Miika Niemi

Miika Niemi (born 4 March 1994) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Veikkausliiga club VPS.

Miika Niemi

Personal information
Date of birth	(1994-03-04) 4 March 1994 (age 31)
Place of birth	Vaasa, Finland
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Full back
Team information
Current team	VPS
Number	23
Youth career
	VPS
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–2015	VPS	17	(0)
2015	→ Kiisto (loan)	8	(0)
2016	VIFK	22	(0)
2017	AC Kajaani	20	(0)
2018–2019	VIFK	44	(1)
2020–	VPS	111	(3)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 28 July 2025

Career

Niemi is a product of the youth program of Vaasan Palloseura,^[1][2][3] and made his Veikkausliiga debut in the 2012 season. He left the club in 2015 to join another local club Kiisto on loan. He represented Kiisto, VIFK and AC Kajaani, before returning to his former club VPS for the 2020 season in the second tier Ykkönen. Next year they won the Ykkönen title and were promoted back to top-tier Veikkausliiga. On 24 October 2023, Niemi extended his contract with VPS until the end of 2025.^[4]

Career statistics

As of 2 June 2025^[5]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup[a]		League cup[b]		Europe		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
VPS	2011	Veikkausliiga	0	0	0	0	0	0	–		0	0
	2012	Veikkausliiga	2	0	0	0	0	0	–		0	0
	2013	Veikkausliiga	2	0	0	0	2	0	–		4	0
	2014	Veikkausliiga	9	0	1	0	4	0	0	0	12	0
	2015	Veikkausliiga	6	0	1	0	5	0	1[c]	0	13	0
	Total		19	0	2	0	11	0	1	0	33	0
Kiisto (loan)	2015	Kakkonen	8	0	–		–		–		8	0
VIFK	2016	Kakkonen	22	0	0	0	–		–		22	0
AC Kajaani	2017	Kakkonen	20	0	0	0	–		–		20	0
VIFK	2018	Kakkonen	22	0	0	0	–		–		22	0
	2019	Kakkonen	22	1	–		–		–		22	1
	Total		44	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	44	1
Kiisto	2019	Kolmonen	0	0	1	0	1	0	–		2	0
VPS	2020	Ykkönen	2	0	5	0	–		–		7	0
	2021	Ykkönen	27	1	2	0	–		–		29	1
	2022	Veikkausliiga	28	1	3	0	3	0	–		34	1
	2023	Veikkausliiga	18	0	1	0	2	0	–		21	0
	2024	Veikkausliiga	24	1	2	0	5	0	2[d]	0	33	1
	2025	Veikkausliiga	4	0	2	0	5	0	–		11	0
	Total		103	3	15	0	15	0	2	0	135	3
VPS Akatemia	2022	Kolmonen	1	0	–		–		–		1	0
	2023	Kolmonen	1	0	–		–		–		1	0
	Total		2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Career total			218	4	18	0	27	0	3	0	266	4

1. Includes Suomen Cup
2. Includes Finnish League Cup and UEFA Regions' Cup
3. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
4. Appearances in UEFA Conference League

Honours

VPS

• Ykkönen: 2021