# Lauri Ala-Myllymäki

Lauri Elias Ala-Myllymäki (born 4 June 1997) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Ilves. He began his senior club career playing for Ilves, before signing with Venezia in 2021.
Ala-Myllymäki has played for Finland in various youth national teams and is regarded as one of the most promising Finnish players in his age group. He is known as a set-piece specialist.

## Club career
### Ilves

Ala-Myllymäki debuted on senior level on 15 June 2013 at the age of 16 in the ranks of Ilves in a match against KTP.

### Venezia

On 5 November 2020, he signed a 3.5-year contract with Italian club Venezia.
On 31 January 2022, Ala-Myllymäki joined Triestina on loan until 30 June 2023.
During his time in Venezia, Ala-Myllymäki suffered a severe knee-injury and was sidelined for several months. He suffered from a knee injury also while with Triestina and played with a bad knee.

### Return to Ilves

On 24 January 2023, Ala-Myllymäki returned to his former club Ilves on a two-year contract. On 17 October 2024, his deal was extended until the end of 2026.

## International career

He has represented Finland at international youth levels and he played in 8 out of 10 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification matches.

## Career statistics

    As of 11 March 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | Cup | Cup | League cup | League cup | Europe | Europe | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Ilves | 2013 | Ykkönen | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 2 |
| Ilves | 2014 | Ykkönen | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 25 | 0 |
| Ilves | 2015 | Veikkausliiga | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 1 |
| Ilves | 2016 | Veikkausliiga | 31 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 41 | 10 |
| Ilves | 2017 | Veikkausliiga | 30 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 30 | 3 |
| Ilves | 2018 | Veikkausliiga | 30 | 6 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 36 | 6 |
| Ilves | 2019 | Veikkausliiga | 24 | 12 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 29 | 13 |
| Ilves | 2020 | Veikkausliiga | 18 | 7 | 7 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 26 | 11 |
| Ilves | Total | Total | 198 | 40 | 24 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 233 | 46 |
| Venezia | 2020–21 | Serie B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Venezia | 2021–22 | Serie A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Venezia | Total | Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Triestina (loan) | 2021–22 | Serie C | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 0 |
| Ilves | 2023 | Veikkausliiga | 20 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 4 |
| Ilves | 2024 | Veikkausliiga | 21 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 27 | 5 |
| Ilves | 2025 | Veikkausliiga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| Ilves | Total | Total | 41 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 61 | 13 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 249 | 49 | 29 | 6 | 19 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 304 | 59 |
* ↑ Includes Suomen Cup
* 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
* ↑ Includes UEFA Conference League

## Honours

Ilves
* Finnish Cup: 2019, 2023
* Veikkausliiga runner-up: 2024
Individual
* Ilves Player of the Year: 2016
* Veikkausliiga Player of the Month: June 2019
* Veikkausliiga Team of the Year: 2019