Ville Koski
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-01-27) 27 January 2002
Place of birth Tuusula, Finland[1]
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
 Istra 1961
Youth career
TuPS[2]
0000–2018 PK Keski-Uusimaa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018 PK Keski-Uusimaa 13 (0)
2019–2020 Honka II 27 (2)
2020–2023 Honka 67 (4)
2024– Istra 1961 0 (0)
International career‡
2018–2019 Finland U17 7 (0)
2019 Finland U18 2 (0)
2021– Finland U21 19 (0)
2023– Finland 1 (0)
Medal record
Honka
First placeFinnish League Cup2022
Second placeFinnish Cup2023
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 December 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 November 2023

Ville Koski (born 27 January 2002) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Croatian Football League club Istra 1961, and the Finland under-21 national team.

Club career

PK Keski-Uusimaa

Born in Tuusula, Koski started playing football in the youth teams of local clubs TuPS and PK Keski-Uusimaa. He made his senior debut with PK Keski-Uusimaa first team on 13 May 2018 at the age of 16, playing in the 1–1 draw against JIPPO, in the third-tier league Kakkonen.[3]

FC Honka

In 2019, he joined the FC Honka organisation. He played with the club's reserve team Honka II in Kakkonen for two seasons, before he made his debut in the premier division Veikkausliiga on 12 September 2020 with Honka first team, when he came in from the bench for the final minutes, in 1–3 away victory against RoPS.[4] Despite his young age, in the next season Koski quickly established his place in the starting line-up and became an integral part of the team's defense.[5][6][7][8][9]

Koski scored his first goal in the league on 13 August 2022, in a 4–0 away win against Ilves.[10]

After the 2023 season, Esport Honka was suddenly declared for bankruptcy and Koski was released, having spent five seasons with the club.

NK Istra 1961

In the early December 2023, it was announced that Koski had signed with Croatian premier division 1. HNL side Istra 1961 on a three-and-a-half-year deal, as a free transfer.[11] He was already close to sign with the club in the 2023 summer transfer window but the deal got cancelled then.[12] The transfer will be effective in January 2024.[13][14][15]

International career

A regular Finnish youth international, Koski has represented Finland at various youth national team levels. He has also captained the Finland U21 national team.[16]

Koski made his full international debut for Finland senior national team on 12 January 2023, in a friendly match against Estonia.[17][18]

Career statistics

As of 3 December 2023[19]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[lower-alpha 1] Other Europe Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
PKKU 2018 Kakkonen 13000——130
Honka II 2019 151002[lower-alpha 2]0—171
2020 121003[lower-alpha 2]0—151
Total 272005000322
Honka 2020 Veikkausliiga 1000—0010
2021 17020—4[lower-alpha 3]0230
2022 242002[lower-alpha 4]0—262
2023 252203[lower-alpha 4]02[lower-alpha 3]0322
Total 674405060824
Istra 1961 2023–24 1. HNL 0000——00
Career total 107640100601276

Honours

Club

FC Honka

References

  1. ↑ Ville Koski at WorldFootball.net
  2. ↑ Pikkuhuuhkajat nimetty marraskuun otteluihin, Finnish FA, 7 November 2023
  3. ↑ PKKU VS. JIPPO 1 - 1, int.soccerway.com
  4. ↑ "RoPS - FC Honka 1:3 (Veikkausliiga 2020, 14. Round)". Worldfootball.net. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  5. ↑ Kova luu, Ilta-Sanomat, 20 July 2023
  6. ↑ Kostiainen, Jari (8 May 2023). "Ville Koski oli vain 14 vuotta, kun pelaaja-agentti soitti – näin FC Honka hioo timantteja jopa 10 000 pelaajan joukosta" (in Finnish). Länsiväylä. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  7. ↑ Kuparinen, Heikki (30 March 2022). "Vuodessa avainpelaajaksi noussut Ville Koski toivoo espoolaisten paluuta katsomoon – onhan Hongalla sarjan paras maalivahti ja kenttä: "Kunhan ympärille saisi vähän paremmat puitteet"" (in Finnish). suomifutis.com. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  8. ↑ Peltola, Pasi (29 Dec 2021). "Ville Koski ponnahti Kalevan viheriöltä liigakenttien toppariksi Hongassa: "Keravan kaatosadematsin Hongan paidassa muistan hyvin"" (in Finnish). keski-uusimaa.fi. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  9. ↑ Ville Koski suhtautuu jalkapalloon rennon itsekriittisesti: "En uppoa syviin vesiin", keski-uusimaa.fi, Miska Miettinen, 22 May 2023
  10. ↑ ILVES VS. HONKA 0 - 4, int.soccerway.com
  11. ↑ DOBRO NAM DOŠAO VILLE KOSKI, nkistra.com
  12. ↑ Ville Koski siirtyy Kroatiaan, suomifutis.com, Tuukka Ikkeläjärvi, 3 December 2023
  13. ↑ Ville Koski novi igrač Istre, ofenziva.ffa.hr
  14. ↑ Istra 1961 dovela finskog reprezentativca!, istarski.hr, 2 December 2023
  15. ↑ Finac Ville Koski novi je igrač Istre 1961, regionalexpress.hr, 2 December 2023
  16. ↑ Pikkuhuuhkajat otti tärkeän voiton Azerbaidzhanista, Finnish FA/ Palloliitto, 7 June 2022
  17. ↑ soccerway
  18. ↑ Ville Koski ja Agon Sadiku Huuhkajiin!, esporthonka.com, 30 December 2022
  19. ↑ "Ville Koski". flashscore.fi. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.