Ville Koski

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Ville Koski
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Koski with Finland U21 in 2022
Personal information
Full name Ville Aleksi Jukanpoika Koski
Date of birth (2002-01-27) 27 January 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Tuusula, Finland [1]
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
 Istra 1961
Number 5
Youth career
TuPS [2]
–2018 PKKU
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018 PKKU 13 (0)
2019–2020 Honka II 27 (2)
2020–2023 Honka 67 (4)
2024– Istra 1961 29 (0)
International career‡
2018–2019 Finland U17 7 (0)
2019 Finland U18 2 (0)
2021– Finland U21 27 (1)
2023– Finland 1 (0)
Medal record
Honka
Gold medal icon.svg Finnish League Cup 2022
Silver medal icon.svg Finnish Cup 2023
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 December 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 November 2024

Ville Aleksi Jukanpoika Koski (born 27 January 2002) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Croatian Football League club Istra 1961, and the Finland under-21 national team.

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Club career

PK Keski-Uusimaa

Born in Tuusula, Koski started playing football in the youth teams of local clubs Tuusulan Palloseura (TuPS) and PK Keski-Uusimaa. He made his senior debut with PK Keski-Uusimaa first team on 13 May 2018 at the age of 16, playing in the 1–1 draw against JIPPO, in the third-tier league Kakkonen. [3]

FC Honka

In 2019, he joined the FC Honka organisation in Espoo. He played with the club's reserve team Honka II in Kakkonen for two seasons, before he made his debut in the premier division Veikkausliiga on 12 September 2020, aged 18, with Honka first team, when he came in from the bench for the final minutes, in 1–3 away victory against Rovaniemen Palloseura (RoPS). [4] Despite his young age, in the next season Koski quickly established his place in the starting line-up and became an integral part of the team's defense. [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]

Koski scored his first goal in the league on 13 August 2022, in a 4–0 away win against Ilves. [10]

NK Istra 1961

In the early December 2023, it was announced that Koski had signed with Croatian premier division 1. HNL side Istra 1961 on a three-and-a-half-year deal. [11] He was already close to sign with the club in the 2023 summer transfer window but the deal got cancelled then. [12] The transfer was effective in January 2024. [13] [14] [15] [16]

International career

A regular Finnish youth international, Koski has represented Finland at various youth national team levels. He has also captained the Finland U21 national team. [17] Koski is integral part of the Finland U21 team, which qualified for the 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship final tournament, for the second time in the nation's history.

Koski made his full international debut for Finland senior national team on 12 January 2023, in a friendly match against Estonia. [18] [19]

Career statistics

Club

As of 15 December 2024 [20]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonDivisionLeagueCup [a] League cup [b] EuropeTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
PK Keski-Uusimaa 2018 Kakkonen 130———130
Honka Akatemia2019Kakkonen151—20—171
2020 Kakkonen121—30—151
Total272005000322
Honka 2020 Veikkausliiga 1000—0010
2021 Veikkausliiga17020—4 [c] 0230
2022 Veikkausliiga2420020—262
2023 Veikkausliiga25220302 [c] 0322
Total674405060824
Istra 1961 2023–24 1. HNL 120———120
2024–25 1. HNL17010——180
Total290100000300
Career total136650100601576

International

As of match played on 12 January 2023.
National teamYearCompetitiveFriendlyTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Finland 2023001010
Total001010

    Honours

    Honka

    Individual

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    1. ↑ Ville Koski at WorldFootball.net
    2. ↑ Pikkuhuuhkajat nimetty marraskuun otteluihin, Finnish FA, 7 November 2023
    3. ↑ PKKU VS. JIPPO 1 - 1, int.soccerway.com
    4. ↑ "RoPS - FC Honka 1:3 (Veikkausliiga 2020, 14. Round)". Worldfootball.net. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
    5. ↑ Kova luu, Ilta-Sanomat, 20 July 2023
    6. ↑ Kostiainen, Jari (8 May 2023). "Ville Koski oli vain 14 vuotta, kun pelaaja-agentti soitti – näin FC Honka hioo timantteja jopa 10 000 pelaajan joukosta" (in Finnish). Länsiväylä. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
    7. ↑ Kuparinen, Heikki (30 March 2022). "Vuodessa avainpelaajaksi noussut Ville Koski toivoo espoolaisten paluuta katsomoon – onhan Hongalla sarjan paras maalivahti ja kenttä: "Kunhan ympärille saisi vähän paremmat puitteet"" (in Finnish). suomifutis.com. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
    8. ↑ Peltola, Pasi (29 Dec 2021). "Ville Koski ponnahti Kalevan viheriöltä liigakenttien toppariksi Hongassa: "Keravan kaatosadematsin Hongan paidassa muistan hyvin"" (in Finnish). keski-uusimaa.fi. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
    9. ↑ Ville Koski suhtautuu jalkapalloon rennon itsekriittisesti: "En uppoa syviin vesiin", keski-uusimaa.fi, Miska Miettinen, 22 May 2023
    10. ↑ ILVES VS. HONKA 0 - 4, int.soccerway.com
    11. ↑ DOBRO NAM DOŠAO VILLE KOSKI, nkistra.com
    12. ↑ Ville Koski siirtyy Kroatiaan, suomifutis.com, Tuukka Ikkeläjärvi, 3 December 2023
    13. ↑ Ville Koski novi igrač Istre, ofenziva.ffa.hr
    14. ↑ Istra 1961 dovela finskog reprezentativca!, istarski.hr, 2 December 2023
    15. ↑ Finac Ville Koski novi je igrač Istre 1961, regionalexpress.hr, 2 December 2023
    16. ↑ Ville Koski kertoi miten Kroatian pääsarja eroaa Veikkausliigasta: ”Ei koiteta aina pelata niin täydellistä jalkapalloa”, suomifutis.com, 4 September 2024
    17. ↑ Pikkuhuuhkajat otti tärkeän voiton Azerbaidzhanista, Finnish FA/ Palloliitto, 7 June 2022
    18. ↑ soccerway
    19. ↑ Ville Koski ja Agon Sadiku Huuhkajiin!, esporthonka.com, 30 December 2022
    20. ↑ "Ville Koski". flashscore.fi. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
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