Luka-Mikael Hyryläinen (born 25 August 2004) is a Finnish professional

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who plays as a

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for

Bundesliga The Bundesliga (; ), sometimes referred to as the Fußball-Bundesliga () or 1. Bundesliga (), is a professional association football league in Germany and the highest level of the German football league system. The Bundesliga comprises 18 teams ...

club

TSG Hoffenheim Turn- und Sportgemeinschaft 1899 Hoffenheim e.V. (), commonly known as TSG Hoffenheim (), are a German professional football club based in Sinsheim. Originally founded in 1899 as a gymnastics club, Hoffenheim came into being in their modern fo ...

and the Finland under-21 national team.

Youth career

Born in

Helsinki Helsinki () is the Capital city, capital and most populous List of cities and towns in Finland, city in Finland. It is on the shore of the Gulf of Finland and is the seat of southern Finland's Uusimaa region. About people live in the municipali ...

, Hyryläinen started to play football in a youth team of

Laajasalon Palloseura Laajasalon Palloseura (abbreviated LPS) is a football club from Laajasalo, Helsinki in Finland. The club was formed in 1978 and their home ground is at the Laajasalon urheilupuisto. The men's first team currently plays in the Kolmonen (Third D ...

(LPS) in

Laajasalo Laajasalo () is a group of islands that forms a Southeast Helsinki's neighbourhood in southern Helsinki, the capital of Finland. As of 2018, it had a population of 18,876. It is Helsinki Helsinki () is the Capital city, capital and most popu ...

, before joining the youth sector of HJK in 2012. After eight years with HJK, Hyryläinen was acquired by the

club

Eintracht Frankfurt Eintracht Frankfurt e.V. () is a German professional sports club based in Frankfurt, Hesse. It is best known for its football club, which was founded on 8 March 1899. The club currently plays in the Bundesliga, the top tier of the German footb ...

in 2020, for an undisclosed fee. He spent two seasons with the club's U17 and U19 academy squads, playing 22 games and scoring twice in total.

Club career

In the summer 2022, Hyryläinen signed a three-year deal with a fellow Bundesliga side

, for a reported transfer fee of €1 million. He missed the 2022–23 season due to an injury and returned to the line-up one year later. He was first registered to the club's reserve team TSG Hoffenheim II. During the 2023–24 season, he made 29 appearances and scored three goals, as the team finished 3rd in the

Regionalliga Südwest The Regionalliga Südwest ('Regional League Southwest') is the fourth tier of the German football league system in the states of Hesse, Baden-Württemberg, Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland. It is one of five leagues at this level, together with t ...

. On 26 June 2024, it was announced that Hyryläinen would spend the 2024–25 season on loan with a newly promoted 2. Bundesliga club

SSV Ulm SSV Ulm 1846 FUSSBALL e.V., commonly known as SSV Ulm 1846 or SSV Ulm, is a German football club based in Ulm, Baden-Württemberg. SSV Ulm 1846 FUSSBALL was formed on 7 March 2009 as new independent club through the separation of the football ...

. His deal with Hoffenheim was simultaneously extended until June 2026.

International career

Hyryläinen has represented

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at under-16 and under-19 youth national team levels. After recovering from his injuries, Hyryläinen debuted with Finland U21 national team in friendly tournament Baltic Cup in June 2024. He also made six appearances in the

2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification The 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification was a men's under-21 national football team competition that determined the 15 teams that joined the automatically qualified hosts Slovakia in the 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship ...

campaign, helping Finland U21 to qualify for the

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, for the second time in the nation's history.

Personal life

His father Aki Hyryläinen is a former international footballer and the current technical director of the

Football Association of Finland The Football Association of Finland (, SPL; ) is the governing body of football (soccer), football and futsal in Finland. It was founded in Helsinki on 19 May 1907. The SPL organises the Finland national football team, men's and Finland women's ...

.Miljoonan euron poika harjoitteli Tuorilassa
Merikarvia-lehti, 30 August 2022

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Luka Hyryläinen
at Finnish FA * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hyryläinen, Luka Living people 2004 births Finnish men's footballers 21st-century Finnish sportsmen Men's association football midfielders Finland men's youth international footballers Finland men's under-21 international footballers Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi players TSG 1899 Hoffenheim players SSV Ulm 1846 players Eintracht Frankfurt players Finnish expatriate men's footballers Footballers from Helsinki Finnish expatriate sportspeople in Germany 2. Bundesliga players Regionalliga players Laajasalon Palloseura players Expatriate men's footballers in Germany