Atte Hoivala

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Atte Hoivala
Personal information
Date of birth (1992-02-10) 10 February 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Kuopio, Finland
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9+12 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
KuPS
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2012 KuPS 65 (0)
2011PK-37 (loan) 2 (0)
2012SiPS (loan) 5 (2)
2013 VPS 19 (0)
2014 MYPA 21 (0)
2016– KuPS 0 (0)
International career
Finland youth 19 (0)
2010 Finland U19 7 (0)
2010– Finland U21
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 October 2013

Atte Hoivala (born 10 February 1992) is a Finnish football player currently playing for VPS. He made his Veikkausliiga 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.[1] He has visited PSV Eindhoven'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 Luxembourg on 17 November 2010.[2]

He is the son of Finnish volleyball coach Timo Hoivala.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Hoivala signs for three years Archived 17 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine (in Finnish)
  2. ^ Hoivala joins Finland U21 group Archived 18 November 2011 at the Wayback Machine (in Finnish)