Petteri Forsell

Petteri Forsell

Forsell in 2013
Personal information
Full name	Jani Petteri Forsell [1]
Date of birth	(1990-10-16) 16 October 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth	Kokkola, Finland [2]
Height	1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team	KTP
Youth career
	KPV
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2007–2008	KPV	23	(2)
2009	VPS	12	(1)
2010–2012	IFK Mariehamn	52	(18)
2012–2013	Bursaspor	2	(0)
2013	→ IFK Mariehamn (loan)	8	(4)
2014–2015	IFK Mariehamn	48	(14)
2016–2017	Miedź Legnica	44	(17)
2017	Örebro	8	(0)
2018–2019	Miedź Legnica	51	(14)
2019	→ HJK (loan)	11	(2)
2020	Korona Kielce	14	(4)
2020–2021	Stal Mielec	26	(1)
2021–2023	Inter Turku	64	(13)
2024	Korona Kielce	4	(0)
2024	Şanlıurfaspor	13	(1)
2025–	KTP	0	(0)
International career
2011–2012	Finland U21	6	(1)
2013–2019	Finland	12	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 January 2025

Jani Petteri Forsell (born 16 October 1990) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Veikkausliiga club KTP. He made twelve appearances scoring one goal for the Finland national team between 2013 and 2019.

Career

After starting his career with the local KPV, Forsell was signed by a near Veikkausliiga side VPS in 2009. After struggling to make it in the match squads at Vaasa, he left after only one season, switching to a fellow Veikkausliiga side, IFK Mariehamn. At Mariehamn, he began appear more regularly and soon attracted the attention of much bigger clubs in and outside of Finland. On 9 August 2012, he was selected as the player of the month, for July. ^[3]

On 5 August 2012, it was announced that Forsell had signed with Süper Lig club Bursaspor for a transfer fee of €500,000. ^[4] He was handed the number #7 shirt for the upcoming season. Forsell made his debut for Bursaspor as a substitute on 23 August in a Europa League qualifying match against FC Twente.

Forsell was selected as the Ekstraklasa Player of the Month for September 2018. Forsell was the first ever player from Miedź Legnica to win the award and the first player to win it in his rookie year. ^[5]

On 10 August 2019, Forsell scored one and gave two assists in a 4–0 win against FC Lahti on his league debut for HJK as a loan player. ^[6]

After stints with Korona Kielce and Stal Mielec, Forsell returned to Finland and signed with Inter Turku for the 2021 season. On 21 February 2022, Forsell extended his deal with Inter. ^[7]

After leaving Inter at the end of 2023, Forsell remained a free agent until 30 March 2024 before rejoining Ekstraklasa club Korona Kielce, whom he previously represented in 2020. ^[8] He made his return to Polish football two days later as a second-half substitute in a 3–1 away loss to Widzew Łódź. ^[9] He left the club at the end of June. ^[10]

On 9 July 2024, Forsell signed with Turkish TFF 1. Lig club Şanlıurfaspor. ^[11] He terminated his contract in January due to unpaid salaries. ^[12]

On 18 February 2025, Forsell signed a three-year deal with newly promoted Veikkausliiga club KTP. ^[13]

International career

A former youth international, Forsell debuted with the Finland senior national team on 6 February 2013 against Israel, scoring a goal in his first appearance.

Career statistics

Club

As of 25 January 2025 ^[14]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup [a]		League cup		Europe		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
KPV	2007	Ykkönen	9	2	—		—		—		9	2
	2008	Ykkönen	14	0	—		—		—		14	0
	Total		23	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	23	2
VPS	2009	Veikkausliiga	12	1	0	0	7	1	—		19	2
IFK Mariehamn	2010	Veikkausliiga	12	3	3	0	0	0	—		15	3
	2011	Veikkausliiga	22	6	2	1	0	0	—		24	7
	2012	Veikkausliiga	18	9	4	5	1	0	—		23	14
	Total		52	18	9	6	1	0	0	0	62	24
Bursaspor	2012–13	Süper Lig	2	0	7	1	—		1 [b]	0	10	1
IFK Mariehamn (loan)	2013	Veikkausliiga	8	4	3	5	1	0	—		12	9
IFK Mariehamn	2014	Veikkausliiga	31	11	3	1	3	0	—		37	12
	2015	Veikkausliiga	17	3	4	4	4	0	—		25	7
	Total		48	14	7	5	7	0	0	0	62	19
Miedź Legnica	2015–16	I liga	14	4	—		—		—		14	4
	2016–17	I liga	30	13	2	2	—		—		32	15
	Total		44	17	2	2	0	0	0	0	46	19
Örebro	2017	Allsvenskan	8	0	1	0	—		—		9	0
Miedź Legnica	2017–18	I liga	12	1	—		—		—		12	1
	2018–19	Ekstraklasa	37	13	5	3	—		—		42	16
	2019–20	I liga	2	0	0	0	—		—		2	0
	Total		51	14	5	3	0	0	0	0	56	17
Miedź Legnica II	2018–19	III liga	1	0	—		—		—		1	0
HJK (loan)	2019	Veikkausliiga	11	2	0	0	—		2 [b]	1	13	3
Korona Kielce	2019–20	Ekstraklasa	14	4	—		—		—		14	4
Stal Mielec	2020–21	Ekstraklasa	26	1	2	0	—		—		28	1
Inter Turku	2021	Veikkausliiga	11	3	—		—		—		11	3
	2022	Veikkausliiga	27	6	5	0	3	0	2 [c]	0	37	6
	2023	Veikkausliiga	26	4	2	0	5	0	—		33	4
	Total		64	13	7	0	8	0	2	0	81	13
Korona Kielce	2023–24	Ekstraklasa	4	0	—		—		—		4	0
Şanlıurfaspor	2024–25	TFF 1. Lig	13	1	0	0	—		—		13	1
KTP	2025	Veikkausliiga	0	0	0	0	0	0	–		0	0
Career total			381	91	43	22	23	1	5	1	452	115

1. Includes Suomen Cup, Turkish Cup, Polish Cup and Svenska Cupen
2. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
3. Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

International

As of match played 8 June 2019

Finland
Year	Apps	Goals
2013	1	1
2014	1	0
2015	2	0
2016	2	0
2017	3	0
2018	2	0
2019	1	0
Total	12	1

International goals

Scores and results list Finland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Forsell goal.

List of international goals scored by Petteri Forsell ^[15]

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	6 February 2013	Netanya Stadium, Netanya, Israel	Israel	1–1	1–2	Friendly

Honours

IFK Mariehamn

• Finnish Cup: 2015 ^[16]

Miedź Legnica

• I liga: 2017–18 ^[17]

Korona Kielce II

• IV liga Świętokrzyskie: 2023–24 ^{[18] [19]}

Inter Turku

• Finnish Cup runner-up: 2022 ^{[20] [21]}
• Finnish League Cup runner-up: 2022 ^[22]

Individual

• Veikkausliiga Player of the Month:July 2012, ^[23] April 2013, ^[24] August 2014, ^[25] September 2021 ^[26]
• Veikkausliiga top assist provider: 2014
• Veikkausliiga Team of the Year: 2021
• Ekstraklasa Player of the Month: September 2018 ^[27]

References

1. "JANİ PETTERİ FORSELL - Player Details TFF". TFF.org. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
2. "Mina Vänner 2011: Petteri Forsell". Archived from the original on 21 March 2012. Retrieved 6 April 2011.
3. Petteri Forsell Veikkausliigan heinäkuun pelaaja (Petteri Forsell Veikkausliiga's player of the month for July) Archived 30 March 2014 at the Wayback Machine ; Veikkausliiga.com - 9.8.2012 (in Finnish)
4. Petteri Forsellin Bursaspor-siirto varmistui (Petter Forsell's transfer to Bursaspor goes through); Ilta-Sanomat, 5.8.2012 (in Finnish)
5. Petteri Forsell Piłkarzem Września 2018; EkstraKlasa, 10.10.2018 (in Polish)
6. "HJK vs. Lahti 4 - 0". Soccerway. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
7. "PETTERI FORSELL JATKAA FC INTERISSÄ" (Press release) (in Finnish). Inter Turku. 21 February 2022. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
8. "Petteri Forsell w Koronie". 90minut.pl (in Polish). 30 March 2024.
9. "PKO Ekstraklasa 2023/2024 - Kolejka 26". 90minut.pl (in Polish). 1 April 2024. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
10. "Fredrik Krogstad oraz Petteri Forsell odchodzą z Korony Kielce!" (in Polish). Korona Kielce. 1 July 2024. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
11. Petteri Forsell siirtyy Turkin toiseksi korkeimmalle sarjatasolle, Yle, 9 July 2024
12. Petteri Forsell sade upp kontraktet i Turkiet: "Klubben betalade inte lönen i tid", Österbottens Tidning, 8 January 2025
13. KTP SAI VIHDOIN PETTERI FORSELLIN - "LIIGAN PARAS HYÖKKÄYSPÄÄN PELAAJA", fcktp.fi, 18 February 2025
14. Petteri Forsell, Finnish FA
15. Petteri Forsell at National-Football-Teams.com
16. "Petteri Forsell". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 30 March 2024.
17. "Miedź Legnica awansowała do ekstraklasy! Miedź Legnica - Chojniczanka 5:1 [WYNIK, RELACJA, ZDJĘCIA, 27.05.2018]". gazetawroclawska.pl (in Polish). 27 May 2018. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
18. Szymczyk, Rafał (19 May 2024). "Rezerwy Korony Kielce z awansem do III ligi". radiokielce.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 19 May 2024.
19. "Zawodnik: Petteri Forsell". laczynaspilka.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 19 May 2024.
20. MIESTEN SUOMEN CUP FINAALIN YLEISÖINFO, stadion.fi, 12 September 2022
21. Hävitty cup-finaali oli liikaa – FC Inter antoi potkut päävalmentajalleen, suomifutis.com, 19 September 2022
22. Liigacupin finaali FC Honka – FC Inter lauantaina Espoossa, fcinter.fi
23. Petteri Forsell Veikkausliigan heinäkuun pelaaja Archived 30 March 2014 at the Wayback Machine (in Finnish)
24. Lyyski Kuukauden valmentaja Archived 2013-11-01 at the Wayback Machine (in Finnish)
25. Petteri Forsell elokuun kuukauden pelaaja Archived 2014-09-11 at the Wayback Machine (in Finnish)
26. Petteri Forsell Veikkausliigan kuukauden pelaaja, 6 October 2021
27. "Petteri Forsell Piłkarzem Września 2018" (in Polish). Miedź Legnica. 10 October 2018. Retrieved 8 May 2024.

External links

• Profile at veikkausliiga.com at the Wayback Machine (archived 2009-07-17)(in Finnish)
• Profile at ifkmariehamn.com at the Wayback Machine (archived 2011-07-13)(in Finnish)
• Petteri Forsell at Soccerway
• Petteri Forsell at 90minut.pl (in Polish)