Mika Nurmela

Mika Nurmela

Personal information
Date of birth	(1971-12-26) 26 December 1971
Place of birth	Oulu, Finland
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1988–1989	OLS	36	(4)
1990	RPallo	21	(6)
1991–1992	FC Haka	65	(8)
1993–1995	Malmö FF	31	(3)
1994	→ TPS (loan)	6	(2)
1995–1999	BVO Emmen	122	(19)
1999–2003	SC Heerenveen	133	(26)
2003–2005	1. FC Kaiserslautern	28	(0)
2005	OLS	4	(0)
2005	HJK	7	(2)
2005–2006	Heracles Almelo	22	(2)
2006	AC Oulu	2	(1)
2006–2007	HJK	40	(4)
2008	RoPS	25	(1)
2009–2014	AC Oulu	126	(21)
International career
1987	Finland U15	9	(1)
1988	Finland U16	8	(3)
1988–1989	Finland U17	11	(1)
1990	Finland U19	1	(0)
1991–1994	Finland U21	19	(1)
1992–2008	Finland	71	(4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mika Nurmela (born 26 December 1971) is a Finnish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He is the sporting director of Finnish Ykkönen club AC Oulu. His son Anselmi Nurmela is also a professional footballer.

International

Nurmela was capped 71 times for the Finland national team, scoring four goals. He ended his international career in January 2008.

Career statistics

Scores and results list Finland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Nurmela goal.

List of international goals scored by Mika Nurmela

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	6 September 2003	Shafa Stadium, Baku, Azerbaijan	Azerbaijan		2–1	Euro 2004 qualifying
2	19 November 2003	Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto, Alajuela, Costa Rica	Costa Rica		1–2	Friendly
3	18 March 2005	Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam, Saudi Arabia	Saudi Arabia		4–1	Friendly
4	15 November 2006	Finnair Stadium, Helsinki, Finland	Armenia		1–0	Euro 2008 qualifying

Honours

• Finnish Cup: 1994, 2006