Jussi Niska
Appearance
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Date of birth | 15 August 2002 | |||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Rovaniemi, Finland | |||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Left-back | |||||||||||||||||||
Team information | ||||||||||||||||||||
Current team | Inter Turku | |||||||||||||||||||
Number | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||
FC Lynx | ||||||||||||||||||||
FC Santa Claus | ||||||||||||||||||||
–2019 | RoPS | |||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||
2019–2020 | RoPS II | 8 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
2020–2021 | RoPS | 36 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
2022– | Inter Turku | 43 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||
International career‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||
2018 | Finland U16 | 2 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
2018 | Finland U17 | 4 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
2023– | Finland U21 | 5 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 October 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 October 2023 |
Jussi Niska (born 15 August 2002) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Veikkausliiga club Inter Turku and the Finland U21 national team.[1][2][3]
Honours
Club
FC Inter Turku
- Finnish Cup: 2022 Runners-up
- Finnish League Cup: 2022 Runners-up
References
- ^ Saukko, Markku (2021-03-24). "RoPS on nuori ja yhtä rovaniemeläinen kuin 1980-luvulla - 18-vuotias johtohahmo Jussi Niska tähtää RoPSin kanssa takaisin Liigaan ja sitten Eurooppaan". Lapin Kansa (in Finnish). Retrieved 2023-10-01.
- ^ Laine, Rauno (2022-07-06). "Jussi Niska ratkaisi Turun Interin voiton Europelien avauksessa". Lapin Kansa (in Finnish). Retrieved 2023-10-01.
- ^ "Interin Jussi Niska innolla Pikkuhuuhkajiin. "Valinnasta saa luottamusta omaan tekemiseen"". Veikkausliiga (in Finnish). Retrieved 2023-10-01.
External links
- Jussi Niska at Soccerway
- Jussi Niska at WorldFootball.net