Samu Nieminen
Samu Nieminen (born 14 January 1992) is a Finnish footballer who most recently played for Finnish club JJK. He plays as a central defender.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 14 January 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Jyväskylä, Finland | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre Back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1999–2005 | HuKi | ||
| 2005–2008 | JJK[1] | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2013 | JJK | 55 | (1) |
| 2009–2010 | → FC Blackbird (loan) | 8 | (2) |
| 2014 | FK Kruoja | 25 | (2) |
| 2015–2016 | Ilves | 26 | (1) |
| 2016 | → JJK (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2017 | JJK | 25 | (1) |
| National team | |||
| 2008 | Finland U16 | 15 | (0) |
| 2009 | Finland U17 | 13 | (0) |
| 2010 | Finland U18 | 8 | (3) |
| 2010–2011 | Finland U19 | 5 | (0) |
| 2012 | Finland U20 | 1 | (0) |
| 2012−2013 | Finland U21 | 4 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 April 2018 | |||
Nieminen started playing football at the age of seven in Huhtasuon Kisa. He moved to JJK in 2006. Nieminen signed a first team contract with the JJK in 2009 and made his Veikkausliiga debut on 9 May 2010 against MyPa. In 2012 Nieminen made a breakthrough and was 20 times in starting lineup. He continued as a starting lineup player in next season but the season was disappointment when JJK was last in league. In 2014 Nieminen signed a contract with FK Kruoja and won the silver medal. In 2015 Nieminen signed a two-year contract with Ilves.
On 15 August 2016, je returned to JJK on loan for the remainder of the 2016 season.[2]
International career
Nieminen has played four matches in Finland U21 and 42 matches in Finland junior national teams. Nieminen has been a captain of Finland junior national teams.
References
- Keskisuomalainen. "2 - Samu Nieminen - JJK:n pelaajaesittelyt - Keskisuomalainen". Ksml.fi. Archived from the original on 4 October 2011. Retrieved 5 August 2011.
- "Samu Nieminen siirtyy lainalle JJK:hon" (in Finnish). FC Ilves. 15 August 2016. Retrieved 2 September 2016.