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Finnish footballer (born 2002)
Jussi Niska
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-08-15) 15 August 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Rovaniemi, Finland
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team Inter Turku
Number 2
Youth career
FC Santa Claus
0000–2019 RoPS
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2020 RoPS II 7 (0)
2020–2021 RoPS 36 (0)
2022– Inter Turku 67 (1)
International career
2018 Finland U16 2 (0)
2018 Finland U17 4 (0)
2023– Finland U21 8 (0)
Medal record
RoPS
Second place Ykkönen 2021
Inter Turku
Second place Finnish League Cup 2022
Second place Finnish Cup 2022
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 October 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 September 2024

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.

Club career

RoPS

Born in Rovaniemi, Niska played for the youth teams of FC Lynx, who later became part of FC Santa Claus, and RoPS. He debuted in Veikkausliiga for the RoPS first team on 2 July 2020 at the age of 17, in a 3–1 away defeat against Inter Turku.

After RoPS got relegated in 2020, Niska stayed with the club in Ykkönen in the 2021 season, finishing 2nd in the division, but eventually falling short to AC Oulu in the promotion play-offs.

FC Inter Turku

Niska signed a three-year deal with Inter Turku in Veikkausliiga on 23 December 2021, after RoPS faced some serious financial difficulties and were relegated to Kakkonen. On 6 July 2022, Niska scored the winning goal as Inter Turku defeated Drita 1–0 in the 1st leg of the 2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League 1st round qualifying match. On 8 October 2024, his contract was extended for the 2025 with an option for 2026.

International career

A regular Finnish youth international, Niska has represented Finland in various age brackets.

Career statistics

As of 23 October 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League cup Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
RoPS II 2019 Kakkonen 6 0 — — — 6 0
2020 Kakkonen 1 0 — — — 1 0
Total 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
RoPS 2020 Veikkausliiga 20 0 5 0 — — 25 0
2021 Ykkönen 16 0 4 0 — — 20 0
Total 36 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 45 0
Inter Turku 2022 Veikkausliiga 21 1 2 1 6 0 2 1 31 3
2023 Veikkausliiga 22 0 2 0 6 0 — 30 0
2024 Veikkausliiga 24 0 6 0 2 0 — 32 0
Total 67 1 10 1 14 0 2 1 93 3
Career total 110 1 19 1 14 0 2 1 145 3
  1. Includes Suomen Cup
  2. Includes Finnish League Cup
  3. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa Conference League

Honours

RoPS

Inter Turku

References

  1. "Tehoja saisi tulla enemmän" - Jussi Niska noussut isoon rooliin Interissä, Veikkausliiga, 14 May 2022
  2. ^ Saukko, Markku (24 March 2021). "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 1 October 2023.
  3. Inter RoPS, Veikkausliiga
  4. REF soccerway
  5. AC Oulu säilytti sarjapaikkansa – RoPS-hyökkääjä ei sulattanut joukkuekaverin ulosajoa: "Se oli tuomarivirhe", Yle, Hinni Hirvonen, 7 November 2021
  6. JUSSI NISKA JA LUKA KUITTINEN PITKILLÄ SOPIMUKSILLA FC INTERIIN, Inter Turku
  7. Inter Turku (FIN) 1 - 0 Drita (KOS), UEFA
  8. Laine, Rauno (2022-07-06). "Jussi Niska ratkaisi Turun Interin voiton Europelien avauksessa". Lapin Kansa (in Finnish). Retrieved 2023-10-01.
  9. Jussi Niska jatkaa Interin puolustuksessa, fcinter.fi, 8 October 2024
  10. "Interin Jussi Niska innolla Pikkuhuuhkajiin. "Valinnasta saa luottamusta omaan tekemiseen"". Veikkausliiga (in Finnish). Retrieved 2023-10-01.

External links

Inter Turku – current squad
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