Atte Hoivala (born 10 February 1992) is a

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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

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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.

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