# Mika Kottila

Mika Antero Kottila, nicknamed Hirvi, (born 22 September 1974) is a Finnish former professional footballer. He played as a forward and spent the vast majority of his career playing in Nordic countries.

## Club career

Kottila was born in Vantaa, Finland. He joined RoPS in 1992. He had a spell on loan at Hereford United during the 1996–97 season. He made 13 league appearances, scoring 1 goal.
He then joined HJK Helsinki for the second of three spells, having previously played for the club during the 1994 season. He made 157 appearances and scored 56 goals for the club during his three spells. The top moment of his career came when he scored two goals for HJK in the UEFA Champions League group stage in 1998.
He joined a Norwegian Tippeligaen club SK Brann for a €500,000 transfer fee, where he was in the 1999 season, and then Sweden to play for Trelleborgs FF. A third spell at HJK followed between 2002 and 2004. He also featured in the 2004 UEFA Champions League playing against the likes of Linfield and Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C. in the qualifying rounds.
Between 2005 and 2006 he played for FC Lahti in the Finnish Premier Division.

## International career

He was capped 32 times for Finland, scoring seven goals between 1998 and 2004.

## Career statistics

    As of 1 September 2024.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | Cup | Cup | Europe | Europe | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| MPS | 1991 | Kolmonen | | | | | | | | |
| MPS | 1992 | Kolmonen | | | | | | | | |
| MPS | Total | Total | 37 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 21 |
| Ponnistus | 1992 | Kakkonen | 26 | 8 | – | – | – | – | 26 | 8 |
| HJK | 1994 | Veikkausliiga | 12 | 2 | – | – | 2 | 1 | 14 | 3 |
| HJK | 1995 | Veikkausliiga | 21 | 4 | – | – | 3 | 2 | 24 | 6 |
| HJK | Total | Total | 33 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 38 | 9 |
| RoPS | 1996 | Veikkausliiga | 14 | 2 | – | – | – | – | 14 | 2 |
| Hereford United | 1996–97 | Third Division | 13 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 13 | 1 |
| HJK | 1997 | Veikkausliiga | 25 | 7 | – | – | 2 | 0 | 27 | 7 |
| HJK | 1998 | Veikkausliiga | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 36 | 3 |
| HJK | Total | Total | 51 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 63 | 10 |
| Brann | 1999 | Tippeligaen | 13 | 1 | 2 | 2 | – | – | 15 | 3 |
| Brann 2 | 1999 | 2. divisjon | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 0 |
| Trelleborg | 2000 | Allsvenskan | 23 | 7 | – | – | – | – | 23 | 7 |
| Trelleborg | 2001 | Allsvenskan | 22 | 2 | – | – | – | – | 22 | 2 |
| Trelleborg | Total | Total | 45 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 9 |
| HJK | 2002 | Veikkausliiga | 29 | 18 | – | – | 2 | 0 | 31 | 18 |
| HJK | 2003 | Veikkausliiga | 23 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 28 | 12 |
| HJK | 2004 | Veikkausliiga | 22 | 7 | – | – | 4 | 2 | 26 | 9 |
| HJK | Total | Total | 74 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 85 | 38 |
| Lahti | 2005 | Veikkausliiga | 25 | 4 | – | – | – | – | 25 | 4 |
| Lahti | 2006 | Veikkausliiga | 7 | 2 | – | – | – | – | 7 | 2 |
| Lahti | Total | Total | 32 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 6 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 339 | 97 | 4 | 2 | 26 | 7 | 369 | 106 |
* ↑ Includes Suomen Cup
* 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
* ↑ Appearances in UEFA Intertoto Cup
* 1 2 3 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
* ↑ Appearancess in UEFA Euro Cup

### International

    As of match played 16 May 2004
Finland :
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 |
| 1999 | 4 | 0 |
| 2000 | 8 | 2 |
| 2001 | 5 | 1 |
| 2002 | 5 | 3 |
| 2003 | 5 | 1 |
| 2004 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 32 | 7 |

### International goals

    As of match played 29 February 2003. Finland score listed first, score column indicates score after each Kottila goal.
List of international goals scored by Mika Kottila :
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1 | 23 February 2000 | Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand | Estonia | 1–0 | 4–2 | King's Cup |
| 2 | 23 February 2000 | Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand | Estonia | 3–0 | 4–2 | King's Cup |
| 3 | 15 February 2001 | Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium, Kuwait City, Kuwait | Kuwait | 1–0 | 3–4 | Friendly |
| 4 | 4 January 2002 | Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa, Bahrain | Bahrain | 1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 5 | 10 January 2002 | Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa, Bahrain | North Macedonia | 1–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
| 6 | 10 January 2002 | Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa, Bahrain | North Macedonia | 3–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
| 7 | 29 January 2003 | Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago | Trinidad and Tobago | 1–1 | 2–1 | Friendly |

## Honours

HJK
* Veikkausliiga: 1997, 2002, 2003
* Finnish Cup: 1998, 2003
Individual
* Veikkausliiga top scorer: 2002