Thomas Mäkinen (born 30 January 1997) is a Finnish professional

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who plays for Finnish club

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and

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. Mäkinen was born in

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, Finland.

Club career

IFK Mariehamn

He began his senior club

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playing for

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, and made his league debut for at age 18 in 2014. After winning his first trophy, the

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, during his first full season on league level, he helped IFK Marehamn win the Veikkausliiga.

Renate

On 1 January 2017 Mäkinen signed a contract with

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Return to IFK Mariehamn

On 17 January 2018, Mäkinen signed a one-year contract with IFK Mariehamn.

FC Åland

announced the signing of Mäkinen for the 2019 season. The deal was already announced on 7 November 2018.

International career

Mäkinen has represented Finland on youth level. He made his debut in the

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qualifications in on 8 October 2015 in a match against

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Career statistics

Club

Honours and achievements

Club

IFK Marehamn *

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References

External links

A.C. Renate official profile
* * 1997 births Living people Finnish men's footballers 21st-century Finnish sportsmen Veikkausliiga players Men's association football midfielders IFK Mariehamn players FC Åland players AC Renate players People from Mariehamn Footballers from Åland Finnish expatriate sportspeople in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Serie C players Kolmonen players Kakkonen players {{Finland-footy-midfielder-stub