Petteri Forsell
Jani Petteri Forsell (born 16 October 1990) is a Finnish footballer who plays for Polish club Stal Mielec.
Petteri Forsell in 2013. | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Jani Petteri Forsell[1] | ||
Date of birth | 16 October 1990 | ||
Place of birth | Kokkola, Finland[2] | ||
Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Stal Mielec | ||
Number | 17 | ||
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) |
2016–2017 | Miedź Legnica | 44 | (17) |
2017 | Örebro SK | 8 | (0) |
2018–2019 | Miedź Legnica | 51 | (14) |
2019 | → HJK (loan) | 9 | (1) |
2020 | Korona Kielce | 14 | (4) |
2020– | Stal Mielec | 7 | (1) |
National team‡ | |||
2011–2012 | Finland U21 | 6 | (1) |
2013– | Finland | 10 | (1) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 November 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 6 June 2020 |
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.
Forsell was selected as the Ekstraklasa Player of the Month for September 2018. Forsell was the first ever player from Miedź Legnica to win the award and the first player to win it in his rookie year.[5]
On 10 August 2019, Forsell scored one and gave two assists in a 4–0 win against FC Lahti on his league debut for HJK.[6]
International goals
- Scores and results list Finland's goal tally first.[7]
Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 6 February 2013 | Netanya Stadium, Netanya, Israel | Israel | 1–1 | 1–2 | Friendly |
References
- "JANİ PETTERİ FORSELL - Player Details TFF". TFF.org. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
- "Mina Vänner 2011: Petteri Forsell". Archived from the original on 21 March 2012. Retrieved 6 April 2011.
- Petteri Forsell Veikkausliigan heinäkuun pelaaja (Petteri Forsell Veikkausliiga's player of the month for July) Archived 30 March 2014 at the Wayback Machine; Veikkausliiga.com - 9.8.2012 (in Finnish)
- Petteri Forsellin Bursaspor-siirto varmistui (Petter Forsell's transfer to Bursaspor goes through); Ilta-Sanomat, 5.8.2012 (in Finnish)
- Petteri Forsell Piłkarzem Września 2018; EkstraKlasa, 10.10.2018 (in Polish)
- "HJK vs. Lahti 4 - 0". Soccerway. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
- "Forsell, Petteri". National Football Teams. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
External links
- Profile at veikkausliiga.com at the Wayback Machine (archived 2009-07-17) (in Finnish)
- Profile at ifkmariehamn.com at the Wayback Machine (archived 2011-07-13) (in Finnish)
- Petteri Forsell at Soccerway
- Petteri Forsell at National-Football-Teams.com
- Petteri Forsell at 90minut.pl (in Polish)