Ilmari Niskanen (born 27 October 1997) is a Finnish professional
footballer
A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...
who plays as a
left winger for club
Exeter City and the
Finland national team.
Club career
Born in
Kiuruvesi,
Niskanen spent his youth years with
PK-37 in
Iisalmi, before starting his professional career in 2013 in
Kuopio
Kuopio (, ) is a Finnish city and municipality located in the region of Northern Savonia. It has a population of , which makes it the most populous municipality in Finland. Along with Joensuu, Kuopio is one of the major urban, economic, and cult ...
with
KuPS
Kuopion Palloseura (or KuPS) is a Finnish football club, based in the ninth most populated city of Finland, Kuopio. KuPS plays in Finland's Premier League, Veikkausliiga.
KuPS has won the Finnish championship six times, the Finnish Cup 4 times ...
.
In September 2020, Niskanen signed for German club
FC Ingolstadt
Fußball-Club Ingolstadt 2004 e.V., commonly known as FC Ingolstadt 04 or FC Ingolstadt, is a German football club based in Ingolstadt, Bavaria. The club was founded in 2004 out of the merger of the football sides of two other clubs: ESV Ingols ...
for a transfer fee of €350,000.
In August 2021, Niskanen had a transfer to Scottish club
Dundee United, which was initially delayed due to work permit issues, before eventually completing on 20 August 2021. The transfer fee was reported to be €350,000.
On 15 August 2023, Niskanen signed for
League One club
Exeter City for an undisclosed fee. On 29 April 2024, Niskanen was named the Exeter City Community Champion in the club's end of season awards.
[23/24 Awards: The Winners]
exetercityfc.co.uk, 29 April 2024 On 15 May 2024, his deal was extended until June 2026.
International career
Niskanen represented Finland at under-17, under-19 and under-21 youth levels,
before making his senior international debut in 2020.
Career statistics
Club
International
:''Finland score listed first, score column indicates score after each Niskanen goal''
Honours
KuPS
*
Veikkausliiga:
2019
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*Veikkausliiga runner-up:
2017
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*
Finnish Cup runner-up:
2013
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Individual
*
Veikkausliiga Player of the Month: August 2019,
Ilmari Niskanen Veikkausliigan kuukauden pelaaja
JPY, 11 September 2019 July 2020[
]
References
External links
Exeter City F.C. official profile
Finnish Football Federation profile
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1997 births
Living people
People from Kiuruvesi
Finnish men's footballers
Finland men's youth international footballers
Finland men's under-21 international footballers
Finland men's international footballers
Kuopion Palloseura players
Pallo-Kerho 37 players
SC Kuopio Futis-98 players
FC Ingolstadt 04 players
Dundee United F.C. players
Veikkausliiga players
Kakkonen players
3. Liga players
Men's association football wingers
Finnish expatriate men's footballers
Finnish expatriate sportspeople in Germany
Expatriate men's footballers in Germany
Finnish expatriate sportspeople in Scotland
Expatriate men's footballers in Scotland
Scottish Professional Football League players
Footballers from North Savo
Finnish expatriate sportspeople in England
Expatriate men's footballers in England
Exeter City F.C. players
English Football League players