| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (2001-09-29) 29 September 2001 (age 23) | ||
| Place of birth | Espoo, Finland | ||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Central midfielder, right back | ||
| Team information | |||
| Current team | Gnistan | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Masalan Kisa | |||
| 0000–2017 | Honka | ||
| 2017–2019 | TSG Hoffenheim | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023 | UCF Knights | 16 | (5) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017 | Honka II | 5 | (0) |
| 2017 | Honka | 0 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | TSG Hoffenheim | 0 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Klubi 04 (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Honka II (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Honka (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | Klubi 04 | 66 | (11) |
| 2022 | Honka II | 5 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | Honka | 10 | (0) |
| 2024– | Gnistan | 29 | (5) |
| International career | |||
| 2016 | Finland U16 | 3 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | Finland U17 | 9 | (0) |
| 2021 | Finland U20 | 2 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 October 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 February 2024 | |||
Saku Heiskanen (born 29 September 2001) is a Finnish professional football player who plays as a right back for Veikkausliiga side Gnistan.
Career
On 10 August 2017, Heiskanen signed with TSG 1899 Hoffenheim, and was registered as a youth player.
After playing with Klubi 04 and Honka in Finland, Heiskanen moved to the United States and joined the University of Central Florida team UCF Knights in June 2023.
In January 2024, Heiskanen returned to Finland and signed with a newly promoted Veikkausliiga club Gnistan. On 1 October, his deal was extended for the 2025.
Honours
Honka
- Finnish League Cup: 2022
Individual
- Veikkausliiga Team of the Year: 2024
- Sun Belt Conference Newcomer of the Year: 2023
- Sun Belt Conference Freshman of the Year: 2023
References
- SAKU HEISKANEN, ucfknights.com
- Tulospalvelu Palloliitto, Saku Heiskanen, Finnish FA/ Palloliitto
- 15-vuotias suomalainen futislupaus Bundesliigaseuraan – juuret Kirkkonummella, Länsiväylä, 10 August 2017
- Saku Heiskanen siirtyy FC Hongasta University of Central Floridaan, veikkausliiga.com, 27 June 2023
- SAKU HEISKANEN GNISTANIIN, gnistan.fi, 17 January 2024
- SAKU HEISKANEN SIGNS WITH GNISTAN IF, ucfknights.com, 30 January 2024
- IF GNISTAN KÄYTTÄÄ SAKU HEISKASEN SOPIMUKSESSA OLEVAN OPTION – JATKAA SEURASSA KAUDELLA 2025, gnistan.fi, 1 October 2024
- Koplajoukkue 2024 nimetty - jalkapallotoimittajien valinnat vuoden parhaiksi palkitaan lauantaina, veikkausliiga.com, 19 October 2024
- 2023 Sun Belt Men’s Soccer Awards and All-Conference Teams Announced, sunbeltsports.org, 11 March 2023
External links
- Saku Heiskanen at Soccerway
- Saku Heiskanen at WorldFootball.net
| Gnistan – current squad | |
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- Living people
- 2001 births
- Footballers from Espoo
- Finnish men's footballers
- 21st-century Finnish sportsmen
- Men's association football midfielders
- Kolmonen players
- Kakkonen players
- Ykkönen players
- Veikkausliiga players
- Pallohonka players
- FC Honka players
- TSG 1899 Hoffenheim players
- Klubi 04 players
- IF Gnistan players
- Finland men's youth international footballers
- Finnish expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Germany
- Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
- Finnish expatriate sportspeople in Germany
- Finnish expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- UCF Knights men's soccer players