Urho Nissilä (born 4 April 1996) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for South Korean club Suwon FC.[1]
![]() Nissilä with Kuopion Palloseura in 2015 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1996-04-04) 4 April 1996 (age 26) | ||
Place of birth | Kuopio, Finland | ||
Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Suwon FC | ||
Number | 25 | ||
Youth career | |||
2008–2015 | KuPS | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015–2018 | KuPS | 89 | (14) |
2018–2020 | Zulte Waregem | 2 | (1) |
2019–2020 | → MVV Maastricht (loan) | 8 | (0) |
2020 | → KuPS (loan) | 21 | (5) |
2021 | KuPS | 25 | (8) |
2022– | Suwon FC | 22 | (2) |
National team‡ | |||
2011 | Finland U15 | 1 | (0) |
2015 | Finland U19 | 2 | (0) |
2017–2018 | Finland U21 | 4 | (1) |
2021– | Finland | 12 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:10, 27 September 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 September 2022 |
Nissilä began his senior club career playing for KuPS.
He signed with Zulte Waregem in 2018.[2] He made his debut on 10 November, playing the first 58 minutes of a 2–0 win against Lokeren.[3]
He returned to KuPS on loan in February 2020.[4][5]
Nissilä joined K League 1 side Suwon FC in January 2022.[6]
He has represented the Finland national under-21 football team.[7]
He made his debut for the Finland national football team on 1 September 2021 in a friendly against Wales. He substituted Jasin-Amin Assehnoun at half-time of a 0–0 home draw.[8] Three days later he gained his first cap in FIFA World Cup qualifications when he replaced Onni Valakari as a substitute on 78th minute in Helsinki Olympic Stadium in a match against Kazakhstan.[9]
Club | Season | League | Domestic Cups | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
KuPS | 2015 | Veikkausliiga | 23 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 27 | 5 | ||
2016 | 26 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 0 | ||||
2017 | 26 | 9 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 9 | ||||
2018 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 20 | 4 | |||
Total | 89 | 14 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 18 | ||
Zulte Waregem | 2018–19 | Belgian First Division A | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
Maastricht (loan) | 2019–20 | Eerste Divisie | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||
KuPS (loan) | 2020 | Veikkausliiga | 21 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | — | 27 | 6 | |
KuPS | 2021 | 25 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 7[lower-alpha 3] | 2 | — | 38 | 11 | ||
Total | 46 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 17 | ||
Suwon FC | 2022 | K League 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 1 | ||
Career total | 154 | 29 | 30 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 196 | 37 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Finland | 2021 | 7 | 0 |
2022 | 2 | 0 | |
Total | 9 | 0 |
Suwon FC – current squad | |
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