Vilho Huovila
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 10 July 2006 | ||
| Place of birth | Kouvola, Finland | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | MP (on loan from Lahti) | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Sudet | |||
| Valkealan Kajo | |||
| 2021 | Kuusysi | ||
| 2021–2022 | Lahti | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022– | Reipas Lahti | 20 | (7) |
| 2022– | Lahti | 5 | (1) |
| 2024– | → MP (loan) | 13 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021–2022 | Finland U16 | 5 | (2) |
| 2022–2023 | Finland U17 | 15 | (1) |
| 2023– | Finland U18 | 7 | (3) |
| 2024– | Finland U19 | 3 | (0) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 October 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 October 2024 | |||
Vilho Huovila (born 10 July 2006) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a winger for Ykkösliiga club MP on loan from Lahti, and the Finland U18 national team.
Early years
[edit]Huovila was born in Kouvola, and started playing football in his hometown clubs Sudet and Valkealan Kajo. He moved to Lahti in 2021 to join the FC Lahti organisation.[1]
Club career
[edit]FC Lahti
[edit]Since 2022, Huovila has played for FC Lahti's reserve team Reipas Lahti in the third tier Kakkonen.
On 18 October 2022, Huovila signed his first professional contract with the club at the age of 16, on a deal until the end of 2025.[2][3][4] On 21 October 2023, Huovila scored a goal in his Veikkausliiga debut for FC Lahti first team, in a home loss against Ilves.[5]
On 9 July 2024, Huovila was sent on loan to Mikkelin Palloilijat (MP) in second-tier Ykkösliiga for the rest of the season.[6]
International career
[edit]Huovila is a regular Finnish youth international and has represented Finland at various youth national team levels.[7][8][9]
In September 2022, Huovila was named in the Finland U17 squad for the 2023 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification tournament against Greece, Italy and Kosovo, scoring one goal in three games. Finland finished 2nd in the group and qualified to the Elite round in March 2023.[10]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of 21 October 2024
| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | League cup[b] | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Reipas Lahti | 2022 | Kakkonen | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2023 | Kakkonen | 14 | 6 | — | — | — | 14 | 6 | ||||
| 2024 | Kakkonen | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 20 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 7 | ||
| Lahti | 2023 | Veikkausliiga | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 4 | 1 | |
| 2024 | Veikkausliiga | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | 9 | 4 | ||
| Total | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 5 | ||
| MP (loan) | 2024 | Ykkösliiga | 13 | 1 | — | — | — | 13 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 38 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 13 | ||
- ^ Includes Finnish Cup
- ^ Includes Finnish League Cup
References
[edit]- ^ Tulospalvelu Palloliitto, V.Huovila, Finnish FA/Palloliitto
- ^ FC Lahti ja Vilho Huovila sopimukseen, FC Lahti, 18 October 2022
- ^ FC Lahti kiinnitti 16-vuotiaan lupauksen hyökkäykseensä, Etelä-Suomen Sanomat, 18 October 2022
- ^ Huippulupaus teki ratkaisunsa – sopimus Veikkausliiga-seuran kanssa: "Työ on vasta alussa", sportti.com, 18 October 2022
- ^ LAHTI VS. ILVES 1-5, soccerway
- ^ EDUSTUS: MP lainaa nuorten maajoukkuehyökkääjä Vilho Huovilan, mikkelinpalloilijat.fi
- ^ U18-pojat nimetty Itävalta-otteluihin - Veikkausliigakokemusta mukana, Veikkausliiga, 31 October 2023
- ^ Minihuuhkajat selvitti tiensä EM-jatkokarsintoihin – joukkueessa tiukka lahtelaiskolmikko, Yle, Petri Niemi, 14 October 2022
- ^ Vilho Huovila mukaan U15-maajoukkueeseen, Reipas Lahti, 18 May 2021
- ^ U17-pojat päättää EM-karsinnat tiistaina, Finnish FA/ Palloliitto, 10 October 2022
External links
[edit]- Vilho Huovila at Soccerway
- Vilho Huovila at WorldFootball.net