Santeri Hostikka

Santeri Hostikka (born 30 September 1997) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays for Veikkausliiga club HJK as a forward and attacking midfielder.

Santeri Hostikka
Hostikka with Lahti in 2017
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-09-30) 30 September 1997
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 HJK
Number 7
Youth career
PKKU
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2015 PKKU 28 (5)
2016–2018 Lahti 87 (11)
2019–2021 Pogoń Szczecin 47 (1)
2021– HJK 52 (6)
International career‡
Finland U21
2021– Finland 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 October 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 June 2023

Club career
Hostikka receiving bronze medal with Pogoń Szczecin at the end of the 2020–21 Ekstraklasa season.

Hostikka has played for PKKU and Lahti.[1]

In December 2018, Hostikka signed with Polish club Pogoń Szczecin with effect from January 2019.[2]

In August 2021 he returned to Finland with HJK.[3]

International career

He played for Finland under-21.[1]

He was first called up to the Finland national football team in January 2018 for a friendly against Jordan, but did not play then. He made his debut on 1 September 2021 in a friendly against Wales. He started the game and was substituted after 64 minutes of play in a 0–0 draw at home.[4]

References
  1. Santeri Hostikka at Soccerway. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  2. Santeri Hostikka piłkarzem Pogoni. Klub musiał zapłacić za transfer [ZDJĘCIA], gs24.pl, 19 December 2018
  3. "Santeri Hostikka Klubiin!". HJK Helsinki. 4 August 2021.
  4. "Finland v Wales game report". ESPN. 1 September 2021.

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