Niilo Kujasalo

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Niilo Kujasalo
Personal information
Full name Niilo Juhani Kujasalo [1]
Date of birth (2004-03-17) 17 March 2004 (age 21)
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*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2022–2024 Klubi 04 34 (5)
2022–2024 HJK 0 (0)
2023KPV (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.

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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. [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.

International career

Kujasalo has represented Finland at various youth international levels.

Career statistics

As of 27 April 2025 [10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCup [a] League cup [b] EuropeTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Klubi 04 2022 Kakkonen 25320273
2023 Kakkonen000000
2024 Ykkönen 9292
Total345004000345
HJK 2022 Veikkausliiga 0000100010
2023 Veikkausliiga0000300030
2024 Veikkausliiga0000000000
Total0000400040
KPV (loan) 2023 Ykkönen 2534000293
IFK Mariehamn 2025 Veikkausliiga511040101
Career total607708000757

Honours

HJK

References