Naatan Skyttä

Naatan Mikael Skyttä (born 7 May 2002) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ligue 1 club Toulouse and the Finland U21 national team.

Ilves
A product of the Ilves youth academy, Skyttä signed his first professional contract with Ilves first team in 2018.

Toulouse FC
Skyttä signed with French club Toulouse on 1 February 2021 on a deal until 30 June 2025. The transfer fee was reported to be €500,000. Skyttä made his debut for Toulouse on 20 April 2021, in a Coupe de France quarter final match against Rumilly-Vallières. On 24 July 2021, Skyttä debuted in Ligue 2 in a match against Ajaccio.

He scored his first goal for Toulouse on 8 January 2023, in a Coupe de France win over Lannion.

Viking FK (loan)
On 26 August 2022, he joined Norwegian Eliteserien club Viking on loan for the remainder of the 2022 season, without an option to buy.

Odense Boldklub (loan)
On 31 January 2023, after a brief return to Toulouse, Skyttä signed a loan deal with Danish club OB for the rest of the season, without an option to buy. He scored his first goal for OB in Superliga on 16 April 2023, in a 2–0 victory over Silkeborg.

On 9 May 2023, it was announced that Skyttä had suffered a shinbone fracture in the Superliga match and he was ruled out of games for several months.

Return to Toulouse
Skyttä returned to Toulouse line-up for the UEFA Europa League group stage match against LASK on 5 October 2023, but remained an unused substitute. He made his first appearance after the injury on 29 October 2023, in a Ligue 1 match against Montpellier, coming in from the bench on the 70th minute. On 7 January 2024, he scored the first goals after his injury, a brace in a Coupe de France win against Chambéry.

International career
Skyttä is a regular Finnish youth international. In the 2023 UEFA Euro Under-21 Championship qualification campaign, Skyttä scored 6 goals in 10 matches.

Honours
Ilves
 * Finnish Cup: 2019

Toulouse
 * Ligue 2: 2021–22
 * Coupe de France: 2022–23

Individual
 * Veikkausliiga Team of the Year: 2020