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Ilmari Niskanen

Exeter City
173 cm
Height
14
Shirt
27 years
Oct 27, 1997
Both
Preferred foot
Finland
Country
€330K
Market value
Position
Primary
Right Wing-Back
Others
Right-back, Left-back, Left Wing-Back, Right Midfielder, Left Midfielder, Right Winger
RB
LB
RWB
LWB
RM
LM
RW

Player traits

Stats compared to other fullbacks
Touches3%Shot attempts88%Goals39%
Chances created48%Aerial duels won62%Defensive actions51%

League One 2024/2025

1
Goals
1
Assists
12
Started
12
Matches
1,070
Minutes played
6.98
Rating
3
Yellow cards
0
Red cards
Match stats

Nov 2

Barnet
5-3
90
0
0
0
0
-

Oct 26

Huddersfield Town
2-0
80
0
0
0
0
5.8

Oct 22

Reading
1-2
90
1
0
0
0
7.8

Oct 17

Shrewsbury Town
0-2
90
0
0
0
0
7.5

Oct 5

Cambridge United
1-0
90
0
0
0
0
7.0

Oct 1

Leyton Orient
0-1
90
0
0
1
0
7.0

Sep 28

Wigan Athletic
0-0
90
0
0
0
0
6.8

Sep 21

Stevenage
2-0
90
0
1
0
0
7.7

Sep 14

Blackpool
2-1
90
0
0
1
0
6.8

Sep 10

England
2-0
45
0
0
0
0
5.2
Exeter City

Nov 2

FA Cup
Barnet
5-3
90’
-

Oct 26

League One
Huddersfield Town
2-0
80’
5.8

Oct 22

League One
Reading
1-2
90’
7.8

Oct 17

League One
Shrewsbury Town
0-2
90’
7.5

Oct 5

League One
Cambridge United
1-0
90’
7.0
2024/2025

Season shot map

Shot accuracy: 19%
  • 16Shots
  • 1Goals
  • 1.92xG
1 - 2
Shot typeLeft footSituationThrow in set pieceResultGoal
0.27xG0.74xGOT
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Season performance
Minutes played: 1,070

Shooting

Goals
1
Expected goals (xG)
1.92
xG on target (xGOT)
1.13
Non-penalty xG
1.92
Shots
16
Shots on target
3

Passing

Assists
1
Expected assists (xA)
1.52
Successful passes
212
Pass accuracy
71.4%
Accurate long balls
10
Long ball accuracy
34.5%
Chances created
12
Successful crosses
5
Cross accuracy
11.4%

Possession

Successful dribbles
3
Dribble success
30.0%
Touches
519
Touches in opposition box
31
Dispossessed
7
Fouls won
3

Defending

Tackles won
16
Tackles won %
72.7%
Duels won
46
Duels won %
46.0%
Aerial duels won
18
Aerial duels won %
52.9%
Interceptions
10
Blocked
6
Fouls committed
13
Recoveries
28
Possession won final 3rd
2
Dribbled past
11

Discipline

Yellow cards
3
Red cards
0

Player traits

Stats compared to other fullbacks
Touches3%Shot attempts88%Goals39%
Chances created48%Aerial duels won62%Defensive actions51%

Career

Club
Season

Senior career

Exeter CityAug 2023 - now
49
1
Dundee UnitedAug 2021 - Aug 2023
61
2
IngolstadtSep 2020 - Aug 2021
21
0
KuPSJul 2013 - Sep 2020
186
26
Soccer Club Kuopio Futis -98 (on loan)Jul 2017 - Dec 2017
1
1
Soccer Club Kuopio Futis -98 (on loan)Jul 2014 - Sep 2014
7
0
Pallo-Kerho 37 Iisalmi (on loan)Aug 2014 - Sep 2014
1
0
Pallo-Kerho 37 IisalmiJan 2013 - Dec 2013
22
9

National team

FinlandAug 2020 - now
21
1
Finland U21Sep 2017 - Oct 2018
5
0
Finland U19Jan 2015 - Oct 2015
3
0
Finland U17Jan 2013 - Dec 2013
3
0
  • Matches
  • Goals
Trophies

KuPS

Finland
1
Veikkausliiga(2019)