Marko Virtala

Date of Birth: Apr 15, 1985
Age: 41
Place of Birth: Uusikaupunki, FIN
Nation: Finland
Youth Team: UJK
Position: W/C
Height: 175 cm / 5'9"
Weight: 78 kg / 172 lbs
Shoots: L
Status: Retired

Marko Virtala Facts

Virtala is a typical utility forward capable of playing both as a center and as a winger. Lacks in size and finds himself in trouble along the boards and in front of the goal. Uses his agility and fast skating to avoid being hit. Has a good work ethic and is willing to play in any role. Lacks offensive flair and skill at taking faceoffs, which diminish his offensive potential. Best suited as a bottom-six forward. (EP 2014)

Brother: Teemu Virtala

Marko Virtala Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	Post	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
2000-2001	Lukko U16	U16 SM-sarja	14	7	5	12	10	-	Playoffs	2	0	0	0	0	-
2001-2002	Lukko U18	U18 SM-sarja	17	5	3	8	14	-
2002-2003	Lukko U18	U18 SM-sarja	25	14	9	23	46	-
2002-2003	Lukko U20	U20 SM-liiga	6	1	2	3	0	2
2003-2004	Lukko U20	U20 SM-liiga	41	6	5	11	6	-21
2004-2005	Lukko U20	U20 SM-liiga	38	15	15	30	20	12
2005-2006	Lukko U20 "C"	U20 SM-liiga	38	15	19	34	6	-5	Playoffs	9	2	3	5	0	2
2006-2007	Hokki	Mestis	32	6	10	16	0	14
2007-2008	Hokki	Mestis	42	16	30	46	10	5	Playoffs	12	2	10	12	2	6
2007-2008	Lukko	SM-liiga	1	0	0	0	0	0
2008-2009	Lukko	SM-liiga	47	4	3	7	6	-4	Relegation	7	2	1	3	8	-1
2009-2010	Lukko	SM-liiga	24	1	6	7	35	2
2009-2010	TPS	SM-liiga	18	2	2	4	4	3	Playoffs	15	3	7	10	2	9
2010-2011	TPS "C"	SM-liiga	56	3	13	16	16	-4
2011-2012	TPS	SM-liiga	52	6	10	16	22	-12	Playoffs	2	0	0	0	2	-3
2012-2013	TPS	SM-liiga	43	7	6	13	12	-13
2013-2014	TPS	Liiga	59	8	11	19	4	-10
2014-2015	TPS "C"	Liiga	54	5	5	10	14	-9
2015-2016	Arlan Kokshetau	Kazakhstan	53	23	24	47	22	32	Playoffs	17	3	6	9	6	-1
2016-2017	Gentofte Stars	Denmark	43	16	14	30	26	0	Playoffs	16	5	5	10	6	6
2017-2018	Gentofte Stars	Denmark	49	15	31	46	38	15	Playoffs	3	2	1	3	4	-1
2018-2019	Pustertal/Val Pusteria	AlpsHL	25	5	25	30	6	23	Playoffs	16	3	4	7	6	6
2019-2020	Rødovre Mighty Bulls	Denmark	44	15	17	32	18	-
2020-2021	Kaltern/Caldaro	Italy2	13	5	18	23	8	-	Playoffs	14	5	4	9	18	-
2020-2021	Gherdëina Loan	AlpsHL	5	1	2	3	4	-3
2021-2022	Brest	France2	25	11	25	36	5	21	Playoffs	12	4	10	14	13	5
2022-2023	Kaltern/Caldaro	Italy2	24	14	22	36	18	-	Playoffs	14	6	9	15	8	-
2023-2024	Kaltern/Caldaro	Italy2	27	13	28	41	12	-	Playoffs	8	8	12	20	0	-
2024-2025	Kaltern/Caldaro	Italy2	25	11	24	35	14	-	Playoffs	13	3	14	17	6	-
2025-2026	UJK	IV-divisioona	2	1	2	3	0	-

Marko Virtala Tournament Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	Post	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
2010-2011	TPS	ET	8	1	0	1	16	-	Playoffs	3	1	1	2	2	-
2011-2012	TPS	ET	8	0	0	0	2	-
2012-2013	TPS	ET	3	1	1	1	0	-
2013-2014	TPS	ET	8	0	4	4	2	-
2014-2015	TPS "C"	Champions HL	8	0	3	3	2	5
2015-2016	Arlan Kokshetau	Kazakhstan Cup	5	1	2	3	2	6
2016-2017	Gentofte Stars	Danish Cup	1	0	0	0	0	-
2021-2022	Brest	French Cup	2	1	0	1	2	-
2022-2023	Kaltern/Caldaro	Italian Cup	6	5	5	10	2	-
2023-2024	Kaltern/Caldaro	Italian Cup	6	3	6	9	8	-
2024-2025	Kaltern/Caldaro	Italian Cup	2	0	1	1	0	-

Marko Virtala Career Totals by League

League	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
AlpsHL	2	30	6	27	33	1.10	10	20	1	16	3	4	7	0.44	6	6
Champions HL	1	8	0	3	3	0.38	2	5	0
Danish Cup	1	1	0	0	0	0.00	0	-	0
Denmark	3	136	46	62	108	0.79	82	15*	2	19	7	6	13	0.68	10	5
ET	4	27	2	5	6	0.22	20	-	1	3	1	1	2	0.67	2	-
France2	1	25	11	25	36	1.44	5	21	1	12	4	10	14	1.17	13	5
French Cup	1	2	1	0	1	0.50	2	-	0
Italian Cup	3	14	8	12	20	1.43	10	-	0
Italy2	4	89	43	92	135	1.52	52	-	4	49	22	39	61	1.24	32	-
IV-divisioona	1	2	1	2	3	1.50	0	-	0
Kazakhstan	1	53	23	24	47	0.89	22	32	1	17	3	6	9	0.53	6	-1
Kazakhstan Cup	1	5	1	2	3	0.60	2	6	0
Liiga (SM-liiga)	8	354	36	56	92	0.26	113	-47	3	24	5	8	13	0.54	12	5
Mestis	2	74	22	40	62	0.84	10	19	1	24	9	13	22	0.92	4	11
U16 SM-sarja	1	14	7	5	12	0.86	10	-	1	2	0	0	0	0.00	0	-
U18 SM-sarja	2	42	19	12	31	0.74	60	-	0
U20 SM-liiga (U20 SM-sarja)	4	123	37	41	78	0.63	32	-12	1	9	2	3	5	0.56	0	2

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Marko Virtala Career Totals by Team

Team	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
Arlan Kokshetau	1	58	24	26	50	0.86	24	38	1	17	3	6	9	0.53	6	-1
Brest	1	27	12	25	37	1.37	7	21*	1	12	4	10	14	1.17	13	5
Gentofte Stars	2	93	31	45	76	0.82	64	15*	2	19	7	6	13	0.68	10	5
Gherdëina	1	5	1	2	3	0.60	4	-3	0
Hokki	2	74	22	40	62	0.84	10	19	1	24	9	13	22	0.92	4	11
Kaltern/Caldaro	4	103	51	104	155	1.50	62	-	4	49	22	39	61	1.24	32	-
Lukko	3	72	5	9	14	0.19	41	-2	1	7	2	1	3	0.43	8	-1
Lukko U16	1	14	7	5	12	0.86	10	-	1	2	0	0	0	0.00	0	-
Lukko U18	2	42	19	12	31	0.74	60	-	0
Lukko U20	4	123	37	41	78	0.63	32	-12	1	9	2	3	5	0.56	0	2
Pustertal/Val Pusteria	1	25	5	25	30	1.20	6	23	1	16	3	4	7	0.44	6	6
Rødovre Mighty Bulls	1	44	15	17	32	0.73	18	-	0
TPS	6	317	33	55	87	0.27	94	-40*	3	20	4	8	12	0.60	6	6*
UJK	1	2	1	2	3	1.50	0	-	0

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Marko Virtala Career Highlights

Season	Awards
2006-2007	Finland2 (Mestis) Champion Finland2 (Mestis) Playoffs MVP
2007-2008	Finland2 (Mestis) Gentleman of the Year Finland2 (Mestis) Player of the Month (November) Finland2 (Mestis) Silver Medal
2009-2010	SM-liiga Champion
2016-2017	Denmark Silver Medal Winner
2017-2018	Denmark Player of the Month (September)
2020-2021	Italy2 Champion
2021-2022	France2 Champion (Brest)
2024-2025	Italy2 Champion

Transactions

Date	Status	From	To
04/16/2025	Confirmed	Kaltern/Caldaro	Retired
07/29/2024	Extension	Kaltern/Caldaro	Kaltern/Caldaro
09/03/2023	Extension	Kaltern/Caldaro	Kaltern/Caldaro
08/10/2022	Confirmed	Brest	Kaltern/Caldaro
06/13/2021	Confirmed	Kaltern/Caldaro	Brest
09/26/2020	Confirmed	Rødovre Mighty Bulls	Kaltern/Caldaro
07/03/2019	Confirmed	Pustertal/Val Pusteria	Rødovre Mighty Bulls
05/12/2018	Confirmed	Gentofte Stars	Pustertal/Val Pusteria
05/20/2016	Confirmed	Arlan Kokshetau	Gentofte Stars
08/12/2015	Confirmed	TPS	Arlan Kokshetau
05/05/2014	Extension	TPS	TPS
11/28/2012	Extension	TPS	TPS
02/24/2012	Extension	TPS	TPS
03/10/2011	Extension	TPS	TPS
01/31/2010	Confirmed	Lukko	TPS
04/20/2009	Extension	Lukko	Lukko