| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1992-01-14) 14 January 1992 (age 32) | ||
| Place of birth | Jyväskylä, Finland | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre Back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1999–2005 | HuKi | ||
| 2005–2008 | JJK | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2013 | JJK | 55 | (1) |
| 2009–2010 | → Blackbird (loan) | 8 | (2) |
| 2014 | Kruoja | 25 | (2) |
| 2015–2016 | Ilves | 26 | (1) |
| 2016 | → JJK (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2017 | JJK | 25 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2008 | Finland U16 | 15 | (0) |
| 2009 | Finland U17 | 13 | (0) |
| 2010 | Finland U18 | 8 | (3) |
| 2010–2011 | Finland U19 | 5 | (0) |
| 2012 | Finland U20 | 1 | (0) |
| 2012−2013 | Finland U21 | 4 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 April 2018 | |||
Samu Nieminen (born 14 January 1992) is a Finnish former footballer. He played as a central defender.
Nieminen started playing football at the age of seven in Huhtasuon Kisa. He moved to JJK in 2006. Nieminen signed a first team contract with the JJK in 2009 and made his Veikkausliiga debut on 9 May 2010 against MyPa. In 2012 Nieminen made a breakthrough and was 20 times in starting lineup. He continued as a starting lineup player in next season but the season was disappointment when JJK was last in league. In 2014 Nieminen signed a contract with FK Kruoja and won the silver medal. In 2015 Nieminen signed a two-year contract with Ilves.
On 15 August 2016, je returned to JJK on loan for the remainder of the 2016 season.
International career
Nieminen has played four matches in Finland U21 and 42 matches in Finland junior national teams. Nieminen has been a captain of Finland junior national teams.
Career statistics
- As of 1 September 2024.
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| JJK | 2009 | Veikkausliiga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | |
| 2010 | Veikkausliiga | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 12 | 0 | ||
| 2011 | Veikkausliiga | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2012 | Veikkausliiga | 21 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 1 | |
| 2013 | Veikkausliiga | 23 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 29 | 0 | ||
| Total | 55 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 1 | ||
| Blackbird (loan) | 2009 | Kakkonen | 8 | 2 | – | – | – | 8 | 2 | |||
| Kruoja | 2014 | A Lyga | 25 | 2 | – | – | – | 25 | 2 | |||
| Ilves | 2015 | Veikkausliiga | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | – | 30 | 1 | |
| 2016 | Veikkausliiga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | 6 | 0 | ||
| Total | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 1 | ||
| Ilves II | 2016 | Kolmonen | 3 | 1 | – | – | – | 3 | 1 | |||
| JJK (loan) | 2016 | Ykkönen | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | 3 | 0 | |||
| JJK | 2017 | Veikkausliiga | 25 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 27 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 145 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 173 | 8 | ||
- Includes Suomen Cup
- Includes Finnish League Cup
Honours
JJK
- Ykkönen: 2016
- Finnish League Cup runner-up: 2013
Kruoja
References
- Keskisuomalainen. "2 - Samu Nieminen - JJK:n pelaajaesittelyt - Keskisuomalainen". Ksml.fi. Archived from the original on 4 October 2011. Retrieved 5 August 2011.
- "Samu Nieminen siirtyy lainalle JJK:hon" (in Finnish). FC Ilves. 15 August 2016. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
External links
- (in Finnish) Profile at fcjjk.com
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