Miska Ylitolva (born 23 May 2004) is a Finnish professional
footballer
A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...
who plays as a
right back for
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
Rovaniemen Palloseura (RoPS) is a football (soccer), football club founded in 1950 and based in Rovaniemi, Finland. In 2019 RoPS participated in the Finnish Premier Division, (''Veikkausliiga'') marking their 32nd season in the top flight (previo ...
(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.
On 9 May 2022, Ylitolva signed an updated contract until the end of 2024 season.
2023: Loan to KTP
On 17 July 2023, Ylitolva was sent on loan to a fellow Veikkausliiga club
Kotkan Työväen Palloilijat (KTP) for the rest of the season. After his loan deal expired, he returned to HJK.
On 29 August 2024, he signed a two-year contract extension with HJK.
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
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International
References
External links
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2004 births
Living people
Finnish men's footballers
Finland men's youth international footballers
Finland men's international footballers
Men's association football defenders
Footballers from Espoo
Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi players