amateur level.[9][10]

Career statistics

[11]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
KPS 1989 Kakkonen 1 0 – 1 0
FC 1991 1992 Ykkönen 17 0 – 17 0
FC Oulu 1993 Ykkönen 26 0 – 26 0
1994 Veikkausliiga 24 1 – 24 1
Total 50 1 0 0 50 1
VPS 1995 Veikkausliiga 15 0 – 15 0
1996 Veikkausliiga 10 1 – 10 1
Total 25 1 0 0 25 1
GBK Kokkola (loan) 1996 Ykkönen 2 0 – 2 0
Kalmar 1996 Swedish Division 1 2 0 – 2 0
VPS 1997 Veikkausliiga 26 0 – 26 0
1998 Veikkausliiga 26 1 4[a] 0 30 1
1999 Veikkausliiga 16 0 – 16 0
2000 Veikkausliiga 28 1 – 28 1
Total 96 2 4 0 100 2
Bodø/Glimt 2001 Tippeligaen 19 0 – 19 0
2002 Tippeligaen 10 0 – 10 0
2003 Tippeligaen 0 0 – 0 0
Total 29 0 0 0 29 0
HJK Helsinki 2003 Veikkausliiga 8 0 4[b] 0 12 0
2004 Veikkausliiga 16 1 1[b] 0 17 1
Total 24 1 5 0 29 1
AC Oulu 2005 Ykkönen 19 2 – 19 2
2006 Ykkönen 22 2 – 22 2
Total 41 4 0 0 41 4
Career total 287 9 9 0 296 9
  1. ^ Appearances in UEFA Cup
  2. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Champions League

Honours

AC Oulu

HJK

VPS

Individual

  • Veikkausliiga Defender of the Year: 1998

References

  1. ^ KAPTEENI MIKE PELTOLA 50 VUOTTA, acoulu.fi, 10 September 2024
  2. ^ Mike Peltola lopettaa jalkapallouransa liiganousuun, mtvuutiset.fi, MTV Oy, 13 November 2006
  3. ^ Mike Peltola jatkaa HJK:ssa, mtvuutiset.fi, MTV Oy, 18 November 2003
  4. ^ Mike Peltola Norjaan, mtvuutiset.fi, MTV Oy, 24 November 2000
  5. ^ S-PANKKI UUDISTAA ORGANISAATIOTAAN JA NIMITTÄÄ UUSIA JÄSENIÄ JOHTORYHMÄÄN, s-pankki.fi, 20 March 2024
  6. ^ Elämän Pelikirja -rakkaudesta urheilijoihin Jakso 79. Vieraana Mike Peltola (Jalkapallo), pod.me, 26 March 2024
  7. ^ Handelsbankenin Mike Peltola valmentaa nuoria jalkapallolupauksia: ”On kiva seurata, kuinka nuoret löytävät paikkansa yhteiskunnassa”, Kauppalehti
  8. ^ ASLA PELTOLA SAAPUU AC OULUUN, acoulu.fi, 23 November 2023
  9. ^ Helsinki Cupissa mukana joukko huippupelaajien lapsia, Helsingin Sanomat, 12 July 2013
  10. ^ MM-kisoista rytmi jalkapallofaneille, Helsingin Sanomat, 25 June 2014
  11. ^ Mike Peltola, acokannattajat.fi
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