Markus Heikkinen

Markus Heikkinen (born October 13, 1978) is a Finland association football. He was born in Katrineholm, Sweden.

Heikkinen, who can play either as a defensive midfielder or central defender, currently plays for SK Rapid Wien in the Austrian Bundesliga.

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, Turun Palloseura, MyPa, HJK Helsinki, Portsmouth F.C, Aberdeen F.C and Luton Town FC.

During his two years with Aberdeen F.C, Heikkinen was popular and important player, who usually featured in central midfield, where he had a reputation as a tough tackling and dependable player. Despite repeated attempts by Aberdeen manager Jimmy Calderwood to get the player to sign a new deal, he indicated that he was unsettled at Aberdeen and wanted to move on.

On the 29 December 2006, in a game for Luton 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 F.C. on February 17, 2007.