Ilmari Niskanen
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] | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Dundee United | ||
Number | 7 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2013–2020 | KuPS | 143 | (13) |
2013 | → PK-37 (loan) | 22 | (0) |
2014 | → KuFu-98 (loan) | 7 | (0) |
2014 | → PK-37 (loan) | 1 | (0) |
2017 | → KuFu-98 (loan) | 1 | (1) |
2020–2021 | FC Ingolstadt | 20 | (0) |
2021– | Dundee United | 25 | (1) |
National team‡ | |||
Finland U17 | |||
Finland U19 | |||
Finland U21 | |||
2020– | Finland | 7 | (1) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:30, 5 March 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23:05, 9 October 2021 (UTC) |
Ilmari Niskanen (born 27 October 1997) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Scottish Premiership club Dundee United and the Finland national team.[3]
Club career[]
Born in Kiuruvesi,[1] in September 2020 he signed for German club FC Ingolstadt.[4] In August 2021 his transfer to Scottish club Dundee United was initially delayed due to work permit issues,[5] before eventually completing on 20 August 2021.[6]
International career[]
Niskanen represented Finland at under-17, under-19 and under-21 youth levels,[7] before making his senior international debut in 2020.[8]
International goals[]
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | 7 October 2020 | Stadion Energa, Gdańsk, Poland | Poland | 1–4 |
1–5 | Friendly[8] |
Honours[]
Individual[]
- Veikkausliiga Player of the Month: July 2020[2]
References[]
- ^ a b "Ilmari Niskanen". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
- ^ a b "KuPS:n Ilmari Niskanen kuukauden pelaajaksi". www.veikkausliiga.com (in Finnish).
- ^ Tilastot | Niskanen, Ilmari at Veikkausliiga. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
- ^ "Ilmari Niskanen kommt auf die Schanz". fcingolstadt.de (in German).
- ^ Woodger, Calum. "EXCLUSIVE: Work permit holding up Ilmari Niskanen transfer as Dundee United agree deal for Finnish winger".
- ^ "Dundee Utd land Levitt & Niskanen" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ Ilmari Niskanen at Soccerway. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
- ^ a b "Ilmari Niskanen". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
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- 1997 births
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- People from Kiuruvesi
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- SC Kuopio Futis-98 players
- FC Ingolstadt 04 players
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- Veikkausliiga players
- Kakkonen players
- 3. Liga players
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