Juho Janne Eemeli Pirttijoki (born 30 July 1996) is a Finnish former professional footballer who played as a centre back.

Juho Pirttijoki
Pirttijoki with KuPS in 2020.
Personal information
Full name Juho Janne Eemeli Pirttijoki[1]
Date of birth (1996-07-30) 30 July 1996 (age 28)
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)
2014Hämeenlinna (loan) 4 (2)
2016–2017 HIFK 25 (1)
2017–2018 GIF Sundsvall 7 (0)
2018KuPS (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

Club career

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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

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He made his debut for Finland national football team on 11 January 2018 in a friendly against Jordan.[6]

Career statistics

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As of 1 September 2024.[5]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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

Honours

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KuPS

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f Juho Pirttijoki at Soccerway. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
  2. ^ "Juho Pirttijoki lånas ut till toppklubb!" (in Swedish). GIF Sundsvall. 4 July 2018. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  3. ^ "Juho Pirttijoki siirtyy Lahteen" (Press release) (in Finnish). Lahti. 9 February 2022. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  4. ^ "Juho Pirttijoki perustelee" (Press release) (in Finnish). Veikkausliiga. 15 January 2024. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
  5. ^ a b Juho Pirttijoki stats, Finnish FA
  6. ^ "Jordan v Finland game report". ESPN. 11 January 2018.
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