![]() Pirttijoki with KuPS in 2020. | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Juho Janne Eemeli Pirttijoki [1] | ||
Date of birth | 30 July 1996 | ||
Place of birth | Toijala, Finland | ||
Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) [1] | ||
Position(s) | Centre back | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014–2015 | Haka | 23 | (5) |
2014 | → Hämeenlinna (loan) | 4 | (2) |
2016–2017 | HIFK | 25 | (1) |
2017–2018 | GIF Sundsvall | 7 | (0) |
2018 | → KuPS (loan) | 10 | (0) |
2019–2021 | KuPS | 31 | (1) |
2022–2023 | Lahti | 30 | (3) |
Total | 131 | (12) | |
International career | |||
2014–2015 | Finland U19 | 7 | (0) |
2016–2018 | Finland U21 | 11 | (0) |
2018 | Finland | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Juho Janne Eemeli Pirttijoki (born 30 July 1996) is a Finnish former professional footballer who played as a centre back.
Pirttijoki has played for Haka, Hämeenlinna, HIFK, GIF Sundsvall and KuPS. [2] While playing for KuPS, Pirttijoki won the Finnish championship title in 2019, and the Finnish Cup title in 2021. [1]
On 9 February 2022, Pirttijoki signed a contract with Lahti for the 2022 season, with an option for 2023. [3]
In January 2024, Pirttijoki announced his retirement from professional football due to consecutive injuries. [4]
Later he has played futsal for Toijalan Pallo-49. [5]
He made his debut for Finland national football team on 11 January 2018 in a friendly against Jordan. [6]
Club | Season | League | Cup [lower-alpha 1] | League cup [lower-alpha 2] | Europe | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Hämeenlinna (loan) | 2014 | Kakkonen | 4 | 2 | – | – | – | 4 | 2 | |||
Haka | 2015 | Ykkönen | 23 | 5 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 26 | 5 | ||
HIFK | 2016 | Veikkausliiga | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 26 | 1 | ||
2017 | Veikkausliiga | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 1 | |||
Total | 25 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 2 | ||
GIF Sundsvall | 2017 | Allsvenskan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 4 | 0 | ||
2018 | Allsvenskan | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 6 | 0 | |||
Total | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
KuPS (loan) | 2018 | Veikkausliiga | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 2 [lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
KuPS | 2019 | Veikkausliiga | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | |
2020 | Veikkausliiga | 14 | 1 | 5 | 0 | – | 2 [lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 21 | 1 | ||
2021 | Veikkausliiga | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
Total | 31 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 45 | 1 | ||
Lahti | 2022 | Veikkausliiga | 19 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 25 | 1 | |
2023 | Veikkausliiga | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | – | 16 | 3 | ||
Total | 32 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 4 | ||
Career total | 132 | 12 | 21 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 163 | 14 |
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