Timo Stavitski (russian: Тимо Ставицкий, born 17 July 1999) is a Finnish professional
footballer who plays as a
forward
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for
Veikkausliiga club
Inter Turku.
Club career
Early career
Stavitski played in the youth sectors of
KyIF and
HJK Helsinki, and made his senior debut with HJK's reserve team
Klubi 04
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History
Klubi 04 was founded in 2004 when HJK bought FC ...
. He joined
Veikkausliiga side
Rovaniemen Palloseura (RoPS) in early 2017. He scored his first professional goal in a 6–2 defeat by
Inter Turku.
Caen and loans
In December 2017, after trialling with
Barcelona, Stavitski joined French
Ligue 1
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side Caen, for a €600,000 transfer fee.
After six months on loan for
NK Osijek, in January 2019, he went again on loan for
RoPS.
On 4 February 2019, Stavitski was loaned out to
RoPS, where he played before in 2017, until mid July. Stavitski had had a long-lasting pain in his groin for about six to seven months. It resulted in a surgery in April 2019 and he would be out for the rest of the season. Stavitski returned to France to get treatment in Caen.
In July 2020, Stavitski joined Dutch
Eerste Divisie club
MVV Maastricht on a one-season loan.
On 7 January 2022, his contract with Caen was terminated by mutual consent.
Later in 2022, Stavitski spent time with Norwegian
Eliteserien club
Sarpsborg on trial, but the deal was collapsed due to injury.
Inter Turku
Due to consecutive injuries, Stavitski had already ended his career. However, he returned to
Finland for the
2023 season
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and signed with
Inter Turku on a one-year deal with an option to extend. On 4 February 2023, Stavitski made his first competitive appearance in over two years, helping Inter to take a 1–0 win in a
Finnish League Cup match against
IFK Mariehamn.
On 17 August 2023, his contract with Inter was extended for the
2024
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season, with an option for 2025.
International career
Stavitski has represented
Finland at under-17, under-18, under-19 and under-21 youth national team levels.
Personal life
Stavitski is of
Russian and
Ingrian Finnish
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descent, and he is bilingual, speaking both Finnish and Russian.
Career statistics
Croatian Football Cup
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appearances.
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appearances.
Honours
Inter Turku
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Finnish League Cup: 2024
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References
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1999 births
Living people
People from Kirkkonummi
Finnish men's footballers
Finnish expatriate men's footballers
Finland men's youth international footballers
Finland men's under-21 international footballers
Men's association football forwards
Kyrkslätt Idrottsförening players
Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi players
Rovaniemen Palloseura players
Stade Malherbe Caen players
NK Osijek players
MVV Maastricht players
FC Inter Turku players
Kakkonen players
Ligue 1 players
Championnat National 3 players
Veikkausliiga players
Eerste Divisie players
Expatriate men's footballers in France
Finnish expatriate sportspeople in France
Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands
Finnish expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands
People of Ingrian Finnish descent
Finnish people of Russian descent
Russian-speaking Finns
Footballers from Uusimaa
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