Janne Saksela (born 14 March 1993) is a Finnish former footballer.[1]
 Saksela in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 14 March 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Vantaa, Finland | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right back, Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2011 | PK-35 Vantaa | 19 | (1) |
| 2012 | HJK | 0 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | JJK Jyväskylä | 9 | (1) |
| 2014–2017 | RoPS | 69 | (3) |
| 2017–2019 | Sparta Rotterdam | 22 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Jong Sparta Rotterdam | 5 | (1) |
| 2019–2020 | Ilves | 11 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | HJK | 19 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2016–2017 | Finland | 7 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
On 3 August 2019 he returned to Finland, signing a 1.5-year contract with Ilves.[2] He suffered an ACL rupture just 8 days later in his second game for Ilves and is expected to miss several months. He announced his retirement from professional football in October 2022.[3]
International career
He was called up in the Finland national football team in 2016.
Career statistics
- As of match played 19 July 2021[4]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| PK-35 Vantaa | 2009 | Ykkönen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2010 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| 2011 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | ||
| Total | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | ||
| HJK Helsinki | 2012 | Veikkausliiga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Klubi 04 | 2012 | Kakkonen | 7 | 0 | – | – | – | 7 | 0 | |||
| Total | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| JJK Jyväskylä | 2012 | Veikkausliiga | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | ||
| RoPS | 2014 | Veikkausliiga | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| 2015 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 4 | ||
| 2016 | 30 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 36 | 3 | ||
| Total | 69 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 88 | 7 | ||
| Sparta Rotterdam | 2016–17 | Eredivisie | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2017–18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | 19 | 0 | |||
| Total | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | 24 | 0 | |||
| Ilves | 2019 | Veikkausliiga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Total | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |||
| HJK Helsinki | 2021 | Veikkausliiga | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 2 |
| Total | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 145 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 173 | 11 | ||
References
External links
- Janne Saksela at National-Football-Teams.com
- Janne Saksela at WorldFootball.net
- Janne Saksela at Soccerway