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Jani Lyyski

Jani Lyyski
Jani Lyyski in 2011
Personal information
Full name Jani Pekka Lyyski
Date of birth (1983-03-16) 16 March 1983 (age 41)
Place of birth Mariehamn, Finland
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Youth career
1987–1999 IFK Mariehamn
1999–2001 IF Brommapojkarna
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–1999 IFK Mariehamn 13 (1)
2000–2001 IF Brommapojkarna 0 (0)
2000 → Spånga IS (loan) 15 (1)
2002–2008 IFK Mariehamn 146 (19)
2006 → IFFK (loan) 1 (1)
2009 VPS 26 (3)
2010–2011 Djurgården 41 (0)
2012–2017 IFK Mariehamn 161 (16)
International career
1999 Åland
2010 Finland 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jani Pekka Lyyski (born 16 March 1983) is a Finnish former professional footballer who represented IFK Mariehamn, VPS, Djurgården, and the Finland national team, leading IFK Mariehamn to the 2016 Veikkausliiga win as their captain.

Club career

Early years and IFK Mariehamn

Born on Åland, Lyyski started his football career in IFK Mariehamn.[1] During 2000 and 2001, he resided in Stockholm and played with Spånga IS and youth football with Brommapojkarna.[2] He returned to Åland in 2002 and managed to get into the senior team of IFK Mariehamn, and played there for seven years. He helped IFK Mariehamn to win promotions from third-tier Kakkonen to Ykkönen and eventually to top-tier Veikkausliiga in 2005, and was an integral part in establishing the club at the highest level. In the 2006 season, he played one match for the associate club IF Finströms Kamraterna in the fourth-tier Kolmonen and scored a goal.[3]

After the 2008 season, he moved to Vaasa and the club Vaasan Palloseura in November 2008.[2]

Djurgården

On 26 November 2009, he signed on for Swedish side Djurgårdens IF.[4][5] Upon arrival, he was one of four Finnish players in the squad, together with Kasper Hämäläinen, Joona Toivio, and Joel Perovuo.[6] Lyyski made his Allsvenskan debut for Djurgården on 14 March 2010 against BK Häcken.[7] Lyyski and Toivio started the season as the central defender dup, but Prince Ikpe Ekong was soon chosen over Lyyski.[8]

Lyyski left the club after the 2011 season.[9]

Return to IFK Mariehamn

In March 2012, Lyyski returned to IFK Mariehamn. Lyyski became captain of the team and led them to win the 2015 Finnish Cup and the 2016 Veikkausliiga title.[10] In 2017, after a total of 15 seasons with IFK Mariehamn, he played his last match for the club as no contract renewal was offered.[11]

International career

Lyyski received a call-up to the Åland official football team in 1999 but didn't make any appearance for them.

On 18 January 2010, Lyyski made his first appearance for the Finland national team, in friendly match against South Korea in Málaga, Spain. He was in the starting line-up and played the whole match.[12]

Personal life

His father Pekka Lyyski is a former manager of IFK Mariehamn.

Lyyski has worked as a football commentator for Swedish-speaking YLE.[13][14]

Career statistics

Club

As of 1 September 2024.[15][16]
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
IFK Mariehamn 1998 Kakkonen 7 0 – – – 7 0
1999 Kakkonen 6 1 – – – 6 1
Total 13 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 1
Spånga IS 2000 Swedish Division 2 15 1 – – – 15 1
Brommapojkarna 2001 Swedish Division 2 0 0 – – – 0 0
IFK Mariehamn 2002 Kakkonen 21 1 – – – 21 1
2003 Kakkonen 16 2 – – – 16 2
2004 Ykkönen 26 10 – – – 26 10
2005 Veikkausliiga 13 1 – – – 13 1
2006 Veikkausliiga 16 1 – – – 16 1
2007 Veikkausliiga 26 2 – – – 26 2
2008 Veikkausliiga 26 2 – – – 26 2
Total 144 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 144 19
IF Finströms Kamraterna (loan) 2006 Kolmonen 1 1 – – – 1 1
VPS 2009 Veikkausliiga 26 3 0 0 7 1 – 33 4
Djurgården 2010 Allsvenskan 20 0 0 0 – – 20 0
2011 Allsvenskan 21 0 0 0 – – 21 0
Total 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 41 0
IFK Mariehamn 2012 Veikkausliiga 27 1 4 0 2 1 – 33 2
2013 Veikkausliiga 30 3 2 0 2 0 2[c] 0 36 3
2014 Veikkausliiga 25 3 2 0 6 0 – 33 3
2015 Veikkausliiga 30 3 6 2 4 0 – 40 5
2016 Veikkausliiga 31 5 2 0 4 0 2[c] 0 39 5
2017 Veikkausliiga 18 1 5 1 – 2[d] 0 25 2
Total 161 16 21 3 16 1 6 0 204 20
Career total 401 46 21 3 23 2 6 0 451 51
  1. ^ Includes Suomen Cup and Svenska Cupen
  2. ^ Includes Finnish League Cup
  3. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League

International

As of match played 11 August 2010
Finland
Year Apps Goals
2010 3 0
Total 3 0

Honours

IFK Mariehamn

Individual

References

  1. ^ "Alla tiders åländska fotbollsfest väntar: "Drömt om det här hela livet"". 21 October 2016.
  2. ^ a b Jani Lyyski VPS:n takalinjoille, mtvuutiset.fi, MTV Oy, 22 November 2008
  3. ^ Eklund, Björn (24 July 2006). "Ny storseger för IFFK – trots 0–0 i halvtid" (PDF). Nya Åland. p. 17.
  4. ^ Riedel, Jonas (26 November 2009). "Lyyski först in i truppen". dif.se (in Swedish). Djurgårdens IF Fotboll. Archived from the original on 1 December 2009. Retrieved 26 November 2009.
  5. ^ "Finländare klar för Djurgården". Svenska Dagbladet. TT. 26 November 2009. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
  6. ^ Schröder, Linus (8 March 2010). "Fyrtal i ess från Finland". Svenska Dagbladet.
  7. ^ "Tufft för debutanterna i Allsvenskan".
  8. ^ Lundin, Andreas (20 September 2010). "Lyyski beredd ta chansen igen". Svenska Dagbladet.
  9. ^ "Djurgården rensar ut fyra spelare". 4 November 2011.
  10. ^ "Guldkaptenen tar farväl – Lyyski gör sista matchen i IFK Mariehamn". 24 October 2017.
  11. ^ "Jani Lyyski: Otroligt stolt".
  12. ^ "Etelä-Korea kaatoi Huuhkajat". palloliitto.fi (in Finnish). Football Association of Finland. 18 January 2010. Archived from the original on 15 April 2012. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
  13. ^ "Jani Lyyski: "Jag är väldigt glad för Bosse Anderssons skull"". 21 December 2019.
  14. ^ "Jani Lyyski blir expertkommentator i sommar".
  15. ^ Jani Lyyski, National-Football-Teams
  16. ^ Jani Lyyski stats, Finnish FA
  17. ^ "Koplajoukkue 2016 palkittiin päätöskierroksella". veikkausliiga.com (in Finnish). Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  18. ^ "Kauden parhaita palkittiin Captain's Ballissa". veikkausliiga.com (in Finnish). Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  19. ^ Jani Lyyski kuukauden pelaajaksi (in Finnish)


Quelle: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jani_Lyyski