Ilmari Niskanen

Last updated
Ilmari Niskanen
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-10-27) 27 October 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Kiuruvesi, Finland
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) [1]
Position(s) Left winger, wing back [2]
Team information
Current team
 Exeter City
Number 14
Youth career
–2013 PK-37
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2013–2020 KuPS 154 (18)
2013 → PK-37 (loan) 22 (9)
2014 → KuFu-98 7 (0)
2014 → PK-37 (loan) 1 (0)
2017 → KuFu-98 1 (1)
2020–2021 FC Ingolstadt 20 (0)
2021–2023 Dundee United 53 (2)
2023– Exeter City 61 (1)
International career‡
Finland U17
2015 Finland U19 [1] 3 (0)
2017–2018 Finland U21 6 (0)
2020– Finland 23 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:33, 1 February 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 November 2024

Ilmari Niskanen (born 27 October 1997) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a left winger of wing back for EFL League One club Exeter City and the Finland national team. [3]

Contents

Club career

Born in Kiuruvesi, [1] Niskanen spent his youth years with PK-37 in Iisalmi, before starting his professional career in 2013 in a nearby town Kuopio with Kuopion Palloseura (KuPS). [4] In the 2019 Veikkausliiga season, Niskanen helped the club to win its first Finnish championship title in 43 years. [5] He was also named the Veikkausliiga Player of the Month in August 2019 [6] and in July 2020. [2]

In September 2020, Niskanen signed for German club FC Ingolstadt for a transfer fee of €350,000. [7] [8]

In August 2021, Niskanen had a transfer to Scottish Premiership club Dundee United, which was initially delayed due to work permit issues, [9] before eventually completing on 20 August 2021. [10] The transfer fee was reported to be €350,000. [11]

On 15 August 2023, Niskanen signed for League One club Exeter City for an undisclosed fee. [12] On 29 April 2024, Niskanen was named the Exeter City Community Champion in the club's end of season awards. [13] On 15 May 2024, his deal was extended until June 2026. [14] He was named the Exeter City Player of the Month in October 2024. [15]

International career

Niskanen represented Finland at under-17, under-19 and under-21 youth levels, [16] before making his senior international debut in 2020. [17]

On 10 September 2024, in a 2024–25 UEFA Nations League B away match against England, Niskanen was humiliated by the national team head coach Markku Kanerva, by substituting him in for the second half to a wrong position for his expertise. Later Finland conceded goals directly due to Niskanen's errors and eventually lost the game 2–0. [18] [19] [20]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 1 February 2025 [16]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
KuPS 2013 Veikkausliiga 100000—10
2014 Veikkausliiga410000—41
2015 Veikkausliiga2011000—211
2016 Veikkausliiga25010——260
2017 Veikkausliiga32162——383
2018 Veikkausliiga33464—2 [a] 0418
2019 Veikkausliiga26551—4 [a] 0356
2020 Veikkausliiga13651—2 [b] 0207
Total15418248008018626
PK-37 (loan) 2013 Kakkonen 22900——229
KuFu-98 (loan) 2014 Kakkonen7000——70
PK-37 (loan) 2014 Kakkonen1000——10
KuFu-98 (loan) 2017 Kakkonen1000——10
FC Ingolstadt 2020–21 3. Liga 20000——200
2021–22 2. Bundesliga 0010——10
Total200100000210
Dundee United 2021–22 [21] Scottish Premiership 3313000—361
2022–23 [22] Scottish Premiership20120002 [c] 0241
2023–24 [23] Scottish Championship 000010—10
Total532501020612
Exeter City 2023–24 [23] League One 33000101 [d] 0350
2024–25 [24] League One28120101 [d] 0321
Total611202020671
Career total319303283012036638
  1. 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. ↑ One appearance in the UEFA Champions League and one appearance in UEFA Europa League
  3. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  4. 1 2 Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

International

As of match played 17 November 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year [17]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Finland 202061
202110
202260
202330
202470
Total231
Finland score listed first, score column indicates score after each Niskanen goal [17]
List of international goals scored by Ilmari Niskanen
No.DateVenueCapOpponentScoreResultCompetitionRef.
17 October 2020 Stadion Gdańsk, Gdańsk, Poland2Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 1–31–5 Friendly [25]

Honours

KuPS

Individual

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Simo Valakari</span> Finnish footballer and coach (born 1973)

Simo Johannes Valakari is a Finnish football manager and a former international football player. He is currently the manager of Scottish Premiership side St Johnstone.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jarkko Wiss</span> Finnish footballer and manager (born 1972)

Jarkko Wiss is a Finnish football manager and a former international footballer, who will serve as the manager of Kuopion Palloseura (KuPS).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Erfan Zeneli</span> Finnish footballer of Kosovar Albanian descent

Erfan Zeneli is a Finnish footballer of Kosovar Albanian descent who plays for SexyPöxyt as a striker or left winger. Besides Finland, he has played in Israel and Kazakhstan.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Petteri Forsell</span> Finnish footballer (born 1990)

Jani Petteri Forsell is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder. He made twelve appearances scoring one goal for the Finland national team between 2013 and 2019.

Tim Väyrynen is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Veikkausliiga club Gnistan.

The 2012 Veikkausliiga is the 82nd season of top-tier football in Finland. It began on 15 April 2012 and ended on 27 October 2012. HJK Helsinki were the defending champions and successfully defended their title.

Jani Honkavaara is a Finnish football manager and retired football player, who is currently the head coach of Swedish side Djurgårdens IF. Previously he served as the manager of Veikkausliiga club Kuopion Palloseura (KuPS), leading the club to win two Finnish championship titles in two separate stints, in 2019 and 2024, respectively.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Niko Hämäläinen</span> Finnish footballer (born 1997)

Nicholas Antero "Niko" Hämäläinen is a Finnish professional footballer who most recently played as a left-back for Veikkausliiga club HJK. Born and raised in the United States, he plays for the Finland national team thanks to his eligibility through his Finnish father. He represented Finland at various youth levels before making his senior debut against Estonia on 11 January 2019.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Joona Veteli</span> Finnish footballer (born 1995)

Joona Eemil Petteri Veteli is a Finnish football player who plays for Finnish Veikkausliiga side Ilves. Veteli plays in the position of centre midfielder but can also operate as an attacking midfielder, defensive midfielder, right-back and winger.

The 2016 Veikkausliiga is the 86th season of top-tier football in Finland. The season started on 2 April 2016; the regular season ended on 23 October 2016, with a promotion/relegation playoff continuing until 29 October. SJK were the defending champions.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Daniel O'Shaughnessy</span> Finnish footballer (born 1994)

Daniel Michael O'Shaughnessy is a Finnish professional footballer who plays for Veikkausliiga club HJK and the Finland national team as a defender.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Aapo Halme</span> Finnish footballer (born 1998)

Aapo Ilmari Halme is a Finnish professional footballer who most recently played as a centre-back for Veikkausliiga club HJK. He has also represented the Finland national under-21 football team from 2017 to 2020. Halme was born in Helsinki, Finland. He began his senior club career playing for Honka, before signing with HJK Helsinki at age 17 in 2015. He would go on to win the 2017 Veikkausliiga and 2016–17 Finnish Cup.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Benjamin Källman</span> Finnish footballer (born 1998)

Benjamin Källman is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ekstraklasa club Cracovia and the Finland national team.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Pyry Soiri</span> Finnish footballer (born 1994)

Pyry Soiri is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Super League Greece club Athens Kallithea and the Finland national team.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Leo Väisänen</span> Finnish footballer (born 1997)

Leo Onni Artturi Väisänen is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Austin FC in Major League Soccer and the Finland national team. Väisänen was born in Helsinki, Finland. He began his senior club career playing for HJK and RoPS, before signing with Den Bosch at age 21 in 2018.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jerry Voutilainen</span> Finnish footballer (born 1995)

Jerry Voutilainen is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Kuopion Palloseura (KuPS) in Veikkausliiga.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Robert Ivanov</span> Finnish footballer (born 1994)

Robert Ivanov is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for 2. Bundesliga club Eintracht Braunschweig and the Finland national team.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Urho Nissilä</span> Finnish footballer (born 1996)

Urho Nissilä is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Hungarian club Puskás Akadémia.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Viljami Sinisalo</span> Finnish footballer (born 2001)

Viljami Kari Veikko Sinisalo is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Scottish Premiership club Celtic, and the Finland national team.

Darren Smith is a South African professional soccer player who plays for Detroit City in USL Championship. Smith started in a youth sector of Ajax Cape Town, before joining Kwazulu-Natal club AmaZulu in 2014.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Ilmari Niskanen". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 "KuPS:n Ilmari Niskanen kuukauden pelaajaksi". www.veikkausliiga.com (in Finnish).
  3. ↑ Tilastot | Niskanen, Ilmari at Veikkausliiga. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  4. ↑ Tulospalvelu Palloliitto, Finnish FA
  5. ↑ Tässä on Veikkausliigan kauden 2019 mestarijoukkue! IS esittelee kulta-KuPSin pelaaja pelaajalta, Ilta-Sanomat, 19 October 2019
  6. 1 2 Ilmari Niskanen Veikkausliigan kuukauden pelaaja, JPY, 11 September 2019
  7. ↑ "Ilmari Niskanen kommt auf die Schanz". fcingolstadt.de (in German).
  8. ↑ ”On aina valtava kunnia päästä edustamaan Suomea”: Ilmari Niskanen uskoo pääsevänsä takaisin Huuhkajien vahvuuteen piakkoin, suomifutis.com, Joakim Nordström, 23 September 2021
  9. ↑ Woodger, Calum. "EXCLUSIVE: Work permit holding up Ilmari Niskanen transfer as Dundee United agree deal for Finnish winger".
  10. ↑ "Dundee Utd land Levitt & Niskanen" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  11. ↑ ”On aina valtava kunnia päästä edustamaan Suomea”: Ilmari Niskanen uskoo pääsevänsä takaisin Huuhkajien vahvuuteen piakkoin, suomifutis.com, Joakim Nordström, 23 September 2021
  12. ↑ "Exeter sign Niskanen from Dundee United". BBC Sport. 15 August 2023. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  13. 1 2 23/24 Awards: The Winners, exetercityfc.co.uk, 29 April 2024
  14. ↑ Ilmari Niskanen pens contract extension, exetercityfc.co.uk, 15 May 2024
  15. 1 2 Ilmari Niskanen Named Your RGB Recruitment Player Of The Month!, exetercityfc.co.uk, 4 November 2024
  16. 1 2 3 4 5 Ilmari Niskanen at Soccerway. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  17. 1 2 3 "Ilmari Niskanen". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  18. ↑ Huuhkajatuomio: Suomen floppipelaajaa nöyryytettiin Lontoon illassa, Ilta-Sanomat, 11 September 2024
  19. ↑ Englanti rankaisi Huuhkajia vaihtopelaajan virheistä – asiantuntija tyrmäsi Markku Kanervan perustelut, Yle, 11 September 2024
  20. ↑ ”Immulla oli vähän vaikeuksia” – Markku Kanerva perusteli Ilmari Niskasen vaihtoa Ylelle, suomifutis.com, 11 September 2024
  21. ↑ "Games played by Ilmari Niskanen in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  22. ↑ "Games played by Ilmari Niskanen in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  23. 1 2 "Games played by Ilmari Niskanen in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  24. ↑ "Games played by Ilmari Niskanen in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
  25. ↑ "Poland 5-1 Finland (7 Oct, 2020) Final Score". ESPN. Retrieved 2023-08-15.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.