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Niklas Pyyhtiä
Personal information
Full name Niklas Anton Juhana Pyyhtiä
Date of birth (2003-09-25) 25 September 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth Turku, Finland
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Bologna
Youth career
0000–2019 TPS
2021–2023 Bologna
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2020 TPS 19 (1)
2021 Honka 17 (2)
2021– Bologna 7 (0)
2023–2024 → Ternana (loan) 31 (1)
International career‡
2019–2020 Finland U17 11 (3)
2021 Finland U19 3 (0)
2021– Finland U21 16 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 April 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2024

Niklas Anton Juhana Pyyhtiä (born 25 September 2003[1]) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie A club Bologna.

Club career

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Turun Palloseura

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Pyyhtiä played in the youth sector of Turun Palloseura (TPS). He made his senior debut with TPS first team in 2019, playing in the second-tier Ykkönen. After TPS won the promotion for the next season, Pyyhtiä debuted in Veikkausliiga in 2020, making 18 appearances and scoring one goal.[2]

FC Honka

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After TPS got relegated back to Ykkönen, Pyyhtiä was loaned out to Veikkausliiga club Honka with a purchase option, ahead of the 2021 Veikkausliiga season.[3] Soon after the season started, Honka exercised their option to permanently sign with Pyyhtiä.[4] The total fee was not disclosed, but TPS got a compensation of the loan and of the permanent transfer separately, and has a sell-on clause.[5][6]

Bologna FC

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On 30 August 2021, Pyyhtiä signed with Italian club Bologna for an undisclosed fee.[7][8] However, the fee was reported to be around €500,000 and could potentially rise to €1 million with add-ons. Honka also has a sell-on clause.[9] Pyyhtiä was first registered to their U19 Primavera squad.

He made his Serie A debut for Bologna on 17 January 2022 in a match against Napoli.[10] In the 2022–23 season, he made six appearances in Serie A and additionally one appearance in Coppa Italia.[11][12][13]

Ternana (loan)

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On 17 August 2023, Pyyhtiä extended his contract with Bologna until 30 June 2026, and joined Serie B club Ternana on loan for the 2023–24 season.[14][15][16] He made his debut with the club on 19 August 2023, in a 2–1 home defeat against Sampdoria, as a 46th minute substitute to Filippo Damian. In the process, he assisted his side's only goal.[17] On 27 February 2024, Pyyhtiä scored his first goal in Serie B for Ternana, in a 3–2 win against Palermo.

International career

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Pyyhtiä is a regular Finnish youth international. He has represented Finland in European qualifiers at under-17, under-19 and under-21 levels.[18]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of 13 April 2024.[1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[a] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
TPS 2019 Ykkönen 1 0 0 0 — — 1 0
2020 Veikkausliiga 18 1 1 0 — — 19 1
Total 19 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 1
Honka 2021 Veikkausliiga 17 2 5 2 4[b] 0 — 26 4
Bologna 2021–22 Serie A 1 0 0 0 — — 1 0
2022–23 Serie A 6 0 1 0 — — 7 0
2023–24 Serie A 0 0 1 0 — — 1 0
Total 7 0 2 0 — 0 0 9 0
Ternana (loan) 2023–24 Serie B 31 1 0 0 — — 31 1
Career total 74 4 8 2 4 0 0 0 86 6
  1. ^ Includes Suomen Cup and Coppa Italia
  2. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

References

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  1. ^ a b Niklas Pyyhtiä at Soccerway
  2. ^ "Niklas Pyyhtiä jättää TPS:n – nuori lupaus siirtyy lainalle ja takaisin liigaan". Turun Sanomat. 14 January 2021.
  3. ^ Niklas Pyyhtiä Honkaan, esporthonka.com, 14 January 2021
  4. ^ Honka on lunastanut Niklas Pyyhtiän pelaajaoikeudet, esporthonka.com, 21 April 2021
  5. ^ PYYHTIÄ SIIRTYY BOLOGNAAN – TPS:LLE MERKITTÄVÄ OSUUS SIIRTOSUMMASTA, fc.tps.fi, 2 September 2021
  6. ^ Hongan 17-vuotias Niklas Pyyhtiä siirtyy Bolognaan – "Turun suuntaan menee siirtosummasta varsin mukava siivu", Turun Sanomat, 2 September 2021
  7. ^ 17-vuotiaan suomalaisen siirto Serie A -seuraan tuo isot rahat: ”Erittäin merkittävä summa”, Iltalehti, Vinski Virtanen, 3 September 2021
  8. ^ Niklas Pyyhtiä siirtyy Hongasta Bolognaan - "Hieno hetki meille kaikille", Veikkausliiga, 2 September 2021
  9. ^ Suurlahjakkuus Niklas Pyyhtiä siirtyy Serie A:n Bolognaan - siirtosummassa ”jopa seitsemän numeroa” Oivio Janne, Ilta-Sanomat, 2 September 2021
  10. ^ "Esordio in rossoblù per Pyyhtiä" (in Italian). Bologna F.C. 18 January 2022. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  11. ^ "Kilpailu on pirun kovaa" – Niklas Pyyhtiä tekee läpimurtoa Italiassa, Etelä-Suomen Sanomat, 23 June 2023
  12. ^ Niklas Pyyhtiä tekee läpimurtoa Italiassa: ”Yhtään ei saa nöyristellä”, Helsingin Sanomat, 23 June 2023
  13. ^ Niklas Pyyhtiä: Bologna tuntuu hyvältä ympäristöltä kehittyä, Finnish FA, 15 January 2023
  14. ^ "Calciomercato Ternana, Niklas Pyyhtiä nuovo rossoverde" (in Italian). calcioternano.it. 17 August 2023. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
  15. ^ Serie A -seura lähetti 19-vuotiaan suomalaislupauksensa lainalle, MTV Oy/ mtvuutiset.fi, 17 August 2023
  16. ^ Turkulaispelaaja Niklas Pyyhtiä vaihtaa seuraa vain hetki ennen kauden avauspeliä, Turun Sanomat, Harri Ahola, 18 August 2023
  17. ^ TERNANA VS. SAMPDORIA 1 - 2, int.soccerway.com
  18. ^ Niklas Pyyhtiä » Internationals, worldfootball
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