Janne Saksela

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Janne Saksela
Janne Saksela 1.jpg
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*
YearsTeamApps(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]

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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
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
PK-35 Vantaa 2009 Ykkönen 100010
2010 Ykkönen900090
2011 Ykkönen910091
Total191000000191
HJK Helsinki 2012 Veikkausliiga0000300030
Klubi 04 2012 Kakkonen 7070
JJK Jyväskylä 2012 Veikkausliiga9100000091
2013 Veikkausliiga0000000000
Total9100000091
RoPS 2014 Veikkausliiga120004000160
2015 Veikkausliiga271107310364
2016 Veikkausliiga302100051363
Total6932011361887
Sparta Rotterdam 2016–17 Eredivisie 50000050
2017–18 Eredivisie00000000
2018–19 Eerste Divisie 1700020190
Total2200020240
Jong Sparta Rotterdam 2016–17 Tweede Divisie 2020
2017–18Tweede Divisie3131
Total5100000051
Ilves 2019 Veikkausliiga20000020
2020 Veikkausliiga902000110
Total1102000130
HJK Helsinki 2021 Veikkausliiga1702181272
2022 Veikkausliiga2010000030
Total190310081302
Klubi 042022Kakkonen3030
Career total16465114316219912

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.