Niklas Pyyhtiä
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Niklas Anton Juhana Pyyhtiä | ||
| Date of birth | 25 September 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Turku, Finland | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Südtirol (on loan from Bologna) | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2020 | TPS | ||
| 2021–2024 | Bologna | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2020 | TPS | 19 | (1) |
| 2021 | Honka | 17 | (2) |
| 2021– | Bologna | 7 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | → Ternana (loan) | 31 | (1) |
| 2025– | → Südtirol (loan) | 4 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018 | Finland U16 | 4 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Finland U17 | 11 | (3) |
| 2021 | Finland U19 | 3 | (0) |
| 2021– | Finland U21 | 16 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 February 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2024 | |||
Niklas Anton Juhana Pyyhtiä (born 25 September 2003[1]) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie B club Südtirol, on loan from Bologna.
Club career
[edit]TPS
[edit]Pyyhtiä played in the youth sector of Turun Palloseura (TPS). He made his senior debut with TPS first team in 2019, playing in the second-tier Ykkönen. After TPS won the promotion for the next season, Pyyhtiä debuted in Veikkausliiga in 2020, making 18 appearances and scoring one goal.[2]
Honka
[edit]After TPS got relegated back to Ykkönen, Pyyhtiä was loaned out to Veikkausliiga club Honka with a purchase option, ahead of the 2021 Veikkausliiga season.[3] Soon after the season started, Honka exercised their option to permanently sign with Pyyhtiä.[4] The total fee was not disclosed, but TPS got a compensation of the loan and of the permanent transfer separately, and has a sell-on clause.[5][6]
Bologna
[edit]On 30 August 2021, Pyyhtiä signed with Serie A club Bologna for an undisclosed fee.[7][8] However, the fee was reported to be around €500,000 and could potentially rise to €1 million with add-ons. Honka also has a sell-on clause.[9] Pyyhtiä was first registered to their U19 Primavera squad.
He made his Serie A debut for Bologna on 17 January 2022 in a match against Napoli.[10] In the 2022–23 season, he made six appearances in Serie A and additionally one appearance in Coppa Italia.[11][12][13]
Ternana (loan)
[edit]On 17 August 2023, Pyyhtiä extended his contract with Bologna until 30 June 2026, and joined Serie B club Ternana on loan for the 2023–24 season.[14][15][16] He made his debut with the club on 19 August 2023, in a 2–1 home defeat against Sampdoria, as a 46th minute substitute to Filippo Damian. In the process, he assisted his side's only goal.[17] On 27 February 2024, Pyyhtiä scored his first goal in Serie B for Ternana, in a 3–2 win against Palermo. He returned to Bologna in the summer 2024 after his loan deal expired.
Südtirol (loan)
[edit]After having missed the rest of 2024 due to injury, on 7 January 2025, he was loaned out to Serie B club Südtirol for the remainder of the season. Five days later, he scored in his Südtirol debut, in a 1–1 draw against Catanzaro in Serie B. He scored again in the next round, in away match against Sassuolo on 19 January. Pyyhtiä was named the most valuable under-23 player in the Serie B for January 2025.[18]
International career
[edit]Pyyhtiä is a regular Finnish youth international. He has represented Finland in European qualifiers at under-17, under-19 and under-21 levels.[19]
Personal life
[edit]His two older brothers are ice hockey players. Mikael is a professional player for Columbus Blue Jackets in the NHL, and Tuomas plays at an amateur level in Finland.[20][21] Their father Tomi is a former footballer.[22]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of 2 February 2025[1]
| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| TPS II | 2019 | Nelonen | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2020 | Kolmonen | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | ||
| TPS | 2019 | Ykkönen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2020 | Veikkausliiga | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 1 | |||
| Total | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | ||
| Honka | 2021 | Veikkausliiga | 17 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4[b] | 0 | — | 26 | 4 | |
| Bologna | 2021–22 | Serie A | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | Serie A | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | Serie A | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |||
| Ternana (loan) | 2023–24 | Serie B | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 1 | ||
| Südtirol (loan) | 2024–25 | Serie B | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 3 | ||
| Career total | 85 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 10 | ||
- ^ Includes Suomen Cup and Coppa Italia
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
References
[edit]- ^ a b Niklas Pyyhtiä at Soccerway
- ^ "Niklas Pyyhtiä jättää TPS:n – nuori lupaus siirtyy lainalle ja takaisin liigaan". Turun Sanomat. 14 January 2021.
- ^ Niklas Pyyhtiä Honkaan, esporthonka.com, 14 January 2021
- ^ Honka on lunastanut Niklas Pyyhtiän pelaajaoikeudet, esporthonka.com, 21 April 2021
- ^ PYYHTIÄ SIIRTYY BOLOGNAAN – TPS:LLE MERKITTÄVÄ OSUUS SIIRTOSUMMASTA, fc.tps.fi, 2 September 2021
- ^ Hongan 17-vuotias Niklas Pyyhtiä siirtyy Bolognaan – "Turun suuntaan menee siirtosummasta varsin mukava siivu", Turun Sanomat, 2 September 2021
- ^ 17-vuotiaan suomalaisen siirto Serie A -seuraan tuo isot rahat: ”Erittäin merkittävä summa”, Iltalehti, Vinski Virtanen, 3 September 2021
- ^ Niklas Pyyhtiä siirtyy Hongasta Bolognaan - "Hieno hetki meille kaikille", Veikkausliiga, 2 September 2021
- ^ Suurlahjakkuus Niklas Pyyhtiä siirtyy Serie A:n Bolognaan - siirtosummassa ”jopa seitsemän numeroa” Oivio Janne, Ilta-Sanomat, 2 September 2021
- ^ "Esordio in rossoblù per Pyyhtiä" (in Italian). Bologna F.C. 18 January 2022. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
- ^ "Kilpailu on pirun kovaa" – Niklas Pyyhtiä tekee läpimurtoa Italiassa, Etelä-Suomen Sanomat, 23 June 2023
- ^ Niklas Pyyhtiä tekee läpimurtoa Italiassa: ”Yhtään ei saa nöyristellä”, Helsingin Sanomat, 23 June 2023
- ^ Niklas Pyyhtiä: Bologna tuntuu hyvältä ympäristöltä kehittyä, Finnish FA, 15 January 2023
- ^ "Calciomercato Ternana, Niklas Pyyhtiä nuovo rossoverde" (in Italian). calcioternano.it. 17 August 2023. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
- ^ Serie A -seura lähetti 19-vuotiaan suomalaislupauksensa lainalle, MTV Oy/ mtvuutiset.fi, 17 August 2023
- ^ Turkulaispelaaja Niklas Pyyhtiä vaihtaa seuraa vain hetki ennen kauden avauspeliä, Turun Sanomat, Harri Ahola, 18 August 2023
- ^ TERNANA VS. SAMPDORIA 1 - 2, int.soccerway.com
- ^ legab, instagram
- ^ Niklas Pyyhtiä » Internationals, worldfootball
- ^ Kolme kertaa Pyyhtiä, Pyyhtiä ja Pyyhtiä – veljesten sukunimi kannattaa laittaa muistiin, jalkipeli.net, 21 January 2021
- ^ Tuomas Pyyhtiä, eliteprospects.com
- ^ Sukunimi mieleen: Nuorten Leijonien MM-ryhmässä on iso yllättäjä, veli pelaa Veikkausliigassa, Iltalehti, 17 December 2020
External links
[edit]
- 2003 births
- Living people
- Finnish men's footballers
- 21st-century Finnish sportsmen
- Finland men's youth international footballers
- Finland men's under-21 international footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Turun Palloseura footballers
- Bologna FC 1909 players
- Ternana Calcio players
- FC Südtirol players
- Veikkausliiga players
- Serie A players
- Serie B players
- Finnish expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Italy
- Finnish expatriate sportspeople in Italy
- Kolmonen players
- Ykkönen players