Tony Miettinen

Tony Miettinen (born 23 September 2002) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Allsvenskan club Mjällby. Born in Kenya, he represents the Finland national team.

Early career Miettinen started to play football in Finland with Siilinjärven Palloseura (SiPS) in Siilinjärvi. Later he joined the youth sector of the Veikkausliiga side Kuopion Palloseura (KuPS) in a nearby city of Kuopio.

Club career KuPS Miettinen made his senior debut in 2018 with KuFu-98, the reserve team of KuPS, and played with the team in 2018 and 2019 in the third-tier league Kakkonen.

Nordsjælland In August 2019, Danish club Nordsjælland announced the signing of Miettinen to their youth academy, for an undisclosed fee, later reported to be €100,000. He mostly played for the club's under-19 academy team, but made one appearance with the first team, as a substitute in a Danish Cup match against Hvidovre IF, on 12 November 2020.

Return to KuPS Two years later, he returned to KuPS after his contract expired with Nordsjælland in August 2021. Miettinen represented KuPS in the 2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League qualifiers, scoring a goal in away win against Milsami Orhei on 28 July 2022.

AC Oulu (loan) In the beginning of the 2023 season, Miettinen was sent on loan to a fellow Veikkausliiga club AC Oulu on a short contract. During his stint, he was mostly out of the line-up due to injury, but on 27 June 2023 he scored his first goal in the league with AC Oulu, in a 4–1 away win against SJK Seinäjoki. Miettinen returned to KuPS after his three-month loan deal ended on 16 July 2023.

Odd On 6 February 2024, Miettinen joined Norwegian Eliteserien side Odds Ballklubb (Odd) on a deal until 31 July 2027, for a transfer fee of €180,000. He officially debuted with Odd on 31 March 2024, in a 2024 Eliteserien season opening game against FK Haugesund, scoring a goal for his side in a 2–1 loss.

Mjällby On 28 February 2025, Swedish Allsvenskan side Mjällby announced the signing of Miettinen on a deal until June 2029 for a rumoured fee of €470,000.

International career Miettinen is a regular Finnish youth international, having represented the country at various youth national team levels. Since March 2023, Miettinen has played for the Finland under-21 national team.

Personal life Miettinen was born in Mombasa, Kenya, and raised in Siilinjärvi, Finland, since the age of ten. His Kenyan mother, Phoebe, had met a Finnish man, Jouni Miettinen, who was travelling to the FIFA World Cup held in South Africa in 2010, and in 2012 Tony and his mother moved to Jouni's hometown of Siilinjärvi.

Career statistics

International

Scores and results list Finland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Miettinen goal.

+ List of international goals scored by Tony Miettinen No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition 1 5 June 2026 Puskás Aréna, Budapest, Hungary 4 1–2 1–2 Friendly

Honours Mjällby Allsvenskan: 2025 Svenska Cupen: 2025–26 KuPS Veikkausliiga runner-up: 2022, 2023 Finland FIFA Series: 2026