Santeri Hostikka

Santeri Hostikka

Hostikka in 2024
Personal information
Date of birth	(1997-09-30) 30 September 1997 (age 28)
Place of birth	Järvenpää, Finland
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) [1]
Position	Winger
Team information
Current team	Vanspor
Number	7
Youth career
	PKKU
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2015	PKKU	28	(5)
2016–2018	Lahti	87	(11)
2019–2021	Pogoń Szczecin	47	(1)
2020–2021	Pogoń Szczecin II	2	(0)
2021–2025	HJK	98	(19)
2026–	Vanspor	2	(0)
International career‡
2017–2018	Finland U21	12	(1)
2021–	Finland	6	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 January 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 18 June 2023

Santeri Hostikka (born 30 September 1997) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a winger for TFF First League club Vanspor and the Finland national team.

Club career

Hostikka receiving bronze medal with Pogoń Szczecin at the end of the 2020–21 Ekstraklasa season.

Hostikka began his senior career in the lower Finnish divisions with PKKU before moving to Veikkausliiga side FC Lahti in 2016. ^[1]

In December 2018, Hostikka signed with Polish Ekstraklasa club Pogoń Szczecin, with the transfer taking effect in January 2019. ^[2]

In August 2021, he returned to Finland to join HJK. ^[3] During the 2025 season, despite missing over two weeks with pneumonia, Hostikka returned to the lineup on 17 July 2025 for a UEFA Conference League qualifying match against NSÍ Runavík. Entering as a substitute, he scored twice and provided an assist to help HJK advance with a 5–4 aggregate victory. ^[4]

In January 2026, Hostikka moved to Turkish TFF First League club Vanspor during the winter transfer window, signing a contract until June 2027. ^[5]

International career

He played for the Finland under-21 team. ^[1]

He was first called up to the Finland national football team in January 2018 for a friendly against Jordan, but did not play then. He made his debut on 1 September 2021 in a friendly against Wales. He started the game and was substituted after 64 minutes of play in a 0–0 draw at home. ^[6]

Career statistics

Club

As of 19 January 2026

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup [a]		League cup [b]		Europe		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
PK Keski-Uusimaa	2014	Kakkonen	4	1	0	0	—		—		4	1
	2015	Kakkonen	24	4	0	0	—		—		24	4
	Total		28	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	28	5
FC Lahti	2016	Veikkausliiga	29	4	2	1	6	1	—		37	6
	2017	Veikkausliiga	30	3	4	1	—		—		34	4
	2018	Veikkausliiga	28	4	6	2	—		2 [c]	0	36	6
	Total		87	11	12	4	6	1	2	0	107	16
Pogoń Szczecin	2018–19	Ekstraklasa	8	0	0	0	—		—		8	0
	2019–20	Ekstraklasa	27	1	0	0	—		—		27	1
	2020–21	Ekstraklasa	12	0	2	0	—		—		14	0
	Total		47	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	49	1
Pogoń Szczecin II	2020–21	III liga	2	0	—		—		—		2	0
HJK	2021	Veikkausliiga	10	1	—		—		7 [d]	0	17	1
	2022	Veikkausliiga	20	2	3	0	0	0	13 [e]	1	36	3
	2023	Veikkausliiga	22	3	1	0	3	0	9 [f]	2	35	5
	2024	Veikkausliiga	14	2	1	0	3	0	10 [g]	0	28	2
	2025	Veikkausliiga	28	10	2	1	5	2	6 [h]	4	41	17
	Total		94	18	7	1	11	2	45	7	157	28
Vanspor	2025–26	TFF First League	2	0	0	0	—		—		2	0
Career total			260	35	23	5	23	3	47	7	353	50

1. Includes Suomen Cup and Polish Cup
2. Includes Finnish League Cup
3. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
4. Two appearances in UEFA Europa League, five appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
5. Three appearances in UEFA Champions League, ten appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League
6. One appearance in UEFA Champions League, two appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League, six appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa Conference League
7. Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, eight appearances in UEFA Conference League
8. Appearances in UEFA Conference League

International

As of match played 20 November 2023

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Finland	2021	1	0
	2022	3	0
	2023	2	0
Total		6	0

Honours

Lahti

• Finnish League Cup: 2016 ^[1]

HJK

• Veikkausliiga: 2021, ^[1] 2022, ^[1] 2023 ^[7]
• Finnish Cup: 2025 ^[8]
• Finnish League Cup: 2023 ^[1]

Individual

• Veikkausliiga Player of the Month: July 2017 ^[9]
• Veikkausliiga top assist provider: 2017 ^[10]

References

1. Santeri Hostikka at Soccerway. Retrieved 19 January 2026.
2. Santeri Hostikka piłkarzem Pogoni. Klub musiał zapłacić za transfer [ZDJĘCIA], gs24.pl, 19 December 2018
3. "Santeri Hostikka Klubiin!". HJK Helsinki. 4 August 2021.
4. ”Kaksi viikkoa sängyn pohjalla” – Keuhkokuumekaan ei pysäyttänyt HJK:n sankaria, Iltalehti, 17 July 2025
5. Öztürk, M. (14 January 2026). "Vanspor'dan transfer hamlesi: Santeri Hostikka imzayı attı". Van Siyaseti News (in Turkish). Retrieved 19 January 2026.
6. "Finland v Wales game report". ESPN. 1 September 2021.
7. HJK on Suomen mestari!, Iltalehti, 21 October 2023
8. HJK voitti jalkapallon miesten Suomen cupin mestaruuden – voittomaalin tehnyt Teemu Pukki kritisoi otteluaikataulua, Yle, 20 September 2025
9. Santeri Hostikka kuukauden pelaajaksi (in Finnish)
10. veikkausliiga.com (in Finnish)

External links

• Media related to Santeri Hostikka at Wikimedia Commons
• Santeri Hostikka at WorldFootball.net