Otso-Pekka Parkkila

Otso-Pekka Parkkila (born 9 August 2007) is a Finnish professional footballer playing as a full back for Veikkausliiga club AC Oulu.

Career Parkkila played in the Oulun Luistinseura (OLS) youth sector. He was part of the AC Oulu/OLS U17 squad finishing 2nd in the U17 domestic league, and thus winning the silver medal in 2023. Parkkila also made his senior debut with the OLS first team in the third-tier Kakkonen in 2023. He will be registered to the club's reserve team OLS, starting to play in a new third-tier Ykkönen in 2024.

Parkkila made his debut with AC Oulu first team on 3 February 2024, in a 2–0 away win against SJK in Finnish League Cup, playing full 90 minutes.

International career Parkkila was part of the Finland U16 squad that won the friendly tournament Baltic Cup in July 2023.

On 4 October 2023, he was named in the Finland U17 squad in the 2024 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification tournament. In the tournament Finland drew with Ukraine and Germany 2–2 and 1–1, respectively, before winning Liechtenstein 3–0, placing 2nd in the group and advancing to the Elite round.

Career statistics

Honours OLS Kakkonen, Group C: 2023

AC Oulu/OLS U17 P17 SM-sarja: 2023 Runners-up