| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 29 September 2001 | ||
| 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 | |||
| –2017 | Honka | ||
| 2017–2019 | TSG Hoffenheim | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023 | UCF Knights [1] | 16 | (5) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017 | Honka | 0 | (0) |
| 2017 | Honka II | 5 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | TSG Hoffenheim | 0 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Klubi 04 (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Honka (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Honka II (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | Klubi 04 | 46 | (11) |
| 2022–2023 | Honka | 10 | (0) |
| 2022 | Honka II | 5 | (1) |
| 2024– | Gnistan | 45 | (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 as of 27 July 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals 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.
On 10 August 2017, Heiskanen signed with TSG 1899 Hoffenheim, and was registered as a youth player. [2]
During the 2022 Veikkausliiga season when playing for Honka, Heiskanen suffered a long-lasting pain in his hip, which required a surgery. The surgery was not covered by the insurance and Honka was not willing to cover the expenses, so Heiskanen was forced to pay over €10,000 himself to be able to continue football. [3]
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] He was named in the Veikkausliiga Team of the Year in 2024, by the Finnish sports journalists. On 1 October, his deal was extended for the 2025. [7]
| Club | Season | League | Cup [a] | League cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Honka | 2017 | Ykkönen | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||
| Honka Akatemia | 2017 | Kolmonen | 5 | 0 | – | – | 1 [b] | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| TSG Hoffenheim | 2017–18 | Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||
| Klubi 04 (loan) | 2018 | Ykkönen | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | 3 | 0 | |||
| Honka (loan) | 2019 | Veikkausliiga | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||
| Honka Akatemia (loan) | 2019 | Kakkonen | 6 | 0 | – | – | – | 6 | 0 | |||
| Klubi 04 | 2019 | Kakkonen | 8 | 0 | – | – | – | 8 | 0 | |||
| 2020 | Kakkonen | 16 | 9 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 17 | 9 | |||
| 2021 | Ykkönen | 22 | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 24 | 2 | |||
| Total | 46 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 11 | ||
| Honka | 2022 | Veikkausliiga | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | – | 16 | 1 | |
| Honka Akatemia | 2022 | Kakkonen | 5 | 1 | – | – | – | 5 | 1 | |||
| Gnistan | 2024 | Veikkausliiga | 29 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | – | 36 | 6 | |
| 2025 | Veikkausliiga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | – | 5 | 0 | ||
| Total | 29 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 6 | ||
| Career total | 104 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 128 | 19 | ||
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