Atte Hoivala (born 10 February 1992) is a Finnish football player currently playing for VPS. He made his

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debut in the opening match of the 2009 season in a 0–3 defeat against the upcoming champions HJK. On 15 January 2010 he signed a three-year contract with KuPS. He has visited

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's trial camp twice. He has made in total of 26 appearances for Finland's youth national teams and was selected by Markku Kanerva to represent Finland U21 in friendly against

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on 17 November 2010.Hoivala joins Finland U21 group
He is the son of Finnish

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coach Timo Hoivala.

References

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1992 births Living people Kuopion Palloseura players Veikkausliiga players Finnish men's footballers 21st-century Finnish sportsmen Pallo-Kerho 37 players Men's association football defenders Footballers from Kuopio Siilinjärven Palloseura players {{Finland-footy-defender-stub