Santeri Hostikka (born 30 September 1997) is a Finnish professional

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who plays for Veikkausliiga club HJK as a

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and

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Club career

Hostikka has played for PKKU and

Lahti Lahti (; sv, Lahtis) is a city and municipality in Finland. It is the capital of the region of Päijänne Tavastia (Päijät-Häme) and its growing region is one of the main economic hubs of Finland. Lahti is situated on a bay at the southern e ...

. In December 2018, Hostikka signed with Polish club Pogoń Szczecin with effect from January 2019. In August 2021 he returned to Finland with HJK.

International career

He played for Finland under-21. He was first called up to the

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in January 2018 for a friendly against

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, but did not play then. He made his debut on 1 September 2021 in a friendly against

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. He started the game and was substituted after 64 minutes of play in a 0–0 draw at home.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

HJK * Veikkausliiga:

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* Finnish League Cup: 2023 Lahti *Finnish League Cup: 2016 Individual *Veikkausliiga Player of the Month: July 2017 *Veikkausliiga Top assist provider:

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hostikka, Santeri 1997 births Living people Finnish men's footballers Pallokerho Keski-Uusimaa players FC Lahti players Pogoń Szczecin players Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi players Kakkonen players Veikkausliiga players Ekstraklasa players Expatriate men's footballers in Poland Men's association football midfielders Men's association football forwards Finnish expatriate sportspeople in Poland Finnish expatriate men's footballers Finland men's under-21 international footballers Finland men's international footballers