Jussi Erkki Niska (born 15 August 2002) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Veikkausliiga club Inter Turku and the Finland national team."Tehoja saisi tulla enemmän" - Jussi Niska noussut isoon rooliin Interissä, Veikkausliiga, 14 May 2022
Club career RoPS Born in Rovaniemi, Niska played for the youth teams of FC Lynx, who later became part of FC Santa Claus, and RoPS. He debuted in Veikkausliiga for the RoPS first team on 2 July 2020 at the age of 17, in a 3–1 away defeat against Inter Turku.Inter RoPS, Veikkausliiga
After RoPS got relegated in 2020, Niska stayed with the club in Ykkönen in the 2021 season, finishing 2nd in the division, but eventually falling short to AC Oulu in the promotion play-offs.REF soccerwayAC Oulu säilytti sarjapaikkansa – RoPS-hyökkääjä ei sulattanut joukkuekaverin ulosajoa: "Se oli tuomarivirhe", Yle, Hinni Hirvonen, 7 November 2021
FC Inter Turku Niska signed a three-year deal with Inter Turku in Veikkausliiga on 23 December 2021,JUSSI NISKA JA LUKA KUITTINEN PITKILLÄ SOPIMUKSILLA FC INTERIIN, Inter Turku after RoPS faced some serious financial difficulties and were relegated to Kakkonen. On 6 July 2022, Niska scored the winning goal as Inter Turku defeated Drita 1–0 in the 1st leg of the 2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League 1st round qualifying match.Inter Turku (FIN) 1 - 0 Drita (KOS), UEFA On 8 October 2024, his contract was extended for the 2025 with an option for 2026.Jussi Niska jatkaa Interin puolustuksessa, fcinter.fi, 8 October 2024
International career A regular Finnish youth international, Niska has represented Finland in various age brackets.
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupEuropeTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsRoPS II2019Kakkonen60———602020Kakkonen10———10Total7000000070RoPS2020Veikkausliiga20050——2502021Ykkönen16040——200Total360900000450Inter Turku2022Veikkausliiga2112160213132023Veikkausliiga2202060—3002024Veikkausliiga2406020—3202025Veikkausliiga3151070–3952026Veikkausliiga71006000131Total1057111270211459Career total1485221270211979
International
FinlandYearAppsGoals202510Total10
Honours RoPS Ykkönen runner-up: 2021 Inter Turku Finnish Cup runner-up: 2022, 2024 Finnish League Cup: 2024, 2025 Finnish League Cup runner-up: 2022
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