Anselmi Mikael Nurmela (born 22 November 1996) is a Finnish professional

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who plays as a

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Club career

In 2016 Nurmela played 22 games for

AC Oulu AC Oulu (ACO) is a Finnish football club based in Oulu. Formed in 2002, the club have played two seasons in Finland's highest football league Veikkausliiga and seven seasons in the second highest league Ykkönen. The club are currently playing ...

in the Finnish 1st Division Ykkönen before joining top division Veikkausliiga outfit

Rovaniemen Palloseura Rovaniemen Palloseura (RoPS) is a football (soccer), football club founded in 1950 and based in Rovaniemi, Finland. In 2019 RoPS participated in the Finnish Premier Division, (''Veikkausliiga'') marking their 32nd season in the top flight (previo ...

. In 2017, Nurmela made 24 starts and five substitute appearances in the Finnish top division. In February 2018, Nurmela joined FC Flora in Estonia. With Flora Nurmela won the 2019 Estonian league title making 18 appearances and scoring two goals.

International career

On 24 March 2017, he made his debut with the Finland national under-21 football team in a friendly against

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Personal life

He is the son of former Finnish international

Mika Nurmela Mika Nurmela (born 26 December 1971) is a Finnish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He is the sporting director of Finnish Ykkönen club AC Oulu. His son Anselmi Nurmela is also a professional footballer. Internation ...

Honours

FC Flora *

2019 Meistriliiga The 2019 Meistriliiga (known as A. Le Coq Premium Liiga for sponsorship reasons) was the 29th season of the Meistriliiga, the top Estonian league for association football clubs. The season began on 8 March 2019 and concluded on 9 November 2019. ...

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Nurmela, Anselmi 1996 births Footballers from Emmen, Netherlands Living people Finnish men's footballers Finland men's youth international footballers Finland men's under-21 international footballers Men's association football midfielders AC Oulu players Rovaniemen Palloseura players FC Flora players IL Hødd players Veikkausliiga players Ykkönen players Meistriliiga players Finnish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Estonia Finnish expatriate sportspeople in Estonia Expatriate men's footballers in Norway Finnish expatriate sportspeople in Norway Tervarit players