Otto Tiitinen
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 25 April 2008 | ||
| Place of birth | Finland | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Central midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Ilves | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2024 | Ilves | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024– | Ilves II | 13 | (1) |
| 2025– | Ilves | 5 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023 | Finland U15 | 7 | (1) |
| 2023–2024 | Finland U16 | 8 | (1) |
| 2024– | Finland U17 | 18 | (3) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 July 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 1 April 2025 | |||
Otto Tiitinen (born 25 April 2008) is a Finnish professional football player who plays as a central midfielder for Veikkausliiga side Ilves.
Club career
Tiitinen is a product of Ilves youth sector and the club's academy. He made his senior debut with the reserve team in Kakkonen in 2024. On 15 January 2025, Tiitinen signed a three-year professional contract with Ilves.[1][2][3] On 5 April, Tiitinen made his Veikkausliiga debut for Ilves at aged 16, and scored the winning goal in a 3–2 home win over HJK Helsinki.[4][5][6]
International career
Tiitinen has represented Finland at under-15 and under-16 youth international levels and captained the Finland U17 national team.[7]
Career statistics
- As of 22 July 2025[8]
| Club | Season | Division | League | National cup | League cup | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Ilves II | 2024 | Kakkonen | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 15 | 1 | ||
| Ilves | 2025 | Veikkausliiga | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 11 | 1 |
| Career total | 18 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 2 | ||
- ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
References
- ^ ILVES-KASVATTI OTTO TIITISELLE KOLMIVUOTINEN SOPIMUS, ilvesfootball.com, 15 January 2025
- ^ Tässä on Veikkausliigan kirkkain timantti – "En ole vielä saavuttanut mitään", mtvuutiset.fi, MTV Oy, 1 April 2025
- ^ OTTO TIITINEN: ”OLEN NAUTTINUT, KUN SAA HYVIEN PELAAJIEN KANSSA TREENATA JA PELATA”, ilvesfootball.com, 22 February 2025
- ^ 16-vuotiaan Otto Tiitisen esitys musersi HJK:n – Teemu Pukki kehui Ilves-lupausta: ”Ei voi muuta kuin hattua nostaa”, Yle, 5 April 2025
- ^ Koskettava hetki Tammelan käytävällä – Heikki-isä itki, kun 16-vuotias poika ratkaisi huippupelin, Aamulehti, 6 April 2025
- ^ Otto Tiitinen uskaltaa unelmoida suurista kentistä, Yle, 13 July 2025
- ^ U17-pojat kukisti Viron viiden maalin trillerissä, Football Association of Finland, 26 June 2024
- ^ Otto Tiitinen, Football Association of Finland