Ilmari Niskanen

Age 28

Blackpool

Finland

0.5 M €

27 October 1997 (28)

177 cm

Performance

Average Rating

6.81

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

6.8

6.6

7.3

6.9

7.4

6.9

7.0

6.4

6.6

Player Attributes Overview

Player Information

Market Value

500K €

27 October 1997

28 Age

Nationality

Finland

Height / Weight

177 cm / 78 kg

Contract Until

6/29/2028

Place of Birth

Position Info

Main Position Right Midfielder

Other Left Midfielder, Right Winger

Strong Foot

Club Career

Ilmari Niskanen career statistics: matches, goals and assists by season (Club Career)
Season	Team	M	11		A
26/27	Blackpool	1	1	0	0	0
	EFL Cup	1	1	0	0	0
25/26	Exeter	39	39	3	12	7
	League One	33	33	3	10	6
	FA Cup	3	3	0	2	0
	EFL Trophy	3	3	0	0	1
24/25	Exeter	37	31	2	1	8
	League One	32	27	2	0	8
	FA Cup	3	3	0	1	0
	EFL Cup	1	1	0	0	0
	EFL Trophy	1	0	0	0	0
23/24	Exeter	35	28	0	4	4
	League One	33	27	0	4	4
	EFL Cup	1	1	0	0	0
	EFL Trophy	1	0	0	0	0
22/23	Dundee United	22	8	1	0	5
	Premiership	20	8	1	0	5
	UEFA Conference League	2	0	0	0	0
21/22	Dundee United	33	25	1	0	3
	Premiership	33	25	1	0	3
21/22	Ingolstadt	1	0	0	0	0
	DFB Pokal	1	0	0	0	0
20/21	Ingolstadt	20	9	0	0	0
	3. Liga	20	9	0	0	0
2020	Kuopion Palloseura	15	14	6	2	1
	UEFA Champions League	1	1	0	0	0
	UEFA Europa League	1	1	0	0	1
	Veikkausliiga	13	12	6	2	0
2019	Kuopion Palloseura	25	25	4	6	4
	UEFA Europa League	4	4	0	0	2
	Veikkausliiga	21	21	4	6	2
2018	Kuopion Palloseura	35	31	4	7	1
	UEFA Europa League	2	2	0	1	0
	Veikkausliiga	33	29	4	6	1
2017	Kuopion Palloseura	32	18	1	4	3
	Veikkausliiga	32	18	1	4	3
2016	Kuopion Palloseura	25	10	0	4	3
	Veikkausliiga	25	10	0	4	3
2015	Kuopion Palloseura	20	9	1	2	1
	Veikkausliiga	20	9	1	2	1
2014	Kuopion Palloseura	4	1	1	0	0
	Veikkausliiga	4	1	1	0	0
2013	Kuopion Palloseura	1	0	0	0	0
	Veikkausliiga	1	0	0	0	0
Total		345	249	24	42	40

National Team Career

Ilmari Niskanen career statistics: matches, goals and assists by season (National Team Career)
Season	Team	M	11		A
2026	Finland	2	0	0	0	1
	FIFA World Cup Qualification, UEFA	2	0	0	0	1
2025	Finland	3	0	0	0	0
	UEFA Nations League	3	0	0	0	0
2024	Finland	7	5	0	0	1
	Int. Friendly Games	3	2	0	0	0
	UEFA EURO, Qualification	4	3	0	0	1
2023	Finland	3	2	0	0	0
	UEFA Nations League	3	2	0	0	0
2022	Finland	4	1	0	1	0
	FIFA World Cup Qualification, UEFA	1	0	0	0	0
	Int. Friendly Games	3	1	0	1	0
2021	Finland	4	2	0	0	0
	UEFA Nations League	4	2	0	0	0
2020	Finland	2	1	1	0	0
	Int. Friendly Games	2	1	1	0	0
Total		25	11	1	1	2

National Youth Team Career

Ilmari Niskanen career statistics: matches, goals and assists by season (National Team Career)
Season	Team	M	11
2017	Finland	4	2	0
	Int. Friendly Games	4	2	0
2013	Finland	2	2	1
	Int. Friendly Games	2	2	1
Total		6	4	1

Club Career Summary

Club Career Summary
Season	Team	M	11		A
2026-Today	Blackpool	1	1	0	0
2023-2026	Exeter	111	98	5	17
2021-2023	Dundee United	55	33	2	0
2020-2022	Ingolstadt	21	9	0	0
2013-2020	Kuopion Palloseura	157	108	17	25

National Team Career Summary

National Team Career Summary
Season	Team	M	11		A
2020-Today	Finland	25	11	1	1

National Youth Team Career Summary

National Youth Team Career Summary
Season	Team	M	11		A
2017	Finland	4	2	0	0
2013	Finland	2	2	1	0

General Statistics — 26/27 EFL Cup

- Goals

- Assists

6.6 Avg. Pts

1 Matches

1 Starting XI

33 Minutes

Shots

- Off-target Shots -

On-target Shots

- -

Total Shots Taken

Shots per Match

Performance Info

Average Rating

6.81

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

6.8

6.6

7.3

6.9

7.4

6.9

7.0

6.4

6.6

Season Performance

Season Performance — 26/27 EFL Cup
Statistic	Total	Rank The bar chart shows how the player compares to other players in the same position for each statistic in the selected league. A green bar means the player is among the best in their position for that statistic, while a red bar means they are among the worst. The length of the bar represents the player's ranking based on their percentile for each statistic. The comparison is made only with players in the same position in the selected league.
Score
Goals	-	%42
Assists	-	%47
Goal Contribution	-	%39
Expected Goals (xG)	-	%17
Expected Goals on Target (xGOT)	-	%22
Big Chances Created	-	%42
Big Chances Missed	-	%50
Penalty	-	%47
Free-kick Goal	-	%50
Shots
Total Shots	-	%19
Shots on Target	-	%28
Shots off Target	-	%72
Blocked Shots	-	%67
Passes
Pass Accuracy %	100%	%94
Passes	4	%3
Accurate Passes	4	%3
Key Passes	-	%25
Passes in Final Third	2	%44
Chances Created	-	%25
Long Balls and Crosses
Long Ball Accuracy %	-
Long Balls	-	%12
Accurate Long Balls	-	%16
Cross Accuracy %	0%	%27
Crosses	1	%16
Accurate Crosses	-	%28
Defense
Clearances	-	%19
Interceptions	-	%31
Tackles	-	%19
Individual
Touches	9	%3
Dribbles	-	%19
Successful Dribbles	-	%31
Successful Dribble %	-
Duels	-	%3
Duels Won %	-
Duels Won	-	%14
Possession Lost	4	%97
Dispossessed	-	%75
Offsides	-	%72
Fouls Won	-	%25
Free Kicks Taken	-	%25
Discipline
Fouls	-	%75
Yellow Cards	-	%58
Red Cards	-	%50

Teammates

Opponent Players

Opponent Teams

Transfers
Date	From	To	Transfer Fee
30.06.26	Exeter	Blackpool	Signed
14.08.23	Dundee United	Exeter	Signed
14.08.23	Dundee United	Exeter
19.08.21	Ingolstadt	Dundee United	350k €
17.09.20	Kuopion Palloseura	Ingolstadt	370k €

Club Honors

Club Honors
Success	Count	Team	Seasons
Finnish champion	1	Kuopion Palloseura	2019

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