 Nissilä with Kuopion Palloseura in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 4 April 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Kuopio, Finland | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | KuPS | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2015 | KuPS | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2018 | KuPS | 89 | (14) |
| 2018–2020 | Zulte Waregem | 3 | (1) |
| 2019–2020 | → MVV Maastricht (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2020 | → KuPS (loan) | 21 | (5) |
| 2021 | KuPS | 25 | (8) |
| 2022–2023 | Suwon FC | 22 | (2) |
| 2023 | KuPS | 15 | (6) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2011 | Finland U15 | 1 | (0) |
| 2015 | Finland U19 | 2 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Finland U21 | 4 | (1) |
| 2021– | Finland | 12 | (0) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 July 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 September 2022 | |||
Urho Nissilä (born 4 April 1996) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.
Club career
KuPS
Nissilä began his senior club career playing for KuPS.
Zulte Waregem and loans
He signed with Zulte Waregem in 2018.[2] According to media, the transfer fee was the highest in the history of KuPS at the time.[3] He made his debut on 10 November, playing the first 58 minutes of a 2–0 win against Lokeren.[4]
KuPS
Suwon FC
Nissilä joined K League 1 side Suwon FC in January 2022.[7]
KuPS
In 2023 he returned to KuPS again.[8]
International career
He has represented the Finland national under-21 football team.[9]
He made his debut for the Finland national football team on 1 September 2021 in a friendly against Wales. He substituted Jasin-Amin Assehnoun at half-time of a 0–0 home draw.[10] Three days later he gained his first cap in FIFA World Cup qualifications when he replaced Onni Valakari as a substitute on 78th minute in Helsinki Olympic Stadium in a match against Kazakhstan.[11]
Career statistics
- As of match played 1 August 2023[12]
| Club | Season | League | Domestic Cups | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| KuPS | 2015 | Veikkausliiga | 23 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 27 | 5 | ||
| 2016 | 26 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 0 | ||||
| 2017 | 26 | 9 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 9 | ||||
| 2018 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 20 | 4 | |||
| Total | 89 | 14 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 18 | ||
| Zulte Waregem | 2018–19 | Belgian First Division A | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
| Maastricht (loan) | 2019–20 | Eerste Divisie | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||
| KuPS (loan) | 2020 | Veikkausliiga | 21 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | — | 27 | 6 | |
| KuPS | 2021 | 25 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 7[lower-alpha 3] | 2 | — | 38 | 11 | ||
| Suwon FC | 2022 | K League 1 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 2 | ||
| KuPS | 2023 | Veikkausliiga | 15 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | — | 19 | 6 | |
| Career total | 182 | 36 | 33 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 228 | 44 | ||
- ↑ Appearances in the Belgian Europa League play-offs
- ↑ Includes one appearance in the UEFA Champions League, and three appearances in the UEFA Europa League
- 1 2 Appearances in the UEFA Europa Conference League
International
- As of match played on 29 March 2022.[13]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finland | 2021 | 7 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 9 | 0 | |
Honours
Individual
- Veikkausliiga Player of the Year: 2021[14]
- Veikkausliiga Midfielder of the Year: 2021[15]
- Veikkausliiga Team of the Year: 2021[16]
References
- ↑ Urho Nissilä at Soccerway. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
- ↑ "KuPS-kasvatti Urho Nissilä siirtyy Belgian pääsarjaan" [KuPS bred Urho Nissilä joins the Belgian League] (in Finnish). KuPS. 16 June 2018. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
- ↑ SS: KuPSin Urho Nissilä siirtyy Belgian pääsarjaan, Yle, 15 June 2018
- ↑ "Zulte Waregem is verlost van laatste plaats dankzij twee late goals van De Pauw in degradatietopper tegen Lokeren" (in Dutch). De Standaard. 10 November 2018. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- ↑ "OFFICIEEL: Zulte Waregem haalt nieuwe spelmaker in huis" (in Dutch). Voetbalnieuws.be. 17 June 2018. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
- ↑ "Tähtipelaaja Urho Nissilä palaa Kuopion Palloseuran riveihin". www.kups.fi.
- ↑ "수원FC, 핀란드 국가대표 MF 우르호 니실라 영입" (in Korean). Sportivo Media. 17 January 2022. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
- ↑ "Urho Nissilä palaa Kuopion Palloseuraan". www.kups.fi.
- ↑ "Keskikenttämaestro Urho Nissilä valittiin U21-maajoukkueeseen" [Midfielder Urho Nissilä was selected for the U21 national team] (in Finnish). KuPS. 3 October 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
- ↑ "Finland v Wales game report". ESPN. 1 September 2021.
- ↑ "Huuhkajat voittoon Kazakstanista – MM-karsintalohkon kakkoseksi" [Eagle Owls win Kazakhstan - Now on second position in group] (in Finnish). Veikkausliiga. 4 September 2021. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
- ↑ "U. NISSILÄ". Soccerway. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
- ↑ "Urho Nissilä". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
- ↑ Liimatta, Ville (3 December 2021). "Tässä suomalaisen jalkapallon vuoden 2021 parhaat - katso kaikki Captain's Ball -gaalassa palkitut". SuomiFutis (in Finnish). Retrieved 2 January 2023.
- ↑ Liimatta, Ville (3 December 2021). "Tässä suomalaisen jalkapallon vuoden 2021 parhaat - katso kaikki Captain's Ball -gaalassa palkitut". SuomiFutis (in Finnish). Retrieved 2 January 2023.
- ↑ "Perinteinen Koplajoukkue nimetty Veikkausliigakauden 2021 osalta". www.veikkausliiga.com (in Finnish). Retrieved 2 January 2023.
External links
- MVV Maastricht official profile
- Urho Nissilä – SPL competition record
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