Iiro Mendolin
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 25 May 2006 | ||
| Place of birth | Finland | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | AC Oulu | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2020 | KaaPo | ||
| 2021–2022 | Inter Turku | ||
| 2022–2025 | Groningen | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2025– | AC Oulu | 20 | (1) |
| 2025– | → OLS (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021–2022 | Finland U16 | 6 | (1) |
| 2022 | Finland U17 | 11 | (1) |
| 2023– | Finland U18 | 5 | (0) |
| 2024– | Finland U19 | 3 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 24 July 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 12 October 2024 | |||
Iiro Mendolin (born 25 May 2006) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Veikkausliiga club AC Oulu.
Club career
[edit]Mendolin started football in Kaarinan Pojat youth sector. He joined a youth team of Inter Turku in 2021, and a year later he moved to the Netherlands and joined the youth academy of Groningen.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
On 21 May 2025, Finnish Veikkausliiga club AC Oulu announced the signing of Mendolin on a two-year deal with a two-year option.[7] He scored his first league goal on 18 April 2026, the winning goal in a 1–0 home win over Vaasan Palloseura.[8]
Personal life
[edit]His younger brother Rasmus plays for Inter Turku II team.[9]
References
[edit]- ↑ Nuori keskikenttäpelaaja Iiro Mendolin siirtyy Interistä FC Groningeniin – "Uskon, että hän onnistuu Hollannissa hyvin", Turun Sanomat, Joonas Jussila, 4 August 2022
- ↑ Iiro Mendolin siirtyy FC Groningeniin, kaapo.fi, 3 August 2022
- ↑ IIRO MENDOLIN NÄYTTÄÄ TAITOJAAN HOLLANNISSA, fcinter.fi, 17 March 2022
- ↑ FINS JEUGDINTERNATIONAL MENDOLIN TEKENT BIJ FC GRONINGEN., fcgroningen.nl, 3 August 2022
- ↑ 16-vuotias suomalaislahjakkuus siirtyy Hollantiin - turkulaisseura Inter kuittaa siirtokorvauksen, sportti.com, 3 August 2022
- ↑ Virallista! FC Interin nuori suomalaislupaus siirtyy Hollannin pääsarjaseuraan, suomifutis.com, 3 August 2022
- ↑ AC OULU VAHVISTUU SUOMALAISLUPAUKSELLA – ”OLEMME TODELLA TYYTYVÄISIÄ”, acoulu.fi, 21 May 2025
- ↑ Iiro Mendolinin maali piti AC Oulun liigakärjessä – Raatin taistelupallo kulminoitui kahteen ulosajoon, Kaleva, 18 April 2026
- ↑ Jalkapalloveljesten nuorempi vedos teki maalin Liigacup-debyytissään ja tähtää alkavalla kaudella aikuisten tasolle, Turun Sanomat, 23 March 2026
External links
[edit]- Iiro Mendolin at Soccerway
- Iiro Mendolin at WorldFootball.net
Categories:
- Living people
- 2006 births
- Finnish men's footballers
- 21st-century Finnish sportsmen
- Men's association football midfielders
- Kaarinan Pojat players
- FC Inter Turku players
- FC Groningen players
- AC Oulu players
- Finland men's youth international footballers
- Finnish expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands
- Finnish expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands