Saku Heiskanen

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Saku Heiskanen
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-09-29) 29 September 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Espoo, Finland
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Central midfielder, right back
Team information
Current team
 Gnistan
Number 3
Youth career
Masalan Kisa
0000–2017 Honka [1]
2017–2019 TSG Hoffenheim
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2023 UCF Knights [2] 16 (5)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017 Honka II 5 (0)
2017 Honka 0 (0)
2017–2019 TSG Hoffenheim 0 (0)
2018 → Klubi 04 (loan) 3 (0)
2019 → Honka II (loan) 6 (0)
2019 → Honka (loan) 0 (0)
2019–2021 Klubi 04 66 (11)
2022 Honka II 5 (1)
2022–2023 Honka 10 (0)
2024– Gnistan 29 (5)
International career‡
2016 Finland U16 3 (1)
2017–2018 Finland U17 9 (0)
2021 Finland U20 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 October 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 February 2024

Saku Heiskanen (born 29 September 2001) is a Finnish professional football player who plays as a right back for Veikkausliiga side Gnistan.

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Career

On 10 August 2017, Heiskanen signed with TSG 1899 Hoffenheim, and was registered as a youth player. [3]

After playing with Klubi 04 and Honka in Finland, Heiskanen moved to the United States and joined the University of Central Florida team UCF Knights in June 2023. [4]

In January 2024, Heiskanen returned to Finland and signed with a newly promoted Veikkausliiga club Gnistan. [5] [6] On 1 October, his deal was extended for the 2025. [7]

Honours

Honka

Individual

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