Markus Heikkinen

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Personal information
Markus Heikkinen
Full name	Markus Heikkinen
Date of birth	October 13, 1978
Place of birth	Katrineholm, Sweden
Playing position	Centre Back/ Defensive Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Luton Town F.C.
Number	26
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1996-1997 1997-1999 1999-2001 2001-2003 2003 2003-2005 2005-	OPS TPS MyPa HJK Portsmouth (loan) Aberdeen Luton	24 (5) 22 (0) 43 (1) 85 (1) 2 (0) 68 (2) 39 (2)
National team²
2002-	Finland	22 (0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 28 Jul 06. ² National team caps and goals correct as of 2005-2006 season. * Appearances (Goals)

Markus Heikkinen (born October 13, 1978 in Katrineholm, Sweden) is a Finnish footballer.

Heikkinen, who can play either as a defensive midfielder or central defender, currently plays for Luton Town F.C. in the Football League Championship.

An integral part of the Luton side that finished 10th in The Championship in the 2005-2006 season, Heikkinen collected four awards – the Player of the Year trophy, Players’ Player of the Season, Internet Player of the Season and the Luton News Player of the Season.

His previous clubs include OPS, TPS Turku, MyPa, HJK Helsinki, Portsmouth F.C. and Aberdeen F.C.

On the 29th December 2006, In the game against Birmingham City F.C. he was feared to have a compound fracture of the fibula, however it was in fact a nasty gash down his leg, after a late challenge by midfielder [[Fabrice Muamba]. He returned to action against Stoke City on February 17th, 2007.

Heikkinen's contract runs out at the end of the current campaign, and it seems that he will be leaving the club on a Bosman free transfer.

Luton Town F.C. - Current Squad