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Niilo Kujasalo

Niilo Kujasalo
Personal information
Date of birth (2004-03-17) 17 March 2004 (age 20)
Place of birth Helsinki, Finland
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
IFK Mariehamn
Youth career
0000–2015 KäPa
2015–2021 HJK
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022–2024 Klubi 04 34 (5)
2022–2024 HJK 0 (0)
2023KPV (loan) 25 (3)
2025– IFK Mariehamn 0 (0)
International career
2019 Finland U15 3 (0)
2019 Finland U16 4 (0)
2021–2022 Finland U18 6 (0)
2022 Finland U19 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 November 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22 January 2024

Niilo Kujasalo (born 17 March 2004) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Veikkausliiga club IFK Mariehamn.

Career

After playing in a youth sector of Käpylän Pallo (KäPa), Kujasalo joined HJK Helsinki youth academy at the age of 11.

On 14 January 2022, he signed a new deal and was promoted to the club's reserve team Klubi 04 squad, playing in third-tier level Kakkonen.[1] He made his debut with HJK first team on 2 March 2022, in a pre-season Finnish League Cup loss against FC Honka. On 14 December 2022, Kujasalo renewed his contract with HJK until the end of 2024, with a deal including an option to extend.[2]

On 20 April 2023, Kujasalo was loaned out to Kokkolan Pallo-Veikot (KPV) for the 2023 season, playing in second-tier level Ykkönen.[3][4][5][6][7]

On 6 November 2024, Kujasalo joined Veikkausliiga club IFK Mariehamn on a two-year deal, starting in 2025.[8]

International career

Kujasalo has represented Finland at various youth international levels.

Career statistics

As of 6 November 2024[9]
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
Klubi 04 2022 Kakkonen 25 3 2 0 27 3
2023 Kakkonen 0 0 0 0 0 0
2024 Ykkönen 9 2 9 2
Total 34 5 0 0 4 0 0 0 34 5
HJK 2022 Veikkausliiga 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
2023 Veikkausliiga 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 0
2024 Veikkausliiga 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 4 0
KPV (loan) 2023 Ykkönen 25 3 4 0 0 0 29 3
IFK Mariehamn 2025 Veikkausliiga 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career total 55 6 6 0 4 0 0 0 65 6
  1. ^ Includes Suomen Cup
  2. ^ Includes Finnish League Cup

Honours

HJK

References