Lauri Ala-Myllymäki

Lauri Elias Ala-Myllymäki (born 4 June 1997) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Ilves.^[1] He began his senior club career playing for Ilves, before signing with Venezia in 2021.^[2]

Lauri Ala-Myllymäki

Ala-Myllymäki with Ilves in 2015
Personal information
Full name	Lauri Elias Ala-Myllymäki
Date of birth	(1997-06-04) 4 June 1997 (age 28)
Place of birth	Pirkkala, Finland
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team	Ilves
Number	15
Youth career
2002–2013	Ilves
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–2020	Ilves	198	(40)
2021–2023	Venezia	0	(0)
2022–2023	→ Triestina (loan)	10	(0)
2023–	Ilves	57	(10)
International career‡
2013	Finland U16	16	(1)
2014	Finland U17	8	(2)
2015	Finland U18	14	(0)
2015–2016	Finland U19	6	(0)
2017–2018	Finland U21	8	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 27 July 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 19 October 2019

Ala-Myllymäki has played for Finland in various youth national teams and is regarded as one of the most promising Finnish players in his age group. He is known as a set-piece specialist.^[3]

Club career

Ilves

Ala-Myllymäki in 2017

Ala-Myllymäki debuted on senior level on 15 June 2013 at the age of 16 in the ranks of Ilves in a match against KTP.^[4]

Venezia

On 5 November 2020, he signed a 3.5-year contract with Italian club Venezia.^[5]

On 31 January 2022, Ala-Myllymäki joined Triestina on loan until 30 June 2023.^[6]

During his time in Venezia, Ala-Myllymäki suffered a severe knee-injury and was sidelined for several months.^[7] He suffered from a knee injury also while with Triestina and played with a bad knee.^[8]

Return to Ilves

On 24 January 2023, Ala-Myllymäki returned to his former club Ilves on a two-year contract.^[9] On 17 October 2024, his deal was extended until the end of 2026.^[10]

International career

He has represented Finland at international youth levels and he played in 8 out of 10 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification matches.^{[citation needed]}

Career statistics

As of 11 March 2025^[11]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup[a]		League cup[b]		Europe		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Ilves	2013	Ykkönen	10	2	0	0	—		—		10	2
	2014	Ykkönen	25	0	0	0	—		—		25	0
	2015	Veikkausliiga	27	1	1	0	3	0	—		31	1
	2016	Veikkausliiga	31	9	5	1	5	0	—		41	10
	2017	Veikkausliiga	30	3	0	0	—		—		30	3
	2018	Veikkausliiga	30	6	6	0	—		2[c]	0	36	6
	2019	Veikkausliiga	24	12	5	1	—		—		29	13
	2020	Veikkausliiga	18	7	7	3	—		1[c]	1	26	11
	Total		198	40	24	5	8	0	3	1	233	46
Venezia	2020–21	Serie B	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
	2021–22	Serie A	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Triestina (loan)	2021–22	Serie C	10	0	0	0	—		—		10	0
Ilves	2023	Veikkausliiga	20	3	5	1	3	0	—		28	4
	2024	Veikkausliiga	21	5	0	0	3	0	4[d]	1	27	5
	2025	Veikkausliiga	0	0	0	0	5	3	0	0	5	3
	Total		41	8	5	1	11	3	4	1	61	13
Career total			249	49	29	6	19	3	7	2	304	59

1. Includes Suomen Cup.]
2. Includes Finnish League Cup.
3. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
4. Includes UEFA Conference League

Honours

Ilves

• Finnish Cup: 2019,^[3] 2023
• Veikkausliiga runner-up: 2024^[12]

Individual

• Ilves Player of the Year: 2016^[13]
• Veikkausliiga Player of the Month: June 2019^[3][14]
• Veikkausliiga Team of the Year: 2019