Juho Pirttijoki
 Pirttijoki with KuPS in 2020. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Juho Janne Eemeli Pirttijoki[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 30 July 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Toijala, Finland | ||
| Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2015 | Haka | 23 | (5) |
| 2014 | → Hämeenlinna (loan) | 4 | (2) |
| 2016–2017 | HIFK | 25 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | GIF Sundsvall | 7 | (0) |
| 2018 | → KuPS (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | KuPS | 31 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | Lahti | 30 | (3) |
| Total | 131 | (12) | |
| International career | |||
| 2014–2015 | Finland U19 | 7 | (0) |
| 2016–2018 | Finland U21 | 11 | (0) |
| 2018 | Finland | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Juho Janne Eemeli Pirttijoki (born 30 July 1996) is a Finnish former professional footballer who played as a centre back.
Club career
[edit]Pirttijoki has played for Haka, Hämeenlinna, HIFK, GIF Sundsvall and KuPS.[2] While playing for KuPS, Pirttijoki won the Finnish championship title in 2019, and the Finnish Cup title in 2021.[1]
On 9 February 2022, Pirttijoki signed a contract with Lahti for the 2022 season, with an option for 2023.[3]
In January 2024, Pirttijoki announced his retirement from professional football due to consecutive injuries.[4]
Later he has played futsal for Toijalan Pallo-49.[5]
International career
[edit]He made his debut for Finland national football team on 11 January 2018 in a friendly against Jordan.[6]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of 1 September 2024.[5]
| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | League cup[b] | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Hämeenlinna (loan) | 2014 | Kakkonen | 4 | 2 | – | – | – | 4 | 2 | |||
| Haka | 2015 | Ykkönen | 23 | 5 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 26 | 5 | ||
| HIFK | 2016 | Veikkausliiga | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 26 | 1 | ||
| 2017 | Veikkausliiga | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 1 | |||
| Total | 25 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 2 | ||
| GIF Sundsvall | 2017 | Allsvenskan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2018 | Allsvenskan | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 6 | 0 | |||
| Total | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| KuPS (loan) | 2018 | Veikkausliiga | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 2[c] | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
| KuPS | 2019 | Veikkausliiga | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | |
| 2020 | Veikkausliiga | 14 | 1 | 5 | 0 | – | 2[d] | 0 | 21 | 1 | ||
| 2021 | Veikkausliiga | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Total | 31 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 45 | 1 | ||
| Lahti | 2022 | Veikkausliiga | 19 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 25 | 1 | |
| 2023 | Veikkausliiga | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | – | 16 | 3 | ||
| Total | 32 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 4 | ||
| Career total | 132 | 12 | 21 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 163 | 14 | ||
- ^ Includes Suomen Cup and Svenska Cupen
- ^ Includes Finnish League Cup
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League
Honours
[edit]KuPS
- Veikkausliiga: 2019[1]
- Veikkausliiga runner-up: 2021[1]
- Finnish Cup: 2021[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f Juho Pirttijoki at Soccerway. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
- ^ "Juho Pirttijoki lånas ut till toppklubb!" (in Swedish). GIF Sundsvall. 4 July 2018. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
- ^ "Juho Pirttijoki siirtyy Lahteen" (Press release) (in Finnish). Lahti. 9 February 2022. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
- ^ "Juho Pirttijoki perustelee" (Press release) (in Finnish). Veikkausliiga. 15 January 2024. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
- ^ a b Juho Pirttijoki stats, Finnish FA
- ^ "Jordan v Finland game report". ESPN. 11 January 2018.
External links
[edit]- Juho Pirttijoki at National-Football-Teams.com
Categories:
- 1996 births
- People from Akaa
- Living people
- Finnish men's footballers
- Finland men's international footballers
- FC Haka players
- FC Hämeenlinna players
- HIFK Fotboll players
- GIF Sundsvall players
- Kuopion Palloseura players
- FC Lahti players
- Kakkonen players
- Ykkönen players
- Veikkausliiga players
- Men's association football defenders
- Finnish expatriate men's footballers
- Finnish expatriate sportspeople in Sweden
- Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden
- Allsvenskan players
- Sportspeople from Pirkanmaa
- Finnish futsal players