Pauli Kuusijärvi
Pauli Kuusijärvi (born 21 March 1986) is a Finnish footballer who currently plays for IF Gnistan in the Kakkonen, the premier division, which is the third tier of the Finnish football league system. He has primarily played as a midfielder throughout his career.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 21 March 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Espoo, Finland | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | IF Gnistan | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1997–2001 | Honka | ||
| 2002 | HIFK | ||
| 2003–2005 | Honka | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2010 | FC Espoo | 83 | (10) |
| 2011 | Honka | 4 | (0) |
| 2011 | → Pallohonka (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2012 | FC Haka | 22 | (0) |
| 2013 | IF Gnistan | 25 | (2) |
| 2014–2018 | HIFK | 101 | (6) |
| 2019– | IF Gnistan | 5 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:43, 6 June 2019 (UTC) | |||
Career
Kuusijärvi was born in Espoo, where he played for FC Honka at youth level. From there he moved to another local club, FC Espoo, for which he played 2007-2010 and acted as the captain of the team. Kuusijärvi returned to his former youth club, FC Honka, in February 2011.[1] During his first season on the Finnish top level, Veikkausliiga, he played in four matches. After his year in Honka, he transferred to Valkeakosken Haka.[2] For Haka he played in 22 matches in total. In 2013, he moved to Gnistan.[3]
From 2014 he has played for HIFK.
References
- "FC Honka - Honka sopimukseen Kuusijärven kanssa". Archived from the original on 18 March 2011. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
- "Hakan avainpelaaja jatkosopimukseen – uusi puolustaja Hongasta | Kymppipaikka". Archived from the original on 9 August 2013. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
- "Pauli Kuusijärvi Gnistanin puolustukseen". 26 January 2013.
External links
Media related to Pauli Kuusijärvi at Wikimedia Commons