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I. Niskanen
Midfielder Age 28 No. 21
Ilmari Niskanen
- Plays for
Blackpool- Nationality
- Finland
- Born
- 27 Oct 1997
- Birthplace
- Kiuruvesi, Finland
- Height
- 177 cm
- Weight
- 78 kg
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Apps7
Goals0
Assists0
Rating (avg)6.30
Rating
6.30
Season at a glance
- 4Appearances
-
Starts 1/4
- 143Minutes
- 36Minutes per app
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Goals Assists00
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Shots on target 1/1
- 1Key passes
- 11Duels won
- 0Penalties scored
- 0Yellow cards
- 0Red cards
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Rating (avg) 6.37
Percentile profile
Assists
95percentile
0.28/90
Key passes
95percentile
1.45/90
Goals
75percentile
0.07/90
Shots on target
45percentile
0.15/90
Duels won
5percentile
4.25/90
Season stats
| Competition | Apps | St | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Duels | Y | R | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | |||||||||||
| League One | 4 | 1 | 143 | 0 | 0 | 1 (1) | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 6.37 |
| EFL Trophy | 2 | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 (0) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5.97 |
| League Cup | 1 | 1 | 33 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 6.70 |
| 2025 | |||||||||||
| League One Exeter City | 46 | 46 | 4147 | 3 | 13 | 16 (7) | 67 | 196 | 6 | 0 | 6.92 |
| EFL Trophy Exeter City | 3 | 3 | 195 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6.33 |
| FA Cup Exeter City | 3 | 3 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5.90 |
| Friendlies Finland | 1 | 1 | 120 | 0 | 0 | 1 (1) | - | 11 | 0 | 0 | 7.00 |
| League Cup Exeter City | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2024 | |||||||||||
| Friendlies Finland | 3 | 3 | 270 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| UEFA Nations League Finland | 3 | 0 | 64 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6.40 |
| World Cup - Qualification Europe Finland | 2 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6.45 |
| 2023 | |||||||||||
| Euro Championship - Qualification Finland | 4 | 3 | 195 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | 9 | 1 | 0 | 6.45 |
| 2022 | |||||||||||
| Friendlies Finland | 3 | 2 | 163 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| UEFA Nations League Finland | 3 | 2 | 174 | 0 | 0 | 2 (1) | - | 14 | 0 | 0 | 6.60 |
| 2021 | |||||||||||
| Friendlies Finland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2020 | |||||||||||
| UEFA Nations League Finland | 4 | 2 | 218 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 6.73 |
| Friendlies Finland | 2 | 1 | 111 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| World Cup - Qualification Europe Finland | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 6.70 |
St - Starts · Sh - Shots (on target) · KP - Key passes · Duels - Duels won
Season details
League One
- Passes
- 49
- Pass accuracy
- 61%
- Duels won
- 11 / 23
- Tackles
- 5
- Interceptions
- 2
- Fouls drawn
- 3
- Fouls committed
- 2
EFL Trophy
- Passes
- 22
- Pass accuracy
- 86%
- Duels won
- 3 / 11
- Tackles
- 1
- Fouls committed
- 3
League Cup
- Passes
- 4
- Pass accuracy
- 100%
Last matches
| Date | Opponent | Result | G | A | Rating | Min | Sh | KP | Y | R | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Oct 2026 | vs  Milton Keynes Dons | 2-0 W | 0 | 0 | 6.69 | 80 | 1 (1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | League One |
| 17 Oct 2026 | @  Leyton Orient | 0-2 L | 0 | 0 | 5.97 | 10 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | League One |
| 10 Oct 2026 | @  Cambridge United | 0-1 L | - | 0 | 6.50 | 22 | - | - | 0 | 0 | League One |
| 05 Sep 2026 | @  Reading | 1-3 L | - | 0 | 6.30 | 31 | - | - | 0 | 0 | League One |
| 02 May 2026 | vs  Bradford | 1-2 L | - | 0 | 6.30 | 90 | 1 | - | 0 | 0 | League One |
| 25 Apr 2026 | @  Burton Albion | 1-1 D | 1 | 0 | 7.20 | 90 | 1 (1) | 2 | 0 | 0 | League One |
| 18 Apr 2026 | vs  Stockport County | 3-3 D | - | 1 | 7.20 | 90 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | League One |
| 11 Apr 2026 | @  Plymouth | 2-2 D | - | 2 | 6.60 | 90 | - | 2 | 1 | 0 | League One |
| 06 Apr 2026 | vs  Doncaster | 3-0 W | - | 0 | 6.70 | 90 | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | League One |
| 03 Apr 2026 | @ Blackpool | 0-1 L | - | - | 7.00 | 97 | - | 1 | 1 | 0 | League One |
International career
Finland (2020-2025)
| Competition | Seasons | Apps | G | A | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UEFA Nations League | 2020-2024 | 10 | 0 | - | 456 |
| Friendlies | 2020-2025 | 9 | 1 | - | 664 |
| Euro Championship - Qualification | 2023 | 4 | 0 | - | 195 |
| World Cup - Qualification Europe | 2020-2024 | 3 | 0 | - | 51 |
Career
- 2026 · Exeter City -> Blackpool · Free agent
- 2023 · Dundee Utd -> Exeter City
- 2021 · FC Ingolstadt 04 -> Dundee Utd
Honours
- Winner · Veikkausliiga 2019
- 2nd Place · Veikkausliiga 2017
- 2nd Place · Suomen Cup 2013