Finnish footballer (born 2002)
Jussi Niska (born 15 August 2002) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Veikkausliiga club Inter Turku and the Finland U21 national team .[1]
Club career
RoPS
Born in Rovaniemi , Niska played for the youth teams of FC Lynx , who later became part of FC Santa Claus ,[2] and RoPS . He debuted in Veikkausliiga for the RoPS first team on 2 July 2020 at the age of 17, in a 3–1 away defeat against Inter Turku .[3]
After RoPS got relegated in 2020 , Niska stayed with the club in Ykkönen in the 2021 season,[2] finishing 2nd in the division, but eventually falling short to AC Oulu in the promotion play-offs.[4] [5]
FC Inter Turku
Niska signed a three-year deal with Inter Turku in Veikkausliiga on 23 December 2021,[6] after RoPS faced some serious financial difficulties and were relegated to Kakkonen .
On 6 July 2022, Niska scored the winning goal as Inter Turku defeated Drita 1–0 in the 1st leg of the 2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League 1st round qualifying match.[7] [8]
International career
A regular Finnish youth international, Niska has represented Finland in various age brackets.[9]
Career statistics
As of 22 July 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club
Season
League
Cup[a]
League cup[b]
Europe
Total
Division
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
RoPS II
2019
Kakkonen
6
0
—
—
—
6
0
2020
Kakkonen
1
0
—
—
—
1
0
Total
7
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
7
0
RoPS
2020
Veikkausliiga
20
0
5
0
—
—
25
0
2021
Ykkönen
16
0
4
0
—
—
20
0
Total
36
0
9
0
0
0
0
0
45
0
Inter Turku
2022
Veikkausliiga
21
1
2
1
6
0
2[c]
1
31
3
2023
Veikkausliiga
22
0
2
0
6
0
—
30
0
2024
Veikkausliiga
14
0
4
0
2
0
—
20
0
Total
57
1
8
1
14
0
2
1
81
3
Career total
100
1
17
1
14
0
2
1
133
3
Honours
RoPS
Inter Turku
References
^ "Tehoja saisi tulla enemmän" - Jussi Niska noussut isoon rooliin Interissä , Veikkausliiga , 14 May 2022
^ a b Saukko, Markku (24 March 2021). "RoPS on nuori ja yhtä rovaniemeläinen kuin 1980-luvulla - 18-vuotias johtohahmo Jussi Niska tähtää RoPSin kanssa takaisin Liigaan ja sitten Eurooppaan" . Lapin Kansa (in Finnish). Retrieved 1 October 2023 .
^ Inter RoPS , Veikkausliiga
^ REF soccerway
^ AC Oulu säilytti sarjapaikkansa – RoPS-hyökkääjä ei sulattanut joukkuekaverin ulosajoa: "Se oli tuomarivirhe" , Yle , Hinni Hirvonen , 7 November 2021
^ JUSSI NISKA JA LUKA KUITTINEN PITKILLÄ SOPIMUKSILLA FC INTERIIN , Inter Turku
^ Inter Turku (FIN) 1 - 0 Drita (KOS) , UEFA
^ Laine, Rauno (2022-07-06). "Jussi Niska ratkaisi Turun Interin voiton Europelien avauksessa" . Lapin Kansa (in Finnish). Retrieved 2023-10-01 .
^ "Interin Jussi Niska innolla Pikkuhuuhkajiin. "Valinnasta saa luottamusta omaan tekemiseen" " . Veikkausliiga (in Finnish). Retrieved 2023-10-01 .
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