Taavi Koukkumäki
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Taavi Koukkumäki | ||
| Date of birth | 16 April 2007 | ||
| Place of birth | Finland | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Borussia Mönchengladbach | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2018 | EBK[1] | ||
| 2018–2021 | GrIFK | ||
| 2022–2023 | Honka | ||
| 2023– | Borussia Mönchengladbach | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023 | Honka II | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021–2022 | Finland U15 | 5 | (3) |
| 2022–2023 | Finland U16 | 7 | (2) |
| 2023– | Finland U17 | 12 | (4) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 October 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2024 | |||
Taavi Koukkumäki (born 16 April 2007) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for German Borussia Mönchengladbach U17 academy team.
Early career[edit]
Koukkumäki started playing football in the youth teams of Esbo Bollklubb and Grankulla IFK, before joining the FC Honka youth sector in 2022.[2] He made his senior debut with Honka II reserve team on 21 June 2023 in a sixth round of Finnish Cup, scoring a goal in a 5–1 loss against Honka first team. In the summer 2023, he was acquired by German Bundesliga club Borussia Mönchengladbach for an undisclosed fee, and was registered as a youth academy player.[3][4][5][6]
International career[edit]
On 4 October 2023, Koukkumäki 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.[7][8] He scored once and provided an assist in three games.
References[edit]
- ^ Tulospalvelu Palloliitto, Finnish FA
- ^ Kolmelle nuorelle lupaukselle pitkät sopimukset, Honka, 26 August 2022
- ^ Gladbach setzt auf zwei flinke Finnen!, Bild, 26 June 2023
- ^ Taavi Koukkumäki siirtyy Borussia Mönchengladbachiin, Honka, 22 June 2023
- ^ Sensaatio! Kahdelle suomalaislupaukselle huippusiirrot Saksan suurseuraan, suomifutis.com, Juuso Kilpeläinen, 23 June 2023
- ^ Ketola ja Koukkumäki – U17-poikien tehokaksikko tavoittelee unelmiaan Saksassa, Finnish FA, 3 September 2023
- ^ U17-pojat nimetty lokakuun EM-karsintaturnaukseen, Football Association of Finland/ Palloliitto, 4 October 2023
- ^ U17-pojat selvitti tiensä EM-jatkokarsintoihin, Football Association of Finland/ Palloliitto, 21 October 2023
External links[edit]
- Taavi Koukkumäki at Soccerway
- Taavi Koukkumäki at WorldFootball.net
- 2007 births
- Living people
- Finnish men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Grankulla IFK players
- FC Honka players
- Borussia Mönchengladbach players
- Finland men's youth international footballers
- Finnish expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Germany
- Finnish expatriate sportspeople in Germany