Santeri Hostikka (born 30 September 1997) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays for Veikkausliiga club HJK as a midfielder and forward.[2]
 Hostikka with Lahti in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 30 September 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Järvenpää, Finland | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder, forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | HJK | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| PKKU | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2015 | PKKU | 28 | (5) |
| 2016–2018 | Lahti | 87 | (11) |
| 2019–2021 | Pogoń Szczecin | 47 | (1) |
| 2020–2021 | → Pogoń Szczecin II | 2 | (0) |
| 2021– | HJK | 52 | (6) |
| International career‡ | |||
| Finland U21 | |||
| 2021– | Finland | 6 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 October 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 June 2023 | |||
Club career edit
Hostikka has played for PKKU and Lahti.[1]
In December 2018, Hostikka signed with Polish club Pogoń Szczecin with effect from January 2019.[3]
International career edit
He played for Finland under-21.[1]
He was first called up to the Finland national football team in January 2018 for a friendly against Jordan, but did not play then. He made his debut on 1 September 2021 in a friendly against Wales. He started the game and was substituted after 64 minutes of play in a 0–0 draw at home.[5]
Career statistics edit
- As of 17 February 2024[1]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Other | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| PK Keski-Uusimaa | 2014 | Kakkonen | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 1 | ||
| 2015 | Kakkonen | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 4 | |||
| Total | 28 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 5 | ||
| FC Lahti | 2016 | Veikkausliiga | 29 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 6[b] | 1 | — | 37 | 6 | |
| 2017 | Veikkausliiga | 30 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 34 | 4 | |||
| 2018 | Veikkausliiga | 28 | 4 | 6 | 2 | — | 2[c] | 0 | 36 | 6 | ||
| Total | 87 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 107 | 16 | ||
| Pogoń Szczecin | 2018–19 | Ekstraklasa | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | Ekstraklasa | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 1 | |||
| 2020–21 | Ekstraklasa | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | |||
| Total | 47 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 1 | ||
| HJK Helsinki | 2021 | Veikkausliiga | 10 | 1 | — | — | 7[d] | 0 | 17 | 1 | ||
| 2022 | Veikkausliiga | 20 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13[e] | 1 | 36 | 3 | |
| 2023 | Veikkausliiga | 22 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3[b] | 0 | 9[f] | 2 | 35 | 5 | |
| 2024 | Veikkausliiga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[b] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 52 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 29 | 3 | 91 | 9 | ||
| Career total | 214 | 23 | 18 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 31 | 3 | 275 | 31 | ||
- ^ Includes Suomen Cup and Polish Cup
- ^ a b c Includes Finnish League Cup
- ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League and UEFA Europa Conference League
- ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League and UEFA Europa Conference League
Honours edit
Individual
- Veikkausliiga Player of the Month: July 2017[6]
- Veikkausliiga Top assist provider: 2017[7]
References edit
- ^ a b c d Santeri Hostikka at Soccerway. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
- ^ Eräänlainen tuhkimotarina, Helsingin Sanomat, Ari Virtanen, 8 September 2022
- ^ Santeri Hostikka piłkarzem Pogoni. Klub musiał zapłacić za transfer [ZDJĘCIA], gs24.pl, 19 December 2018
- ^ "Santeri Hostikka Klubiin!". HJK Helsinki. 4 August 2021.
- ^ "Finland v Wales game report". ESPN. 1 September 2021.
- ^ Santeri Hostikka kuukauden pelaajaksi (in Finnish)
- ^ veikkausliiga.com (in Finnish)}
External links edit
Media related to Santeri Hostikka at Wikimedia Commons- Santeri Hostikka at WorldFootball.net
