Jussi Niska
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-08-15) 15 August 2002
Place of birth Rovaniemi, Finland
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
 Inter Turku
Number 2
Youth career
FC Lynx
FC Santa Claus
–2019 RoPS
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2020 RoPS II 7 (0)
2020–2021 RoPS 36 (0)
2022– Inter Turku 43 (1)
International career‡
2018 Finland U16 2 (0)
2018 Finland U17 4 (0)
2023– Finland U21 7 (0)
Medal record
RoPS
Second placeYkkönen2021
Inter Turku
Second placeFinnish League Cup2022
Second placeFinnish Cup2022
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 October 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 November 2023

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

Rovaniemen Palloseura

Born in Rovaniemi, Niska played for the youth teams of FC Lynx, 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]

Honours

Club

Rovaniemen Palloseura

FC Inter Turku

Career statistics

As of 25 October 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[lower-alpha 1] Other Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
RoPS II 2019 Kakkonen 60———60
2020 10———10
Total 7000000070
RoPS 2020 Veikkausliiga 20050——250
2021 Ykkönen 16040——200
Total 360900000450
Inter Turku 2022 Veikkausliiga 211216[lower-alpha 2]02[lower-alpha 3]1313
2023 220206[lower-alpha 2]0—300
Total 4314112021613
Career total 861131120211133

References

  1. ↑ "Tehoja saisi tulla enemmän" - Jussi Niska noussut isoon rooliin Interissä, Veikkausliiga, 14 May 2022
  2. 1 2 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.
  3. ↑ Inter RoPS, Veikkausliiga
  4. ↑ REF soccerway
  5. ↑ AC Oulu säilytti sarjapaikkansa – RoPS-hyökkääjä ei sulattanut joukkuekaverin ulosajoa: "Se oli tuomarivirhe", Yle, Hinni Hirvonen, 7 November 2021
  6. ↑ JUSSI NISKA JA LUKA KUITTINEN PITKILLÄ SOPIMUKSILLA FC INTERIIN, Inter Turku
  7. ↑ Inter Turku (FIN) 1 - 0 Drita (KOS), UEFA
  8. ↑ Laine, Rauno (2022-07-06). "Jussi Niska ratkaisi Turun Interin voiton Europelien avauksessa". Lapin Kansa (in Finnish). Retrieved 2023-10-01.
  9. ↑ "Interin Jussi Niska innolla Pikkuhuuhkajiin. "Valinnasta saa luottamusta omaan tekemiseen"". Veikkausliiga (in Finnish). Retrieved 2023-10-01.
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