Antti Mäkijärvi

Antti Mäkijärvi
Personal information
Date of birth	8 December 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth	Espoo, Finland
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
1998–2011	Honka
Senior career*
Years	Team
2009–2011	Pallohonka
2011–2014	Honka
2015	Ilves
2015–2017	Oldenburg
2018–2019	Honka
2019–2022	KTP
International career
2008	Finland U15
2009	Finland U16
2010	Finland U17
2010–2011	Finland U18
2012	Finland U20
2012–2013	Finland U21
Medal record
Honka
Oldenburg
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 October 2022

Antti Mäkijärvi (born 8 December 1993) is a Finnish former professional football midfielder. Previously, he played in German Regionalliga Nord side VfB Oldenburg.^[1] Mäkijärvi was born in Espoo, Finland. He began his senior club career playing for Pallohonka, before making his league debut for Honka at age 17 in 2011. After winning his first trophy, the Finnish League Cup, during his first season on league level, he helped Honka win the 2012 Cup.

Club career

Honka

Mäkijärvi started his Veikkausliiga career in local team FC Honka in 2011.

Ilves

On 14 April 2015, Mäkijärvi signed for FC Ilves on a one-year contract.^[2]

Oldenburg

On 10 August 2015 it was announced that Mäkijärvi had signed a contract with VfB Oldenburg.^[3]

Return to Honka

On 1 April 2018, Mäkijärvi signed a 1+1 year contract with Honka.^[4]

International career

Mäkijärvi has 40 caps for Finland national youth teams. He made his debut in the UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifications in Raatti Stadium, Oulu on 11 June 2013 in a match against Lithuania.^[5]

Career statistics

Club

As of 11 June 2024^[6]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Pallohonka	2009	Kakkonen	9	1	0	0	—		9	1
	2010	Kakkonen	24	5	0	0	—		24	5
	2011	Kakkonen	10	5	0	0	—		10	5
	Total		43	11	0	0	—		43	11
Honka	2011	Veikkausliiga	10	0	2	0	1^[a]	0	13	0
	2012	Veikkausliiga	28	5	3	1	—		31	4
	2013	Veikkausliiga	31	2	8	2	2^[a]	0	41	4
	2014	Veikkausliiga	23	3	4	0	2^[a]	0	29	3
	Total		92	10	17	3	5	0	114	13
Ilves	2015	Veikkausliiga	17	2	1	0	—		19	2
Oldenburg	2015–16	Regionalliga Nord	13	1	0	0	—		13	1
	2016–17	Regionalliga Nord	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2017–18	Regionalliga Nord	3	0	0	0	—		3	0
	Total		16	1	0	0	—		16	1
Honka	2018	Veikkausliiga	18	3	0	0	—		18	3
KTP	2019	Ykkönen	26	5	2	0	—		15	2
	2020	Ykkönen	20	9	5	2	–		25	11
	2021	Veikkausliiga	22	4	3	0	–		25	4
	2022	Ykkönen	26	5	2	0	–		28	5
	Total		94	23	12	2	0	0	106	25
Career total			278	50	30	4	5	0	313	54

^ ^a ^b ^c Appearances in the Europa League

Honours and achievements

Club

Honka

References

^ "Oldenburg verpflichtet Mäkijärvi" (in German). kicker. 11 August 2015. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
^ "Antti Mäkijärvi Ilvekseen". FC Ilves. 14 April 2015. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015.
^ "Antti Mäkijärvi wird Oldenburger – Offensivspieler unterschreibt Vertrag" (in German). vfb-oldenburg.de. 10 August 2016. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
^ "Antti Mäkijärvi pelasi kolme vuotta Saksassa – palaa nyt Veikkausliigaan" [Antti Mäkijärvi played for three years in Germany – now returns to Veikkausliiga] (in Finnish). Ilta-Sanomat. 1 April 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
^ "Pohjanpalo Pikkuhuuhkajien ryhmässä" [Pohjanpalo in the little Eagle Owls] (in Finnish). Yle. 31 May 2013. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
^ "A. Mäkijärvi". Soccerway. Retrieved 6 July 2019.