Anselmi Mikael Nurmela (born 22 November 1996) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for OLS.[2][3]
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Anselmi Mikael Nurmela[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 22 November 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Emmen, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | IL Hødd | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2012 | Tervarit | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2016 | Oulu | 69 | (8) |
| 2017 | RoPS | 29 | (1) |
| 2018–2020 | Flora | 25 | (2) |
| 2020–2021 | AC Oulu | 48 | (2) |
| 2022 | Hødd | 5 | (0) |
| 2022 | Hødd 2 | 4 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | Hønefoss | 9 | (1) |
| 2024– | OLS | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2013–2014 | Finland U18 | 6 | (1) |
| 2014 | Finland U19 | 4 | (0) |
| 2016 | Finland U20 | 1 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Finland U21 | 9 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 January 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 October 2018 | |||
Club career edit
In 2016 Nurmela played 22 games for AC Oulu in the Finnish 1st Division Ykkönen before joining top division Veikkausliiga outfit Rovaniemen Palloseura.[4] In 2017, Nurmela made 24 starts and five substitute appearances in the Finnish top division.[5] In February 2018, Nurmela joined FC Flora in Estonia.[6] With Flora Nurmela won the 2019 Estonian league title[7] making 18 appearances and scoring two goals.[8]
International career edit
On 24 March 2017, he made his debut with the Finland national under-21 football team in a friendly against Netherlands.[9]
Personal life edit
He is the son of former Finnish international Mika Nurmela.
Honours edit
FC Flora
References edit
- ^ Anselmi Nurmela at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
- ^ Anselmi Nurmela at Soccerway
- ^ Anselmi Nurmela tekee paluun kentille - sopimus AC Oulun kanssa, Veikkausliiga, 28 November 2023
- ^ "RoPS signs a 1-year contract with Anselmi Nurmela". Football Finland. 24 January 2017. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
- ^ London, Danny Lewis (18 November 2017). "Veikkausliiga U-22 Young Players' Team of the Season 2017: Talent Radar". Outside of the Boot. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
- ^ "Jalkapallo vei oululaisen Anselmi Nurmelan etelänaapuriin – "Tallinna on upea kaupunki"". Kaleva.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 14 February 2020.
- ^ "Premium liiga".
- ^ "Mängija".
- ^ "Pikkuhuuhkajille kahden maalin tappio" (in Finnish). Football Association of Finland. 24 March 2017. Retrieved 17 January 2022.