Niilo Kujasalo

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Niilo Kujasalo
Personal information
Date of birth (2004-03-17) 17 March 2004 (age 20)
Place of birth Helsinki, Finland
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 HJK
Youth career
0000–2015 KäPa
2015–2021 HJK
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2022– Klubi 04 25 (3)
2022– HJK 0 (0)
2023 → KPV (loan) 25 (3)
International career‡
2019 Finland U15 3 (0)
2019 Finland U16 4 (0)
2021–2022 Finland U18 6 (0)
2022 Finland U19 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 January 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22 January 2024

Niilo Kujasalo (born 17 March 2004) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Veikkausliiga club HJK.

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Career

After playing in a youth sector of Käpylän Pallo (KäPa), Kujasalo joined HJK Helsinki youth academy at the age of 11.

On 14 January 2022, he signed a new deal and was promoted to the club's reserve team Klubi 04 squad, playing in third-tier level Kakkonen. [1] He made his debut with HJK first team on 2 March 2022, in a pre-season Finnish League Cup loss against FC Honka. On 14 December 2022, Kujasalo renewed his contract with HJK until the end of 2024, with a deal including an option to extend. [2]

On 20 April 2023, Kujasalo was loaned out to Kokkolan Pallo-Veikot (KPV) for the 2023 season, playing in second-tier level Ykkönen. [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]

International career

Kujasalo has represented Finland at various youth international levels.

Career statistics

As of 30 January 2024 [8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [lower-alpha 1] OtherContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Klubi 04 2022 Kakkonen 25320——273
HJK 2022 Veikkausliiga 00001 [lower-alpha 2] 00010
2023 Veikkausliiga00003 [lower-alpha 2] 00030
Total0000400040
KPV (loan) 2023 Ykkönen 2534000—293
Career total506604000606

Honours

HJK

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