Ilmari Niskanen

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Ilmari Niskanen
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-10-27) 27 October 1997 (age 26)
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
Youth career
–2013 PK-37
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2020 KuPS 154 (18)
2013 → PK-37 (loan) 22 (9)
2014 → KuFu-98 7 (0)
2014 → PK-37 (loan) 1 (0)
2017 → KuFu-98 1 (1)
2020–2021 FC Ingolstadt 20 (0)
2021–2023 Dundee United 53 (2)
2023– Exeter City 32 (0)
International career‡
Finland U17
2015 Finland U19[1] 3 (0)
2017–2018 Finland U21 6 (0)
2020– Finland 18 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:55, 21 April 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2024

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]

Club career[edit]

Born in Kiuruvesi,[1] Niskanen spent his youth years with PK-37 in Iisalmi, before starting his professional career in 2013 in Kuopio with KuPS.[4]

In September 2020, Niskanen signed for German club FC Ingolstadt for a transfer fee of €350,000.[5][6]

In August 2021, Niskanen had a transfer to Scottish club Dundee United, which was initially delayed due to work permit issues,[7] before eventually completing on 20 August 2021.[8] The transfer fee was reported to be €350,000.[9]

On 15 August 2023, Niskanen signed for League One club Exeter City for an undisclosed fee.[10]

International career[edit]

Niskanen represented Finland at under-17, under-19 and under-21 youth levels,[11] before making his senior international debut in 2020.[12]

Career statistics[edit]

Club[edit]

As of match played 20 April 2024[11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
KuPS 2013 Veikkausliiga 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2014 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1
2015 20 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 21 1
2016 25 0 1 0 — 0 0 26 0
2017 32 1 6 2 — 0 0 38 3
2018 33 4 6 4 — 2[a] 0 41 8
2019 26 5 5 1 — 4[a] 0 35 6
2020 13 6 5 1 — 2[b] 0 20 7
Total 154 18 24 8 0 0 8 0 186 26
PK-37 (loan) 2013 Kakkonen 22 9 0 0 0 0 — 22 9
KuFu-98 (loan) 2014 Kakkonen 7 0 0 0 0 0 — 7 0
PK-37 (loan) 2014 Kakkonen 1 0 0 0 0 0 — 1 0
KuFu-98 (loan) 2017 Kakkonen 1 0 0 0 0 0 — 1 0
FC Ingolstadt 2020–21 3. Liga 20 0 0 0 0 0 — 20 0
2021–22 2. Bundesliga 0 0 1 0 0 0 — 1 0
Total 20 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 21 0
Dundee United 2021–22[13] Scottish Premiership 33 1 3 0 0 0 — 36 1
2022–23[14] 20 1 2 0 0 0 2[c] 0 24 1
2023–24[15] Scottish Championship 0 0 0 0 1 0 — 1 0
Total 53 2 5 0 1 0 2 0 61 2
Exeter City 2023–24[15] League One 32 0 0 0 1 0 1[d] 0 34 0
Career total 290 29 30 8 2 0 11 0 333 30
  1. ^ a b 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
  4. ^ Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

International[edit]

As of match played 26 March 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year[12]
National team Year Apps Goals
Finland 2020 6 1
2021 1 0
2022 6 0
2023 3 0
2024 2 0
Total 18 1
Finland score listed first, score column indicates score after each Niskanen goal[12]
List of international goals scored by Ilmari Niskanen
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 7 October 2020 Stadion Gdańsk, Gdańsk, Poland 2  Poland 1–3 1–5 Friendly [16]

Honours[edit]

Individual[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Ilmari Niskanen". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  2. ^ a b "KuPS:n Ilmari Niskanen kuukauden pelaajaksi". www.veikkausliiga.com (in Finnish).
  3. ^ Tilastot | Niskanen, Ilmari at Veikkausliiga. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  4. ^ Tulospalvelu Palloliitto, Finnish FA
  5. ^ "Ilmari Niskanen kommt auf die Schanz". fcingolstadt.de (in German).
  6. ^ ”On aina valtava kunnia päästä edustamaan Suomea”: Ilmari Niskanen uskoo pääsevänsä takaisin Huuhkajien vahvuuteen piakkoin, suomifutis.com, Joakim Nordström, 23 September 2021
  7. ^ Woodger, Calum. "EXCLUSIVE: Work permit holding up Ilmari Niskanen transfer as Dundee United agree deal for Finnish winger".
  8. ^ "Dundee Utd land Levitt & Niskanen" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  9. ^ ”On aina valtava kunnia päästä edustamaan Suomea”: Ilmari Niskanen uskoo pääsevänsä takaisin Huuhkajien vahvuuteen piakkoin, suomifutis.com, Joakim Nordström, 23 September 2021
  10. ^ "Exeter sign Niskanen from Dundee United". BBC Sport. 15 August 2023. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  11. ^ a b Ilmari Niskanen at Soccerway. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  12. ^ a b c "Ilmari Niskanen". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  13. ^ "Games played by Ilmari Niskanen in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  14. ^ "Games played by Ilmari Niskanen in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  15. ^ a b "Games played by Ilmari Niskanen in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  16. ^ "Poland 5-1 Finland (7 Oct, 2020) Final Score". ESPN. Retrieved 2023-08-15.

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