Ville Salmikivi
 Ville Salmikivi playing for HIFK in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 20 May 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Helsinki, Finland | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1998–1999 | HIFK | ||
| 2000–2010 | PK-35 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010 | PK-35 Vantaa | 2 | (1) |
| 2011–2012 | Viikingit | 49 | (27) |
| 2013–2014 | MyPa | 28 | (6) |
| 2014 | → Sudet (loan) | 1 | (1) |
| 2015–2016 | HIFK | 49 | (12) |
| 2017 | Beroe | 14 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | Olimpia Grudziądz | 12 | (1) |
| 2018 | → GKS Jastrzębie (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Lahti | 29 | (0) |
| 2020–2022 | PK-35 | 39 | (7) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 May 2024 | |||
Ville Salmikivi (born 20 May 1992) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a forward.
Career
[edit]Youth career
[edit]Salmikivi begun playing football being five years old in HIFK. The youth organisation of HIFK was acquired by PK-35 in 2000, thus he played in PK-35 until the season 2010.[1] He was selected as "The Boy Player of the Year" of the club in 2008.[2]
Viikingit
[edit]Salmikivi didn't manage to break through to the first team of PK-35, therefore he moved to FC Viikingit for the season of 2011. In Viikingit he was the top goalscorer of the season 2011 in Ykkönen, scoring 20 goals. The accomplishment earned himself to be "The Footballer of the Season 2011 in Ykkönen", voted by the Federation of Finnish Footballers. During the season 2012, he scored seven times.[3]
MyPa
[edit]For the season 2013, he transferred to MyPa.[4] He made his league debut on 14 May 2013 in the opening match against KuPS.[5] He continued to play for MyPa in 2014.
HIFK
[edit]For the season 2015, he made a contract with HIFK.[6]
Beroe
[edit]On 3 February 2017 Salmikivi joined Beroe Stara Zagora of the Bulgarian First League.[7] He made his debut in the league on February 17, scoring one goal for the 4-0 thrashing over Dunav Ruse at home.[8] He left Beroe on 9 June 2017.[9]
Olimpia Grudziądz
[edit]On 13 July 2017, Salmikivi signed with I liga side Olimpia Grudziądz.[10] In 2018, he was loaned out to GKS Jastrzębie.
Return to Finland
[edit]Later he returned to Finland and played for FC Lahti and PK-35.
Career statistics
[edit]- As of 22 May 2024.
| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | League cup[b] | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| PK-35 Vantaa | 2010 | Ykkönen | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 1 | ||
| Viikingit | 2011 | Ykkönen | 23 | 20 | – | – | – | 23 | 20 | |||
| 2012 | Ykkönen | 26 | 7 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 27 | 7 | |||
| Total | 49 | 27 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 50 | 27 | ||
| MYPA | 2013 | Veikkausliiga | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | – | 18 | 3 | |
| 2014 | Veikkausliiga | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4[c] | 0 | 21 | 3 | |
| Total | 28 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 39 | 6 | ||
| Sudet (loan) | 2014 | Kolmonen | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | |||
| HIFK | 2015 | Veikkausliiga | 25 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | 27 | 7 | |
| 2016 | Veikkausliiga | 24 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | – | 30 | 8 | ||
| Total | 49 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | – | – | 57 | 15 | ||
| Beroe | 2016–17 | Bulgarian First League | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 14 | 1 | ||
| Olimpia Grudziądz | 2017–18 | I liga | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 13 | 1 | ||
| GKS Jastrzębie (loan) | 2017–18 | II liga | 10 | 0 | – | – | – | 10 | 0 | |||
| Lahti | 2018 | Veikkausliiga | 14 | 0 | – | – | 1[c] | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
| 2019 | Veikkausliiga | 15 | 0 | 6 | 0 | – | – | 21 | 0 | |||
| Total | 29 | 0 | 6 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | 36 | 0 | ||
| PK-35 | 2020 | Kakkonen | 16 | 5 | – | – | – | 16 | 5 | |||
| 2021 | Ykkönen | 15 | 1 | 4 | 1 | – | – | 19 | 2 | |||
| 2022 | Ykkönen | 8 | 1 | – | – | – | 8 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 39 | 7 | 4 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 43 | 8 | ||
| Career total | 233 | 56 | 15 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 265 | 60 | ||
- ^ Includes Suomen Cup
- ^ Includes Finnish League Cup
- ^ a b Includes UEFA Europa League
Honours
[edit]GKS Jastrzębie
Individual
References
[edit]- ^ "Mypa uutiset | Myllykosken Pallo". www.mypa.fi. Archived from the original on 2015-02-20.
- ^ "Vuosien palkitut". www.pk-35.fi. Archived from the original on 2013-11-26.
- ^ "Salmikivi ja Pyhäranta Viikingeistä MYPA:an | Suomen Palloliitto". www.palloliitto.fi. Archived from the original on 2013-03-13.
- ^ "Salmikivi ja Pyhäranta Viikingeistä MYPA:an | Suomen Palloliitto". www.palloliitto.fi. Archived from the original on 2013-03-13.
- ^ http://www.veikkausliiga.com/Match.aspx?id=1302441 [dead link]
- ^ "Veikkausliiga | Salmikivi palaa juurilleen - sopimus HIFK:n kanssa". www.veikkausliiga.com. Archived from the original on 2015-02-20.
- ^ Виле Салмикиви е играч на „Берое“
- ^ Летящ старт за Берое, заралии с тежък погром над Дунав
- ^ ""Берое" се раздели със Салмикиви" (in Bulgarian). beroe.bg. 9 June 2017.
- ^ "Ville Salmikivi kolejnym wzmocnieniem!" (in Polish). olimpiagrudziadz.com. 13 July 2017.
- ^ "II liga 2017/2018". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 20 May 2024.
- ^ FC Viikinkien Salmikivi Ykkösen kuukauden pelaaja, kymppipaikka.fi, 8 September 2011
- 1992 births
- Footballers from Helsinki
- Living people
- Finnish men's footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- Veikkausliiga players
- PK-35 (men) players
- PK-35 Vantaa (men) players
- FC Viikingit players
- Myllykosken Pallo −47 players
- Sudet players
- HIFK Fotboll players
- PFC Beroe Stara Zagora players
- Olimpia Grudziądz players
- GKS Jastrzębie players
- FC Lahti players
- Ykkönen players
- First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players
- I liga players
- II liga players
- Kakkonen players
- Finnish expatriate men's footballers
- Finnish expatriate sportspeople in Bulgaria
- Expatriate men's footballers in Bulgaria
- Finnish expatriate sportspeople in Poland
- Expatriate men's footballers in Poland