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Niklas Pyyhtiä
Finnish footballer (born 2003)
Niklas Anton Juhana Pyyhtiä (born 25 September 2003[1]) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie B side Ternana, on loan from Bologna.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Niklas Anton Juhana Pyyhtiä | ||
| Date of birth | (2003-09-25) 25 September 2003 (age 20) | ||
| Place of birth | Turku, Finland | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Ternana (on loan from Bologna) | ||
| Number | 66 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2019 | TPS | ||
| 2021–2023 | Bologna | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2020 | TPS | 19 | (1) |
| 2021 | Honka | 17 | (2) |
| 2021– | Bologna | 7 | (0) |
| 2023– | → Ternana (loan) | 31 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 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 13 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2024 | |||
Turun Palloseura
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]
FC Honka
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 FC
On 30 August 2021, Pyyhtiä signed with Italian 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)
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.
Pyyhtiä is a regular Finnish youth international. He has represented Finland in European qualifiers at under-17, under-19 and under-21 levels.[18]
Club
- As of 13 April 2024.[1]
| Club | Season | League | Cup[lower-alpha 1] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| 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[lower-alpha 2] | 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 | ||
| Career total | 74 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 6 | ||
- Includes Suomen Cup and Coppa Italia
- Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
- Niklas Pyyhtiä at Soccerway
- "Niklas Pyyhtiä jättää TPS:n – nuori lupaus siirtyy lainalle ja takaisin liigaan". ts.fi. 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
- 17-vuotiaan suomalaisen siirto Serie A -seuraan tuo isot rahat: ”Erittäin merkittävä summa”, Iltalehti, Vinski Virtanen, 3 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.
- 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
- Niklas Pyyhtiä » Internationals, worldfootball