Teemu Pukki is a Finnish professional football player, who is the all-time leading goalscorer of the Finland national football team. As of 7 June 2024, Pukki has scored 42 goals in 122 international appearances, since making his senior national team debut on 4 February 2009.[1]
In 2019, in the UEFA Euro 2020 qualification campaign, Pukki scored ten goals in ten appearances, helping Finland to qualify for the postponed UEFA Euro 2020 final tournament, for the first time in the nation's history.[2]
Pukki surpassed Jari Litmanen as Finland's top goalscorer on 12 October 2021, by scoring a brace in a 2–0 away win against Kazakhstan in the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, with his 32nd and 33rd international goals.[3][4][5]
International goals
edit- As of match played 4 June 2024
- Scores and results list Finland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Pukki goal.
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No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 26 May 2012 | Red Bull Arena, Wals-Siezenheim, Austria | 11 | Turkey | 2–2 | 3–2 | Friendly |
2 | 15 August 2012 | Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland | 14 | Northern Ireland | 2–2 | 3–3 | Friendly |
3 | 11 September 2012 | Na Stínadlech, Teplice, Czech Republic | 16 | Czech Republic | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
4 | 14 November 2012 | GSP Stadium, Nicosia, Cyprus | 18 | Cyprus | 1–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
5 | 22 March 2013 | El Molinón, Gijón, Spain | 20 | Spain | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
6 | 11 June 2013 | Central Stadium, Gomel, Belarus | 23 | Belarus | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
7 | 21 May 2014 | Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland | 30 | Czech Republic | 1–0 | 2–2 | Friendly |
8 | 2–1 | ||||||
9 | 6 October 2016 | Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland | 52 | Iceland | 1–0 | 2–3 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
10 | 5 September 2017 | Loro Boriçi Stadium, Shkodër, Albania | 59 | Kosovo | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
11 | 26 March 2018 | Gloria Golf Resort Pitch A, Belek, Turkey | 64 | Malta | 1–0 | 5–0 | Friendly |
12 | 3–0 | ||||||
13 | 8 September 2018 | Ratina Stadium, Tampere, Finland | 65 | Hungary | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2018–19 UEFA Nations League C |
14 | 11 September 2018 | Veritas Stadion, Turku, Finland | 66 | Estonia | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2018–19 UEFA Nations League C |
15 | 13 October 2018 | A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia | 67 | Estonia | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2018–19 UEFA Nations League C |
16 | 8 June 2019 | Ratina Stadium, Tampere, Finland | 73 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1–0 | 2–0 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualification |
17 | 2–0 | ||||||
18 | 11 June 2019 | Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz, Liechtenstein | 74 | Liechtenstein | 1–0 | 2–0 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualification |
19 | 5 September 2019 | Ratina Stadium, Tampere, Finland | 75 | Greece | 1–0 | 1–0 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualification |
20 | 8 September 2019 | Ratina Stadium, Tampere, Finland | 76 | Italy | 1–1 | 1–2 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualification |
21 | 15 October 2019 | Veritas Stadion, Turku, Finland | 78 | Armenia | 2–0 | 3–0 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualification |
22 | 3–0 | ||||||
23 | 15 November 2019 | Telia 5G -areena, Helsinki, Finland | 79 | Liechtenstein | 2–0 | 3–0 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualification |
24 | 3–0 | ||||||
25 | 18 November 2019 | Olympic Stadium, Athens, Greece | 80 | Greece | 1–0 | 1–2 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualification |
26 | 15 November 2020 | Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria | 86 | Bulgaria | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2020–21 UEFA Nations League B |
27 | 18 November 2020 | Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff, Wales | 87 | Wales | 1–2 | 1–3 | 2020–21 UEFA Nations League B |
28 | 24 March 2021 | Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland | 88 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
29 | 2–1 | ||||||
30 | 28 March 2021 | Olimpiyskiy National Sports Complex, Kyiv, Ukraine | 89 | Ukraine | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
31 | 9 October 2021 | Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland | 97 | Ukraine | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
32 | 12 October 2021 | Astana Arena, Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan | 98 | Kazakhstan | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
33 | 2–0 | ||||||
34 | 26 March 2022 | Estadio Nueva Condomina, Murcia, Spain | 101 | Iceland | 1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly |
35 | 4 June 2022 | Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland | 103 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2022–23 UEFA Nations League B |
36 | 14 June 2022 | Bilino Polje Stadium, Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina | 106 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2022–23 UEFA Nations League B |
37 | 23 September 2022 | Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland | 107 | Romania | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2022–23 UEFA Nations League B |
38 | 19 June 2023 | Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland | 112 | San Marino | 6–0 | 6–0 | UEFA Euro 2024 qualification |
39 | 17 November 2023 | Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland | 117 | Northern Ireland | 3–0 | 4–0 | UEFA Euro 2024 qualification |
40 | 21 March 2024 | Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff, Wales | 119 | Wales | 1–2 | 1–4 | UEFA Euro 2024 qualification |
41 | 4 June 2024 | Estádio José Alvalade, Lisbon, Portugal | 121 | Portugal | 1–3 | 2–4 | Friendly |
42 | 2–3 |
Statistics
edit- As of match played 7 June 2024[6]
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References
edit- ^ JAPAN VS. FINLAND 5 - 1, int.soccerway.com
- ^ Teemu Pukki kovassa seurassa – tässä ovat EM-karsintojen parhaat maalintekijät, valioliiga.com, 20 November 2019
- ^ Teemu Pukki on nyt Suomen kaikkien aikojen maalitykki – muistatko Gijonin ihmeen ja muut upeat osumat?, Helsingin Sanomat, 13 October 2021
- ^ Teemu Pukki iski kahdesti ja nousi kaikkien aikojen maalipörssin kärkeen ohi Jari Litmasen – Suomi kaatoi Kazakstanin, Helsingin Sanomat, Ari Virtanen, 12 October 2021
- ^ KAZAKHSTAN VS. FINLAND 0 - 2, int.soccerway.com
- ^ a b "Teemu Pukki" (in Finnish). Football Association of Finland. Archived from the original on 9 September 2017. Retrieved 21 June 2021.