![]() Skyttä playing for
Finland U21 in 2022 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Naatan Mikael Skyttä | ||
Date of birth | 7 May 2002 | ||
Place of birth | Ylöjärvi, Finland | ||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Toulouse | ||
Number | 22 | ||
Youth career | |||
Ilves | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2018–2021 | Ilves | 29 | (9) |
2018 | → HJS (loan) | 1 | (1) |
2019 | → Ilves II | 10 | (0) |
2021– | Toulouse | 23 | (0) |
2021 | → Toulouse B | 4 | (3) |
2022 | → Viking (loan) | 10 | (0) |
2023 | → OB (loan) | 8 | (2) |
International career‡ | |||
2018–2019 | Finland U17 | 12 | (4) |
2019 | Finland U19 | 2 | (0) |
2020– | Finland U21 | 20 | (8) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 June 2024 |
Naatan Mikael Skyttä (born 7 May 2002) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ligue 1 club Toulouse and the Finland U21 national team. [1] [2]
A product of the Ilves youth academy, Skyttä signed his first professional contract with Ilves first team in 2018.
Skyttä signed with French club Toulouse on 1 February 2021 on a deal until 30 June 2025. [3] The transfer fee was reported to be €500,000. [4] Skyttä made his debut for Toulouse on 20 April 2021, in a Coupe de France quarter final match against Rumilly-Vallières. [5] On 24 July 2021, Skyttä debuted in Ligue 2 in a match against Ajaccio. [6]
He scored his first goal for Toulouse on 8 January 2023, in a Coupe de France win over Lannion. [7]
On 26 August 2022, he joined Norwegian Eliteserien club Viking on loan for the remainder of the 2022 season, without an option to buy. [8]
On 31 January 2023, after a brief return to Toulouse, Skyttä signed a loan deal with Danish club OB for the rest of the season, without an option to buy. [9] He scored his first goal for OB in Superliga on 16 April 2023, in a 2–0 victory over Silkeborg.
On 9 May 2023, it was announced that Skyttä had suffered a shinbone fracture in the Superliga match and he was ruled out of games for several months. [10]
Skyttä returned to Toulouse line-up for the UEFA Europa League group stage match against LASK on 5 October 2023, but remained an unused substitute. [11] He made his first appearance after the injury on 29 October 2023, in a Ligue 1 match against Montpellier, coming in from the bench on the 70th minute. [12] On 7 January 2024, he scored the first goals after his injury, a brace in a Coupe de France win against Chambéry. [13]
Skyttä is a regular Finnish youth international. In the 2023 UEFA Euro Under-21 Championship qualification campaign, Skyttä scored 6 goals in 10 matches.
Club | Season | League | Cup [a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
HJS | 2018 | Kakkonen | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |||
Ilves II | 2019 | Kakkonen | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||
Ilves | 2018 | Veikkausliiga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
2019 | Veikkausliiga | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 2 | |||
2020 | Veikkausliiga | 16 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 [b] | 0 | — | 18 | 7 | ||
Total | 29 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 9 | ||
Toulouse | 2020–21 | Ligue 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
2021–22 | Ligue 2 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 0 | |||
2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 1 | |||
2023–24 | Ligue 1 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 [b] | 0 | 1 [c] | 0 | 13 | 2 | |
Total | 23 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 3 | ||
Toulouse B | 2021–22 | National 3 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | |||
Viking (loan) | 2022 | Eliteserien | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | ||
OB (loan) | 2022-23 | Danish Superliga | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 2 | ||
Career total | 83 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 101 | 18 |
Ilves
Toulouse
Individual
![]() Skyttä playing for
Finland U21 in 2022 | |||
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Full name | Naatan Mikael Skyttä | ||
Date of birth | 7 May 2002 | ||
Place of birth | Ylöjärvi, Finland | ||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Toulouse | ||
Number | 22 | ||
Youth career | |||
Ilves | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2018–2021 | Ilves | 29 | (9) |
2018 | → HJS (loan) | 1 | (1) |
2019 | → Ilves II | 10 | (0) |
2021– | Toulouse | 23 | (0) |
2021 | → Toulouse B | 4 | (3) |
2022 | → Viking (loan) | 10 | (0) |
2023 | → OB (loan) | 8 | (2) |
International career‡ | |||
2018–2019 | Finland U17 | 12 | (4) |
2019 | Finland U19 | 2 | (0) |
2020– | Finland U21 | 20 | (8) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 June 2024 |
Naatan Mikael Skyttä (born 7 May 2002) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ligue 1 club Toulouse and the Finland U21 national team. [1] [2]
A product of the Ilves youth academy, Skyttä signed his first professional contract with Ilves first team in 2018.
Skyttä signed with French club Toulouse on 1 February 2021 on a deal until 30 June 2025. [3] The transfer fee was reported to be €500,000. [4] Skyttä made his debut for Toulouse on 20 April 2021, in a Coupe de France quarter final match against Rumilly-Vallières. [5] On 24 July 2021, Skyttä debuted in Ligue 2 in a match against Ajaccio. [6]
He scored his first goal for Toulouse on 8 January 2023, in a Coupe de France win over Lannion. [7]
On 26 August 2022, he joined Norwegian Eliteserien club Viking on loan for the remainder of the 2022 season, without an option to buy. [8]
On 31 January 2023, after a brief return to Toulouse, Skyttä signed a loan deal with Danish club OB for the rest of the season, without an option to buy. [9] He scored his first goal for OB in Superliga on 16 April 2023, in a 2–0 victory over Silkeborg.
On 9 May 2023, it was announced that Skyttä had suffered a shinbone fracture in the Superliga match and he was ruled out of games for several months. [10]
Skyttä returned to Toulouse line-up for the UEFA Europa League group stage match against LASK on 5 October 2023, but remained an unused substitute. [11] He made his first appearance after the injury on 29 October 2023, in a Ligue 1 match against Montpellier, coming in from the bench on the 70th minute. [12] On 7 January 2024, he scored the first goals after his injury, a brace in a Coupe de France win against Chambéry. [13]
Skyttä is a regular Finnish youth international. In the 2023 UEFA Euro Under-21 Championship qualification campaign, Skyttä scored 6 goals in 10 matches.
Club | Season | League | Cup [a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
HJS | 2018 | Kakkonen | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |||
Ilves II | 2019 | Kakkonen | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||
Ilves | 2018 | Veikkausliiga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
2019 | Veikkausliiga | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 2 | |||
2020 | Veikkausliiga | 16 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 [b] | 0 | — | 18 | 7 | ||
Total | 29 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 9 | ||
Toulouse | 2020–21 | Ligue 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
2021–22 | Ligue 2 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 0 | |||
2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 1 | |||
2023–24 | Ligue 1 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 [b] | 0 | 1 [c] | 0 | 13 | 2 | |
Total | 23 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 3 | ||
Toulouse B | 2021–22 | National 3 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | |||
Viking (loan) | 2022 | Eliteserien | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | ||
OB (loan) | 2022-23 | Danish Superliga | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 2 | ||
Career total | 83 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 101 | 18 |
Ilves
Toulouse
Individual