Janne Saksela

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

Janne Saksela
Saksela in 2015
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-03-14) 14 March 1993
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

Club career

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

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

Career statistics

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
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
PK-35 Vantaa 2009 Ykkönen 1000000010
2010 9000000090
2011 9100000091
Total 191000000191
HJK Helsinki 2012 Veikkausliiga 0000300030
Total 0000300030
Klubi 04 2012 Kakkonen 7070
Total 7000000070
JJK Jyväskylä 2012 Veikkausliiga 9100000091
2013 0000000000
Total 9100000091
RoPS 2014 Veikkausliiga 120004000160
2015 271107310364
2016 302100051363
Total 6932011361887
Sparta Rotterdam 2016–17 Eredivisie 50000050
2017–18 00000000
2018–19 1700020190
Total 2200020240
Ilves 2019 Veikkausliiga 20000020
2020 90200000110
Total 1102000130
HJK Helsinki 2021 Veikkausliiga 80210021122
Total 80210021122
Career total 14554114310217311

References

  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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