Walter Viitala
Walter Viitala (born 9 January 1992) is a Finnish footballer who plays as goalkeeper for Inter Turku. Club career On 15 December 2016, Viitala signed a 2.5-year contract with Viborg FF on a free transfer from IFK Mariehamn. He made his debut in a 1–0 victory against AaB on 8 April 2017. On 11 August 2018 Viitala signed for Swedish champions Malmö FF. He signed a short-term contract for the rest of the year to replace injured back-up goalkeeper Fredrik Andersson. He made his first appearance for Malmö FF on 23 September 2018, when he replaced an injured Johan Dahlin at halftime in a 4–0 victory over Kalmar FF. He made his first start a week later in a 0–0 draw against GIF Sundsvall. On 2 December 2021, he joined Inter Turku on a two-year contract. International career In November 2016, Viitala received his first call-up to the senior Finland squad for the match against Ukraine. He made a debut on 9 January 2017 in a 1–0 win against Morocco in Al Ain. Career statistics Club . Honours IFK Mariehamn Veikkausliiga (1): 2016 Individual Veikkausliiga Goalkeeper of the Year: 2016 Veikkausliiga Team of the Year: 2016 References External links 1992 births Living people Finnish men's footballers Finnish expatriate men's footballers FC Honka players IFK Mariehamn players Viborg FF players Malmö FF players Sandefjord Fotball players HIFK Fotboll players Pallohonka players Seinäjoen Jalkapallokerho players FC Inter Turku players Allsvenskan players Norwegian First Division players Danish Superliga players Danish 1st Division players Veikkausliiga players Finland men's youth international footballers Finland men's under-21 international footballers Finland men's international footballers Finnish expatriate sportspeople in Denmark Finnish expatriate sportspeople in Sweden Finnish expatriate sportspeople in Norway Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden Expatriate men's footballers in Norway Men's association football goalkeepers Footballers from Helsinki