Petteri_Forsell
Petteri Forsell
Finnish footballer (born 1990)
Jani Petteri Forsell (born 16 October 1990) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Polish club Korona Kielce in Ekstraklasa. He made twelve appearances scoring one goal for the Finland national team between 2013 and 2019.
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Forsell in 2013 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jani Petteri Forsell[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1990-10-16) 16 October 1990 (age 33) | ||
| Place of birth | Kokkola, Finland[2] | ||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Korona Kielce | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| KPV | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2008 | KPV | 23 | (2) |
| 2009 | VPS | 12 | (1) |
| 2010–2012 | IFK Mariehamn | 52 | (18) |
| 2012–2013 | Bursaspor | 2 | (0) |
| 2013 | → IFK Mariehamn (loan) | 8 | (4) |
| 2014–2015 | IFK Mariehamn | 48 | (14) |
| 2016–2017 | Miedź Legnica | 44 | (17) |
| 2017 | Örebro SK | 8 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Miedź Legnica | 51 | (14) |
| 2019 | → HJK (loan) | 9 | (1) |
| 2020 | Korona Kielce | 14 | (4) |
| 2020–2021 | Stal Mielec | 26 | (1) |
| 2021–2023 | Inter Turku | 64 | (13) |
| 2024– | Korona Kielce | 4 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2011–2012 | Finland U21 | 6 | (1) |
| 2013–2019 | Finland | 12 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 May 2024 | |||
After starting his career with the local KPV, Forsell was signed by a near Veikkausliiga side VPS in 2009. After struggling to make it in the match squads at Vaasa, he left after only one season, switching to a fellow Veikkausliiga side, IFK Mariehamn. At Mariehamn, he began appear more regularly and soon attracted the attention of much bigger clubs in and outside of Finland. On 9 August 2012, he was selected as the player of the month, for July.[3]
On 5 August 2012, it was announced that Forsell had signed with Süper Lig club Bursaspor for a transfer fee of €500,000.[4] He was handed the number #7 shirt, for the upcoming season. Forsell made his debut for Bursaspor as a substitute on 23 August in a Europa League qualifying match against FC Twente.
Forsell was selected as the Ekstraklasa Player of the Month for September 2018. Forsell was the first ever player from Miedź Legnica to win the award and the first player to win it in his rookie year.[5]
On 10 August 2019, Forsell scored one and gave two assists in a 4–0 win against FC Lahti on his league debut for HJK.[6]
On 21 February 2022, Forsell returned to Inter Turku for the 2022 season.[7]
After leaving Inter at the end of 2023, Forsell remained a free agent until 30 March 2024 before rejoining Ekstraklasa club Korona Kielce, whom he previously represented in 2020.[8] He made his return to Polish football two days later as a second-half substitute in a 3–1 away loss to Widzew Łódź.[9]
- Scores and results list Finland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Forsell goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 February 2013 | Netanya Stadium, Netanya, Israel |  Israel | 1–1 | 1–2 | Friendly |
IFK Mariehamn
Miedź Legnica
Korona Kielce II
- IV liga Świętokrzyskie: 2023–24[13][14]
Individual
- Veikkausliiga Player of the Month:July 2012,[15] April 2013,[16] August 2014,[17] September 2021[18]
- Veikkausliiga top assist provider: 2014
- Veikkausliiga Team of the Year: 2021
- Ekstraklasa Player of the Month: September 2018[19]
- "JANİ PETTERİ FORSELL - Player Details TFF". TFF.org. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
- "Mina Vänner 2011: Petteri Forsell". Archived from the original on 21 March 2012. Retrieved 6 April 2011.
- Petteri Forsell Veikkausliigan heinäkuun pelaaja (Petteri Forsell Veikkausliiga's player of the month for July) Archived 30 March 2014 at the Wayback Machine; Veikkausliiga.com - 9.8.2012 (in Finnish)
- Petteri Forsellin Bursaspor-siirto varmistui (Petter Forsell's transfer to Bursaspor goes through); Ilta-Sanomat, 5.8.2012 (in Finnish)
- Petteri Forsell Piłkarzem Września 2018; EkstraKlasa, 10.10.2018 (in Polish)
- "HJK vs. Lahti 4 - 0". Soccerway. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
- "PETTERI FORSELL JATKAA FC INTERISSÄ" (Press release) (in Finnish). Inter Turku. 21 February 2022. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
- "Petteri Forsell w Koronie". 90minut.pl (in Polish). 30 March 2024.
- "PKO Ekstraklasa 2023/2024 - Kolejka 26". 90minut.pl (in Polish). 1 April 2024. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- Petteri Forsell at National-Football-Teams.com
- "Petteri Forsell". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 30 March 2024.
- "Miedź Legnica awansowała do ekstraklasy! Miedź Legnica - Chojniczanka 5:1 [WYNIK, RELACJA, ZDJĘCIA, 27.05.2018]". gazetawroclawska.pl (in Polish). 27 May 2018. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
- Szymczyk, Rafał (19 May 2024). "Rezerwy Korony Kielce z awansem do III ligi". radiokielce.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 19 May 2024.
- "Zawodnik: Petteri Forsell". laczynaspilka.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 19 May 2024.
- Petteri Forsell Veikkausliigan heinäkuun pelaaja Archived 30 March 2014 at the Wayback Machine (in Finnish)
- Lyyski Kuukauden valmentaja Archived 2013-11-01 at the Wayback Machine (in Finnish)
- Petteri Forsell elokuun kuukauden pelaaja Archived 2014-09-11 at the Wayback Machine (in Finnish)
- Petteri Forsell Veikkausliigan kuukauden pelaaja, 6 October 2021
- "Petteri Forsell Piłkarzem Września 2018" (in Polish). Miedź Legnica. 10 October 2018. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
- Profile at veikkausliiga.com at the Wayback Machine (archived 2009-07-17) (in Finnish)
- Profile at ifkmariehamn.com at the Wayback Machine (archived 2011-07-13) (in Finnish)
- Petteri Forsell at Soccerway
- Petteri Forsell at 90minut.pl (in Polish)