Ilmari Niskanen

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Ilmari Niskanen
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-10-27) 27 October 1997 (age 26)
Place of birth Kiuruvesi, Finland
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) [1]
Position(s) Left winger [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 33 (0)
International career‡
Finland U17
2015 Finland U19 [1] 3 (0)
2017–2018 Finland U21 6 (0)
2020– Finland 20 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:13, 27 April 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 June 2024

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

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Club career

Born in Kiuruvesi, [1] Niskanen spent his youth years with PK-37 in Iisalmi, before starting his professional career in 2013 in Kuopio with KuPS. [4]

In September 2020, Niskanen signed for German club FC Ingolstadt for a transfer fee of €350,000. [5] [6]

In August 2021, Niskanen had a transfer to Scottish club Dundee United, which was initially delayed due to work permit issues, [7] before eventually completing on 20 August 2021. [8] The transfer fee was reported to be €350,000. [9]

On 15 August 2023, Niskanen signed for League One club Exeter City for an undisclosed fee. [10] On 29 April 2024, Niskanen was named the Exeter City Community Champion in the club's end of season awards. [11] On 15 May 2024, his deal was extended until June 2026. [12]

International career

Niskanen represented Finland at under-17, under-19 and under-21 youth levels, [13] before making his senior international debut in 2020. [14]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 27 April 2024 [13]
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 [lower-alpha 1] 0418
2019 Veikkausliiga26551—4 [lower-alpha 1] 0356
2020 Veikkausliiga13651—2 [lower-alpha 2] 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 [15] Scottish Premiership 3313000—361
2022–23 [16] Scottish Premiership20120002 [lower-alpha 3] 0241
2023–24 [17] Scottish Championship 000010—10
Total532501020612
Exeter City 2023–24 [17] League One 33000101 [lower-alpha 4] 0350
Career total291293082011033430
  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. ↑ Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

International

As of match played 7 June 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year [14]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Finland 202061
202110
202260
202330
202440
Total201
Finland score listed first, score column indicates score after each Niskanen goal [14]
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 [18]

Honours

Individual

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  2. 1 2 "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. ↑ "Ilmari Niskanen kommt auf die Schanz". fcingolstadt.de (in German).
  6. ↑ ”On aina valtava kunnia päästä edustamaan Suomea”: Ilmari Niskanen uskoo pääsevänsä takaisin Huuhkajien vahvuuteen piakkoin, suomifutis.com, Joakim Nordström, 23 September 2021
  7. ↑ Woodger, Calum. "EXCLUSIVE: Work permit holding up Ilmari Niskanen transfer as Dundee United agree deal for Finnish winger".
  8. ↑ "Dundee Utd land Levitt & Niskanen" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  9. ↑ ”On aina valtava kunnia päästä edustamaan Suomea”: Ilmari Niskanen uskoo pääsevänsä takaisin Huuhkajien vahvuuteen piakkoin, suomifutis.com, Joakim Nordström, 23 September 2021
  10. ↑ "Exeter sign Niskanen from Dundee United". BBC Sport. 15 August 2023. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  11. 1 2 23/24 Awards: The Winners, exetercityfc.co.uk, 29 April 2024
  12. ↑ Ilmari Niskanen pens contract extension, exetercityfc.co.uk, 15 May 2024
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  14. 1 2 3 "Ilmari Niskanen". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
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  16. ↑ "Games played by Ilmari Niskanen in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
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