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He is the son of former basketball player Pekka Markkanen.
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On 23 July 2014, Real Madrid signed Markkanen from AIK on a four-year contract. Markkanen made his debut for Real Madrid Castilla on 24 August 2014, playing the full 90 minutes as they lost 2–1 at Atlético Madrid Bachelor in Segunda División B Group 2. Six days later he scored his first goal for the club, in a 1–2 home loss to Getafe CF B. However, he missed most of the 2014-2015 season due to an injury.
In September 2014, he was chosen for Real Madrid"s 25-man squad for the Union of European Football Associations Champions League, but did not make any appearances.
On 21 August 2015, Real Madrid Castilla released Markkanen. There were rumours of him reporting back to preseason training overweight, but the club never released an official statement about the issue.
On 3 September 2015, Markkanen was acquired by the finnish side RoPS for the remainder of the season. Markkanen made his full international debut on 29 May 2014, replacing Roman Eremenko at half time in a 1–0 defeat to Lithuania in Ventspils in the Baltic Cup.
