Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 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 | ||
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 | 33 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
Finland U17 | |||
2015 | Finland U19[1] | 3 | (0) |
2017–2018 | Finland U21 | 6 | (0) |
2020– | Finland | 20 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:13, 27 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 June 2024 |
Ilmari Niskanen (born 27 October 1997) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a left winger for EFL League One club Exeter City and the Finland national team.[3]
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] On 29 April 2024, Niskanen was named the Exeter City Community Champion in the club's end of season awards.[11] On 15 May 2024, his deal was extended until June 2026.[12]
Niskanen represented Finland at under-17, under-19 and under-21 youth levels,[13] before making his senior international debut in 2020.[14]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
KuPS | 2013 | Veikkausliiga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
2014 | Veikkausliiga | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 1 | ||
2015 | Veikkausliiga | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 21 | 1 | ||
2016 | Veikkausliiga | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 0 | |||
2017 | Veikkausliiga | 32 | 1 | 6 | 2 | — | — | 38 | 3 | |||
2018 | Veikkausliiga | 33 | 4 | 6 | 4 | — | 2[a] | 0 | 41 | 8 | ||
2019 | Veikkausliiga | 26 | 5 | 5 | 1 | — | 4[a] | 0 | 35 | 6 | ||
2020 | Veikkausliiga | 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 | — | — | 22 | 9 | ||
KuFu-98 (loan) | 2014 | Kakkonen | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||
PK-37 (loan) | 2014 | Kakkonen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
KuFu-98 (loan) | 2017 | Kakkonen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
FC Ingolstadt | 2020–21 | 3. Liga | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 0 | ||
2021–22 | 2. Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
Total | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||
Dundee United | 2021–22[15] | Scottish Premiership | 33 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 36 | 1 | |
2022–23[16] | Scottish Premiership | 20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | 24 | 1 | |
2023–24[17] | 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[17] | League One | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | 35 | 0 |
Career total | 291 | 29 | 30 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 334 | 30 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Finland | 2020 | 6 | 1 |
2021 | 1 | 0 | |
2022 | 6 | 0 | |
2023 | 3 | 0 | |
2024 | 4 | 0 | |
Total | 20 | 1 |
No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
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1 | 7 October 2020 | Stadion Gdańsk, Gdańsk, Poland | 2 | Poland | 1–3 | 1–5 | Friendly | [18] |
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