Janne Saksela

Janne Saksela

Saksela in 2015
Personal information
Date of birth	(1993-03-14) 14 March 1993 (age 32)
Place of birth	Vantaa, Finland
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Right back, Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2009–2011	PK-35 Vantaa	19	(1)
2012	HJK	0	(0)
2012–2013	JJK Jyväskylä	9	(1)
2014–2017	RoPS	69	(3)
2017–2019	Sparta Rotterdam	22	(0)
2017–2018	Jong Sparta Rotterdam	5	(1)
2019–2020	Ilves	11	(0)
2021–2022	HJK	19	(0)
International career
2016–2017	Finland	7	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Janne Saksela (born 14 March 1993) is a Finnish former footballer. ^[1]

Club career

On 3 August 2019 he returned to Finland, signing a 1.5-year contract with Ilves. ^[2] He suffered an ACL rupture just 8 days later in his second game for Ilves and missed several months. He announced his retirement from professional football in October 2022. ^[3]

International career

He was called up in the Finland national football team in 2016.

Career statistics

As of match played 19 July 2021 ^[4]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
PK-35 Vantaa	2009	Ykkönen	1	0	0	0	–		–		1	0
	2010	Ykkönen	9	0	0	0	–		–		9	0
	2011	Ykkönen	9	1	0	0	–		–		9	1
	Total		19	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	1
HJK Helsinki	2012	Veikkausliiga	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	3	0
Klubi 04	2012	Kakkonen	7	0	–		–		–		7	0
JJK Jyväskylä	2012	Veikkausliiga	9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	1
	2013	Veikkausliiga	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	1
RoPS	2014	Veikkausliiga	12	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	16	0
	2015	Veikkausliiga	27	1	1	0	7	3	1	0	36	4
	2016	Veikkausliiga	30	2	1	0	0	0	5	1	36	3
	Total		69	3	2	0	11	3	6	1	88	7
Sparta Rotterdam	2016–17	Eredivisie	5	0	0	0	–		0	0	5	0
	2017–18	Eredivisie	0	0	0	0	–		0	0	0	0
	2018–19	Eerste Divisie	17	0	0	0	–		2	0	19	0
	Total		22	0	0	0	–		2	0	24	0
Jong Sparta Rotterdam	2016–17	Tweede Divisie	2	0	–		–		–		2	0
	2017–18	Tweede Divisie	3	1	–		–		–		3	1
	Total		5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	1
Ilves	2019	Veikkausliiga	2	0	0	0	–		0	0	2	0
	2020	Veikkausliiga	9	0	2	0	–		0	0	11	0
	Total		11	0	2	0	–		0	0	13	0
HJK Helsinki	2021	Veikkausliiga	17	0	2	1	–		8	1	27	2
	2022	Veikkausliiga	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
	Total		19	0	3	1	0	0	8	1	30	2
Klubi 04	2022	Kakkonen	3	0	–		–		–		3	0
Career total			164	6	5	1	14	3	16	2	199	12

References

1. Janne Saksela at WorldFootball.net
2. "Maajoukkuepuolustaja Janne Saksela Ilvekseen" (Press release) (in Finnish). Ilves. 3 August 2019.
3. "Janne Saksela ripustaa nappikset naulaan". 14 October 2022.
4. "J. Saksela". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 21 January 2018.

External links

• Janne Saksela at National-Football-Teams.com
• Janne Saksela at WorldFootball.net
• Janne Saksela at Soccerway