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
–2017 Honka
2017–2019 TSG Hoffenheim
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2023 UCF Knights [1] 16 (5)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017 Honka 0 (0)
2017 Honka II 5 (0)
2017–2019 TSG Hoffenheim 0 (0)
2018Klubi 04 (loan) 3 (0)
2019Honka (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.

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Career

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]

Career statistics

As of 11 March 2025 [8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCup [a] League cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Honka 2017 Ykkönen 001010
Honka Akatemia2017 Kolmonen 501 [b] 060
TSG Hoffenheim 2017–18 Bundesliga 000000
Klubi 04 (loan) 2018 Ykkönen3030
Honka (loan) 2019 Veikkausliiga 001010
Honka Akatemia (loan)2019 Kakkonen 6060
Klubi 04 2019Kakkonen8080
2020 Kakkonen16910179
2021Ykkönen22220242
Total46113000004911
Honka 2022 Veikkausliiga1001150161
Honka Akatemia2022Kakkonen5151
Gnistan 2024 Veikkausliiga2952150366
2025 Veikkausliiga00005050
Total2952110000416
Career total10417821501012819

Honours

Honka

Klubi 04

Individual

References