Petteri Forsell
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jani Petteri Forsell[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 16 October 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Kokkola, Finland[2] | ||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 6 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | IFK Mariehamn | ||
| Youth career | |||
| KPV | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2007–2008 | KPV | 23 | (2) |
| 2009 | VPS | 12 | (1) |
| 2010–2012 | IFK Mariehamn | 52 | (18) |
| 2012–2013 | Bursaspor | 2 | (0) |
| 2013 | → IFK Mariehamn (loan) | 8 | (4) |
| 2014–2015 | IFK Mariehamn | 48 | (14) |
| 2016– | Miedź Legnica | ||
| National team‡ | |||
| 2011–2012 | Finland U21 | 7 | (1) |
| 2013– | Finland | 4 | (1) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 August 2013. | |||
Jani Petteri Forsell (born 16 October 1990) is a Finnish footballer currently playing for Polish I Liga side Miedź Legnica.
Career
After starting his career with the local KPV, Forsell was signed by a near Veikkausliiga side VPS in 2009. After struggling to make it in the match squads at Vaasa, he left after only one season, switching to a fellow Veikkausliiga side, IFK Mariehamn. At Mariehamn, he began appear more regularly and soon attracted the attention of much bigger clubs in and outside of Finland. On 9 August 2012 he was selected as the player of the month, for July.[3]
On 5 August 2012, it was announced that Forsell had signed with Turkish top flight club Bursaspor.[4] He was handed the number #7 shirt, for the upcoming season. Forsell made his debut for Bursaspor as a substitute on 23 August in a Europa League qualifying match against FC Twente.
References
- ↑ "JANİ PETTERİ FORSELL - Player Details TFF". TFF.org. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
- ↑ Mina Vänner 2011: Petteri Forsell
- ↑ Petteri Forsell Veikkausliigan heinäkuun pelaaja (Petteri Forsell Veikkausliiga's player of the month for July); Veikkausliiga.com - 9.8.2012 (Finnish)
- ↑ Petteri Forsellin Bursaspor-siirto varmistui (Petter Forsell's transfer to Bursaspor goes through); Ilta-Sanomat, 5.8.2012 (Finnish)
External links
- Profile at veikkausliiga.com (Finnish)
- Profile at ifkmariehamn.com (Finnish)
- Petteri Forsell profile at Soccerway
- Petteri Forsell at National-Football-Teams.com
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