![]() Koski with Finland U21 in 2022 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ville Aleksi Jukanpoika Koski | ||
Date of birth | 27 January 2002 | ||
Place of birth | Tuusula, Finland[1] | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Istra 1961 | ||
Number | 5 | ||
Youth career | |||
TuPS[2] | |||
–2018 | PKKU | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2018 | PKKU | 13 | (0) |
2019–2020 | Honka II | 27 | (2) |
2020–2023 | Honka | 67 | (4) |
2024– | Istra 1961 | 15 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2018–2019 | Finland U17 | 7 | (0) |
2019 | Finland U18 | 2 | (0) |
2021– | Finland U21 | 21 | (1) |
2023– | Finland | 1 | (0) |
Medal record | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 August 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2024 |
Ville Aleksi Jukanpoika Koski (born 27 January 2002) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Croatian Football League club Istra 1961, and the Finland under-21 national team.
Club career
[edit]PK Keski-Uusimaa
[edit]Born in Tuusula, Koski started playing football in the youth teams of local clubs Tuusulan Palloseura (TuPS) and PK Keski-Uusimaa. He made his senior debut with PK Keski-Uusimaa first team on 13 May 2018 at the age of 16, playing in the 1–1 draw against JIPPO, in the third-tier league Kakkonen.[3]
FC Honka
[edit]In 2019, he joined the FC Honka organisation in Espoo. He played with the club's reserve team Honka II in Kakkonen for two seasons, before he made his debut in the premier division Veikkausliiga on 12 September 2020 with Honka first team, when he came in from the bench for the final minutes, in 1–3 away victory against Rovaniemen Palloseura (RoPS).[4] Despite his young age, in the next season Koski quickly established his place in the starting line-up and became an integral part of the team's defense.[5][6][7][8][9]
Koski scored his first goal in the league on 13 August 2022, in a 4–0 away win against Ilves.[10]
NK Istra 1961
[edit]In the early December 2023, it was announced that Koski had signed with Croatian premier division 1. HNL side Istra 1961 on a three-and-a-half-year deal.[11] He was already close to sign with the club in the 2023 summer transfer window but the deal got cancelled then.[12] The transfer will be effective in January 2024.[13][14][15]
International career
[edit]A regular Finnish youth international, Koski has represented Finland at various youth national team levels. He has also captained the Finland U21 national team.[16]
Koski made his full international debut for Finland senior national team on 12 January 2023, in a friendly match against Estonia.[17][18]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of 18 August 2024[19]
Club | Season | Division | League | Cup[a] | League cup[b] | Europe | Total | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
PKKU | 2018 | Kakkonen | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | ||
Honka Akatemia | 2019 | Kakkonen | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 17 | 1 | |
2020 | Kakkonen | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 15 | 1 | ||
Total | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 2 | ||
Honka | 2020 | Veikkausliiga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
2021 | Veikkausliiga | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 4[c] | 0 | 23 | 0 | ||
2022 | Veikkausliiga | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 26 | 2 | ||
2023 | Veikkausliiga | 25 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | 32 | 2 | |
Total | 67 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 82 | 4 | ||
Istra 1961 | 2023–24 | 1. HNL | 12 | 0 | — | — | — | 12 | 0 | |||
2024–25 | 1. HNL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
Total | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
Career total | 122 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 142 | 6 |
- ^ Includes Suomen Cup
- ^ Includes Kakkonen Cup and Finnish League Cup
- ^ a b Includes UEFA Europa Conference League
International
[edit]- As of match played on 12 January 2023.
National team | Year | Competitive | Friendly | Total | |||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Finland | 2023 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Total | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Honours
[edit]Honka
- Finnish League Cup: 2022
- Finnish Cup runner-up: 2023
References
[edit]- ^ Ville Koski at WorldFootball.net
- ^ Pikkuhuuhkajat nimetty marraskuun otteluihin, Finnish FA, 7 November 2023
- ^ PKKU VS. JIPPO 1 - 1, int.soccerway.com
- ^ "RoPS - FC Honka 1:3 (Veikkausliiga 2020, 14. Round)". Worldfootball.net. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
- ^ Kova luu, Ilta-Sanomat, 20 July 2023
- ^ Kostiainen, Jari (8 May 2023). "Ville Koski oli vain 14 vuotta, kun pelaaja-agentti soitti – näin FC Honka hioo timantteja jopa 10 000 pelaajan joukosta" (in Finnish). Länsiväylä. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
- ^ Kuparinen, Heikki (30 March 2022). "Vuodessa avainpelaajaksi noussut Ville Koski toivoo espoolaisten paluuta katsomoon – onhan Hongalla sarjan paras maalivahti ja kenttä: "Kunhan ympärille saisi vähän paremmat puitteet"" (in Finnish). suomifutis.com. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
- ^ Peltola, Pasi (29 Dec 2021). "Ville Koski ponnahti Kalevan viheriöltä liigakenttien toppariksi Hongassa: "Keravan kaatosadematsin Hongan paidassa muistan hyvin"" (in Finnish). keski-uusimaa.fi. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
- ^ Ville Koski suhtautuu jalkapalloon rennon itsekriittisesti: "En uppoa syviin vesiin", keski-uusimaa.fi, Miska Miettinen, 22 May 2023
- ^ ILVES VS. HONKA 0 - 4, int.soccerway.com
- ^ DOBRO NAM DOŠAO VILLE KOSKI, nkistra.com
- ^ Ville Koski siirtyy Kroatiaan, suomifutis.com, Tuukka Ikkeläjärvi, 3 December 2023
- ^ Ville Koski novi igrač Istre, ofenziva.ffa.hr
- ^ Istra 1961 dovela finskog reprezentativca!, istarski.hr, 2 December 2023
- ^ Finac Ville Koski novi je igrač Istre 1961, regionalexpress.hr, 2 December 2023
- ^ Pikkuhuuhkajat otti tärkeän voiton Azerbaidzhanista, Finnish FA/ Palloliitto, 7 June 2022
- ^ soccerway
- ^ Ville Koski ja Agon Sadiku Huuhkajiin!, esporthonka.com, 30 December 2022
- ^ "Ville Koski". flashscore.fi. Retrieved 12 June 2023.