Marius Nooa Könkkölä (born 31 October 2003) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Veikkausliiga club TPS.
Early years Born in Espoo, Könkkölä started playing football in KulPS in Kulosaari, Helsinki at the age of 5. One year later, his family moved to Katajanokka and he joined SAPA. Two years later, he moved to renowned Käpylän Pallo youth academy. In 2014, he started playing in HJK youth sector.
Könkkölä had trials with Aston Villa, Genk and PSV, before accepting an offer from Genk and moving to Belgium in the early 2020.Marius Könkkölä – Pojasta polvi paranee?, FC Lahti, 30 March 2023
Club career AC Oulu After two years in the Genk academy, Könkkölä returned to Finland and signed a two-year deal with Veikkausliiga side AC Oulu on 31 December 2021.Suomalaislupaus siirtyy Veikkausliigaan Belgiasta – herättänyt kiinnostusta Euroopan huippuseuroissakin, MTV Oy, 31 December 2021 His 2022 season was incomplete as he suffered an injury, and could not establish his place in the starting line-up, mainly playing rotational minutes off the bench. After the season, Könkkölä decided to leave the club after the head coach Ricardo Duarte had stated that Könkkölä was not in his plans for the next season.
FC Lahti On 15 November 2022, Könkkölä transferred to fellow Veikkausliiga club FC Lahti on a two-year deal.Marius Könkkölä siirtyy Oulusta FC Lahteen - läpimurtonsa tehnyt keskikenttämies Kuhnureihin, Veikkausliiga, 15 November 2022Hyökkäyspään monitoimikone Marius Könkkölä hakee läpimurtoa FC Lahdessa, Etelä-Suomen Sanomat, Eerikki Lyytikäinen, 16 December 2022 Könkkölä suffered an injury again during the 2023 season, and he was mostly in and out of the line-up since May until September, when he was ruled out for the rest of the season."Tulin ehkä liian aikaisin takaisin" - FC Lahden Marius Könkkölän kausi päättyi ennen aikojaan, Veikkausliiga, 27 September 2023
SJK On 14 November 2024, Könkkölä signed with SJK Seinäjoki on a two-year deal with a one-year option.Tervetuloa Marius Könkkölä!, sjk.fi, 14 November 2024
International career Könkkölä has represented Finland at under-15, under-16, and under-17 youth national team levels.
Personal life His father Justus Könkkölä, a former footballer, has also played for FC Lahti in 1998.Marius Könkkölä siirtyy Oulusta FC Lahteen kahden vuoden sopimuksella – "On siistiä olla toisen polven FC Lahti -pelaaja", Etelä-Suomen Sanomat, 15 November 2022
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupEuropeTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsOLS2022Kakkonen41———41AC Oulu2022Veikkausliiga1504230—222Lahti2023Veikkausliiga1201150—1812024Veikkausliiga1803140—251Total300429000432SJK Seinäjoki2025Veikkausliiga1000410051SJK Akatemia2025Ykkösliiga1330000–133TPS2025Ykkösliiga00–––00Career total6348416100879
References
External links
Marius Könkköla at Lahti