Timo Stavitski

Timo Stavitski

Personal information
Date of birth	(1999-07-17) 17 July 1999 (age 24)
Place of birth	Kirkkonummi, Finland
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Inter Turku
Number	24
Youth career
	KyIF
0000–2016	HJK
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016	Klubi 04	14	(2)
2017	RoPS	29	(2)
2018–2022	Caen	10	(0)
2018–2022	→ Caen B	2	(0)
2018	→ Osijek (loan)	0	(0)
2019	→ RoPS (loan)	0	(0)
2020–2021	→ MVV (loan)	13	(0)
2023–	Inter Turku	24	(3)
International career‡
2015–2016	Finland U17	10	(1)
2016–2017	Finland U18	6	(2)
2017–2018	Finland U19	11	(0)
2020	Finland U21	5	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 October 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 November 2020

Timo Stavitski (Russian : Тимо Ставицкий, born 17 July 1999) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Veikkausliiga club Inter Turku. ^[1]

Club career

Early career

Stavitski joined Veikkausliiga side RoPS in early 2017. ^{[2] [3]} He scored his first professional goal in a 2–6 defeat by Inter Turku. ^[4]

Caen and loans

In December 2017, after trialling with Barcelona, Stavitski joined French Ligue 1 side Caen, ^{[5] [6]} for a €600,000 transfer fee. ^[7]

After six months on loan for NK Osijek, in January 2019, he went again on loan for RoPS. ^[8]

On 4 February 2019, Stavitski was loaned out to RoPS, where he played before in 2017, until mid July. ^[9] Stavitski had had a long-lasting pain in his groin for about six to seven months. ^[10] It resulted in a surgery in April 2019 and he would be out for the rest of the season. Stavitski returned to France to get treatment in Caen. ^[11]

In July 2020, Stavitski joined Dutch Eerste Divisie club MVV Maastricht on a one-season loan. ^[12]

On 7 January 2022, his contract with Caen was terminated by mutual consent. ^[13]

Inter Turku

Stavitski returned to Finland for the 2023 season and signed with Inter Turku on a one-year deal with an option to extend for two more years. ^[14]

On 17 August 2023, his contract with Inter was extended for the 2024 season, with an option for 2025. ^[15]

International career

Stavitski has represented Finland at under-17, under-18, under-19 and under-21 youth national team levels.

Personal life

Stavitski is of Russian and Ingrian Finnish descent, and he is bilingual, speaking both Finnish and Russian. ^{[16] [17]}

Career statistics

As of match played 25 October 2023. ^[1]

Club	Season	League			Cup 1		League Cup 2		Europe		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Klubi 04	2016	Kakkonen	14	2	1	0	—		—		15	2
RoPS	2017	Veikkausliiga	29	2	3	0	—		—		32	2
Caen	2017–18	Ligue 1	9	0	2	1	—		—		11	1
	2018–19		1	0	0	0	—		—		1	0
	Total		10	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	12	1
Caen B	2017–18	Championnat National 3	1	0	0	0	—		—		1	0
	2018–19		1	0	0	0	—		—		1	0
	Total		2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Osijek (loan)	2018–19	1. HNL	0	0	1	0	—		—		1	0
MVV Maastricht (loan)	2020–21	Eerste Divisie	13	0	0	0	—		—		13	0
Inter Turku	2023	Veikkausliiga	24	3	2	1	6	1	—		32	5
Career total			92	7	9	2	6	1	0	0	107	10

¹Includes Finnish Cup, Coupe de France and Croatian Football Cup appearances.

²Includes Finnish League Cup and Coupe de la Ligue appearances.

References

1. Timo Stavitski at Soccerway
2. "Timo Stavitski siirtyy Rovaniemen Palloseuraan". RoPS (in Finnish). 11 March 2017. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
3. "RoPS hankki laiturilupauksen HJK:sta". Ilta Sanomat (in Finnish). 11 March 2017. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
4. "Inter Turku 6-2 RoPS". RoPS (in Finnish). 12 April 2017. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
5. "Transferts : Caen pique Stavitski à Toulouse". L'Equipe (in French). 2 December 2017. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
6. "RoPS-lupaus isolla summalla Ranskaan - Barcelona joutui pettymään". YLE (in Finnish). 3 December 2017. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
7. Jättisummalla maailmalle aikanaan lähtenyt Timo Stavitski palaa Veikkausliigaan, suomifutis.com, 16 December 2022/
8. "RoPS sai kaivatun täsmäaseen - Timo Stavitski palaa lainalle Napapiirille". Rovaniemen Palloseura. 4 February 2019. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
9. RoPS sai kaivatun täsmäaseen - Timo Stavitski palaa lainalle Napapiirille, rops.fi, 4 February 2019
10. Yle: Suurlupaus Timo Stavitski harmillisesta tilanteestaan: ”Se puhkesi sietämättömäksi kivuksi”, suomifutis.com, 9 April 2019
11. Timo Stavitski palaa Ranskaan jatkohoitoon - Tauko venyy kesään saakka, rops.fi, 20 April 2019
12. Langeslag, Kim (21 July 2020). "Fin Timo Stavitski nieuwe aanwinst MVV". 1Limburg (in Dutch). Retrieved 25 November 2020.
13. "LE SM CAEN ET TIMO STAVITSKI SE SÉPARENT D'UN COMMUN ACCORD" (in French). Caen. 7 January 2022. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
14. Jättisummalla maailmalle aikanaan lähtenyt Timo Stavitski palaa Veikkausliigaan, suomifutis.com, 16 December 2022/
15. TIMO STAVITSKI JATKAA INTERISSÄ, fcinter.fi, 17 August 2023
16. Pyykkö, Kari (3 December 2017). "Stavitskin siirtokorvaus kirkkaasti suurempi kuin koko RoPSin edustusjoukkueen pelaajabudjetti – Barcelona olisi maksanut miljoonia, mutta tiukemmin ehdoin". Lapin Kansa (in Finnish). Archived from the original on 18 November 2018. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
17. Stavitski, Timo (2018). "BLOGI: Ovi auki suurille unelmille". U19EURO (in Finnish). Retrieved 18 November 2018.

External links

• Timo Stavitski – UEFA competition record ( archive )