_by_Sandro_Halank%E2%80%93171.jpg) Markkanen with Dynamo Dresden in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Eero Pekka Sakari Markkanen[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 3 July 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Jyväskylä, Finland | ||
| Height | 1.97 m (6 ft 5+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | PK-35 | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2010 | JJK | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010 | Blackbird | 3 | (3) |
| 2011 | Vihtavuoren Pamaus | 14 | (9) |
| 2011 | → JIlves (loan) | 2 | (1) |
| 2012–2013 | JJK | 22 | (11) |
| 2012 | → Warkaus JK (loan) | 12 | (9) |
| 2013 | → HJK (loan) | 6 | (1) |
| 2014 | AIK | 14 | (6) |
| 2014–2015 | Real Madrid | 0 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Real Madrid Castilla | 10 | (2) |
| 2015 | RoPS | 6 | (1) |
| 2016–2018 | AIK | 35 | (10) |
| 2017–2018 | → Dynamo Dresden (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Randers (loan) | 15 | (1) |
| 2018 | Dalkurd | 12 | (1) |
| 2019 | PSM Makassar | 7 | (1) |
| 2020 | Haka | 20 | (5) |
| 2021 | Orange County | 14 | (4) |
| 2022 | HIFK | 23 | (3) |
| 2023 | Gnistan | 28 | (11) |
| 2024– | PK-35 | 20 | (6) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014–2019 | Finland | 18 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 October 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 January 2019 | |||
Eero Pekka Sakari Markkanen (born 3 July 1991) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Ykkösliiga club PK-35. He is the son of former basketball player Pekka Markkanen and the older brother of basketball player Lauri Markkanen.[2][3]
Markkanen made his international debut for Finland in May 2014, at the age of 22 and has since had over 15 caps, including 6 appearances in 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifications.
- ^ "EERO MARKKANEN". Real Madrid. Archived from the original on 23 June 2015. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
- ^ "Maaleja, Markkanen!" (in Finnish). Iltalehti, 6 April 2014. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
- ^ Eero Markkanen PK-35:n hyökkäykseen!, pk-35.fi, 22 February 2024