Ilmari Niskanen

Ilmari Niskanen (born 27 October 1997) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a left winger for League One club Exeter City and the Finland national team.[3]

Ilmari Niskanen
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-10-27) 27 October 1997
Place of birth Kiuruvesi, Finland
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Left winger[2]
Team information
Current team
Exeter City
Number 14
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2020 KuPS 154 (18)
2013PK-37 (loan) 22 (9)
2014KuFu-98 (loan) 7 (0)
2014PK-37 (loan) 1 (0)
2017KuFu-98 (loan) 1 (1)
2020–2021 FC Ingolstadt 20 (0)
2021–2023 Dundee United 53 (2)
2023– Exeter City 2 (0)
International career
Finland U17
Finland U19
Finland U21
2020– Finland 16 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 September 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 September 2023 (UTC)

Club career

Born in Kiuruvesi,[1] in September 2020 Niskanen signed for German club FC Ingolstadt.[4]

In August 2021 Niskanen had a transfer for Scottish club Dundee United, which was initially delayed due to work permit issues,[5] before eventually completing on 20 August 2021.[6]

On 15 August 2023, Niskanen signed for League One club Exeter City for an undisclosed fee.[7]

International career

Niskanen represented Finland at under-17, under-19 and under-21 youth levels,[8] before making his senior international debut in 2020.[9]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 2 September 2023[8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
KuPS 2013 Veikkausliiga 10000 00010
2014 4100000041
2015 201100000211
2016 2501000260
2017 3216200383
2018 334642[lower-alpha 1]000418
2019 265514[lower-alpha 1]000356
2020 136512[lower-alpha 2]000207
Total 1541824800800018626
PK-37 (loan) 2013 Kakkonen 2290000229
KuFu-98 (loan) 2014 Kakkonen 70000070
PK-37 (loan) 2014 Kakkonen 10000010
KuFu-98 (loan) 2017 Kakkonen 10000010
FC Ingolstadt 2020–21 3. Liga 2000000200
2021–22 2. Bundesliga 00100010
Total 20010000000210
Dundee United 2021–22[10] Scottish Premiership 3313000361
2022–23[11] 20120002[lower-alpha 3]0241
2023–24[12] Scottish Championship 00001010
Total 53250102000612
Exeter City 2023–24[12] League One 2000100030
Career total 26029308201000030230
  1. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. One appearance in the UEFA Champions League and one appearance in UEFA Europa League
  3. Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year[9]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Finland 202061
202110
202260
202330
Total161
Finland score listed first, score column indicates score after each Niskanen goal[9]
List of international goals scored by Ilmari Niskanen
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
17 October 2020Stadion Gdańsk, Gdańsk, Poland2 Poland1–31–5Friendly[13]

Honours

Individual

References

  1. "Ilmari Niskanen". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  2. "KuPS:n Ilmari Niskanen kuukauden pelaajaksi". www.veikkausliiga.com (in Finnish).
  3. Tilastot | Niskanen, Ilmari at Veikkausliiga. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  4. "Ilmari Niskanen kommt auf die Schanz". fcingolstadt.de (in German).
  5. Woodger, Calum. "EXCLUSIVE: Work permit holding up Ilmari Niskanen transfer as Dundee United agree deal for Finnish winger".
  6. "Dundee Utd land Levitt & Niskanen" via www.bbc.co.uk.
  7. "Exeter sign Niskanen from Dundee United". BBC Sport. 15 August 2023. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  8. Ilmari Niskanen at Soccerway. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  9. "Ilmari Niskanen". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  10. "Games played by Ilmari Niskanen in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  11. "Games played by Ilmari Niskanen in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  12. "Games played by Ilmari Niskanen in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  13. "Poland 5-1 Finland (7 Oct, 2020) Final Score". ESPN. Retrieved 2023-08-15.
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