Niilo Kujasalo
Niilo Kujasalo (born 17 March 2004) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Veikkausliiga club HJK.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 17 March 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Helsinki, Finland | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | HJK | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2015 | KäPa | ||
| 2015–2021 | HJK | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022– | Klubi 04 | 25 | (3) |
| 2022– | HJK | 0 | (0) |
| 2023 | → KPV (loan) | 25 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Finland U15 | 3 | (0) |
| 2019 | Finland U16 | 4 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Finland U18 | 6 | (0) |
| 2022 | Finland U19 | 5 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 January 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22 January 2024 | |||
Career
After playing in a youth sector of Käpylän Pallo (KäPa), Kujasalo joined HJK Helsinki youth academy at the age of 11.
On 14 January 2022, he signed a new deal and was promoted to the club's reserve team Klubi 04 squad, playing in third-tier level Kakkonen.[1] He made his debut with HJK first team on 2 March 2022, in a pre-season Finnish League Cup loss against FC Honka. On 14 December 2022, Kujasalo renewed his contract with HJK until the end of 2024, with a deal including an option to extend.[2]
On 20 April 2023, Kujasalo was loaned out to Kokkolan Pallo-Veikot (KPV) for the 2023 season, playing in second-tier level Ykkönen.[3][4][5][6][7]
International career
Kujasalo has represented Finland at various youth international levels.
Career statistics
- As of 30 January 2024[8]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[lower-alpha 1] | Other | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Klubi 04 | 2022 | Kakkonen | 25 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 3 | ||
| HJK | 2022 | Veikkausliiga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | Veikkausliiga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| KPV (loan) | 2023 | Ykkönen | 25 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 29 | 3 | |
| Career total | 50 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 6 | ||
- Includes Suomen Cup
- Includes Finnish League Cup
Honours
HJK
- Finnish League Cup: 2023
References
- Niilo Kujasalo akatemiasta HJK Klubi 04:een, hjk.fi, 14 January 2022
- Johannes Yli-Kokolle ja Niilo Kujasalolle jatkosopimukset, hjk.fi, 16 December 2022
- Niilo Kujasalo lainalle Ykkösen KPV:hen, hjk.fi, 20 April 2023
- Niilo Kujasalo siirtyy HJK:ta edustusjoukkueen vahvuuteen, kpv.fi, 20 April 2023
- KPV:ssä tuttu tyyli ja rytmi - syntyperäinen stadilainen Niilo Kujasalo tuli Kokkolaan oppimaan itsenäiseksi, kpv.fi, 9 June 2023
- Niilo Kujasalon Ykkösen avausmaalit tuttujen edessä toivat toisen voiton - “Olen odottanut sitä, että koska saisi edes ensimmäisen maalin”, kpv.fi, 22 July 2023
- Mitä kuuluu, lainamiehet? – ”Olen viihtynyt Kokkolassa ihan törkeän hyvin”, hjk.fi, 5 August 2023
- Tulospalvelu Palloliitto, N.Kujasalo, Finnish FA/ Palloliitto
External links
- Niilo Kujasalo at Soccerway
- Niilo Kujasalo at WorldFootball.net