Mika Lipponen

{{short description|Finnish footballer (born 1964)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2024}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Mika Lipponen | image = Mika lipponen-1709023787.JPG | fullname = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1964|5|9|df=y}} | birth_place = Kaarina, Finland | currentclub = PSV (scout) | height = | position = Striker | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = | years1 = 1981–1985 | years2 = 1985 | years3 = 1985–1989 | years4 = 1989–1992 | years5 = 1992 | years6 = 1993–1995 | clubs1 = TPS | clubs2 = Real Mallorca | clubs3 = Twente | clubs4 = Aarau | clubs5 = TPS | clubs6 = Emmen | caps1 = 81 | caps2 = 9 | caps3 = 107 | caps4 = 44 | caps5 = 9 | caps6 = 23 | goals1 = 57 | goals2 = 0 | goals3 = 25 | goals4 = 6 | goals5 = 0 | goals6 = 2 | nationalyears1 = 1983–1991 | nationalteam1 = Finland | nationalcaps1 = 46 | nationalgoals1 = 11 }} '''Mika Lipponen''' (born 9 May 1964) is a Finnish former footballer.

==Playing career== Lipponen played in Finland for TPS, in Spain for Real Mallorca, in the Netherlands for FC Twente and BVO Emmen, and in Switzerland for FC Aarau. He also played for the Finnish national side.<ref>{{NFT player|14250}}</ref>

==Later career== After working as a scout for Feyenoord for 20 years, in December 2020 he began scouting for PSV.<ref>{{Cite web |date=30 December 2020 |title=PSV pikt scout Lipponen op bij Feyenoord |url=https://www.vi.nl/nieuws/psv-pikt-scout-lipponen-op-bij-feyenoord |access-date=8 March 2024 |website=Voetbal International |language=nl}}</ref>

== Career statistics == {{updated|1 September 2024.}}<ref>{{WorldFootball.net|mika-lipponen}}</ref> {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup{{efn|Includes KNVB Beker and Swiss Cup}} !colspan="2"|Europe !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan=6|TPS |1981 |Mestaruussarja |12||3||colspan=2|–||colspan=2|–||12||3 |- |1982 |Mestaruussarja |5||1||colspan=2|–||colspan=2|–||5||1 |- |1983 |Mestaruussarja |28||22||colspan=2|–||colspan=2|–||28||22 |- |1984 |Mestaruussarja |25||25||colspan=2|–||colspan=2|–||25||25 |- |1985 |Mestaruussarja |11||6||colspan=2|–||colspan=2|–||11||6 |- !colspan=2|Total !81!!57!!0!!0!!0!!0!!81!!57 |- |RCD Mallorca |1985–86 |Segunda División |9||0||colspan=2|–||colspan=2|–||9||0 |- |rowspan=6|Twente |1985–86 |Eredivisie |14||2||1||0||colspan=2|–||15||2 |- |1986–87 |Eredivisie |31||8||2||1||colspan=2|–||33||9 |- |1987–88 |Eredivisie |27||10||1||0||colspan=2|–||28||10 |- |1988–89 |Eredivisie |24||3||2||1||colspan=2|–||26||4 |- |1989–90 |Eredivisie |11||2||0||0||2{{efn|Appearances in UEFA Cup|name=uc}}||0||13||2 |- !colspan=2|Total !107!!25!!6!!2!!2!!0!!115!!27 |- |rowspan=4|Aarau |1989–90 |Swiss Super League |12||3||1||0||colspan=2|–||13||3 |- |1990–91 |Swiss Super League |17||2||0||0||colspan=2|–||17||2 |- |1991–92 |Swiss Super League |15||1||0||0||colspan=2|–||15||1 |- !colspan=2|Total !44!!6!!1!!0!!0!!0!!45!!6 |- |TPS |1992 |Veikkausliiga |9||0||0||0||2{{efn|Appearances in UEFA Cup Winners' Cup|name=ucwc}}||0||11||0 |- |Emmen |1993–94 |Eerste Divisie |23||2||1||0||colspan=2|–||24||2 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !273!!90!!8!!2!!4!!0!!295!!92 |} {{notelist}}

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