| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Niilo Juhani Kujasalo [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 17 March 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Helsinki, Finland | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | IFK Mariehamn | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2015 | KäPa | ||
| 2015–2021 | HJK | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2024 | Klubi 04 | 34 | (5) |
| 2022–2024 | HJK | 0 | (0) |
| 2023 | → KPV (loan) | 25 | (3) |
| 2025– | IFK Mariehamn | 17 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Finland U15 | 3 | (0) |
| 2019 | Finland U16 | 4 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Finland U18 | 6 | (0) |
| 2022 | Finland U19 | 5 | (0) |
| 2025– | Finland U21 | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 28 July 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 4 September 2025 | |||
Niilo Juhani Kujasalo (born 17 March 2004) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Veikkausliiga club IFK Mariehamn.
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. [2] 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. [3]
On 20 April 2023, Kujasalo was loaned out to Kokkolan Pallo-Veikot (KPV) for the 2023 season, playing in second-tier level Ykkönen. [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
On 6 November 2024, Kujasalo joined Veikkausliiga club IFK Mariehamn on a two-year deal, starting in 2025. [9] He scored his first league goal on 27 April, in a home match against Ilves.
Kujasalo has represented Finland at various youth international levels.
| Club | Season | League | Cup [a] | League cup [b] | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Klubi 04 | 2022 | Kakkonen | 25 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 3 | ||
| 2023 | Kakkonen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2024 | Ykkönen | 9 | 2 | — | — | — | 9 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 34 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 5 | ||
| HJK | 2022 | Veikkausliiga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | Veikkausliiga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2024 | Veikkausliiga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| KPV (loan) | 2023 | Ykkönen | 25 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 29 | 3 | |
| IFK Mariehamn | 2025 | Veikkausliiga | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | 10 | 1 | |
| Career total | 60 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 7 | ||
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