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Janne Saksela

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Janne Saksela
Saksela in 2015
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-03-14) 14 March 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Vantaa, Finland
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Right back, Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2011 PK-35 Vantaa 19 (1)
2012 HJK 0 (0)
2012–2013 JJK Jyväskylä 9 (1)
2014–2017 RoPS 69 (3)
2017–2019 Sparta Rotterdam 22 (0)
2017–2018 Jong Sparta Rotterdam 5 (1)
2019–2020 Ilves 11 (0)
2021–2022 HJK 19 (0)
International career
2016–2017 Finland 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Janne Saksela (born 14 March 1993) is a Finnish former footballer.[1]

Club career

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On 3 August 2019 he returned to Finland, signing a 1.5-year contract with Ilves.[2] He suffered an ACL rupture just 8 days later in his second game for Ilves and is expected to miss several months. He announced his retirement from professional football in October 2022.[3]

International career

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He was called up in the Finland national football team in 2016.

Career statistics

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As of match played 19 July 2021[4]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
PK-35 Vantaa 2009 Ykkönen 1 0 0 0 1 0
2010 Ykkönen 9 0 0 0 9 0
2011 Ykkönen 9 1 0 0 9 1
Total 19 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 1
HJK Helsinki 2012 Veikkausliiga 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 0
Klubi 04 2012 Kakkonen 7 0 7 0
JJK Jyväskylä 2012 Veikkausliiga 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 1
2013 Veikkausliiga 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 1
RoPS 2014 Veikkausliiga 12 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 16 0
2015 Veikkausliiga 27 1 1 0 7 3 1 0 36 4
2016 Veikkausliiga 30 2 1 0 0 0 5 1 36 3
Total 69 3 2 0 11 3 6 1 88 7
Sparta Rotterdam 2016–17 Eredivisie 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
2017–18 Eredivisie 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2018–19 Eerste Divisie 17 0 0 0 2 0 19 0
Total 22 0 0 0 2 0 24 0
Jong Sparta Rotterdam 2016–17 Tweede Divisie 2 0 2 0
2017–18 Tweede Divisie 3 1 3 1
Total 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1
Ilves 2019 Veikkausliiga 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
2020 Veikkausliiga 9 0 2 0 0 0 11 0
Total 11 0 2 0 0 0 13 0
HJK Helsinki 2021 Veikkausliiga 17 0 2 1 8 1 27 2
2022 Veikkausliiga 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Total 19 0 3 1 0 0 8 1 30 2
Klubi 04 2022 Kakkonen 3 0 3 0
Career total 164 6 5 1 14 3 16 2 199 12

References

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  1. ^ Janne Saksela at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ "Maajoukkuepuolustaja Janne Saksela Ilvekseen" (Press release) (in Finnish). Ilves. 3 August 2019.
  3. ^ "Janne Saksela ripustaa nappikset naulaan". 14 October 2022.
  4. ^ "J. Saksela". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
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