| Jussi Niska | |
| Height: | 1.80 m |
| Birth Date: | 2002 8, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Rovaniemi, Finland |
| Position: | Left-back |
| Currentclub: | Inter Turku |
| Clubnumber: | 2 |
| Youthclubs1: | FC Santa Claus |
| Youthyears2: | –2019 |
| Youthclubs2: | RoPS |
| Years1: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs1: | RoPS II |
| Caps1: | 7 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs2: | RoPS |
| Caps2: | 36 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2022– |
| Clubs3: | Inter Turku |
| Caps3: | 57 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2018 |
| Nationalteam1: | Finland U16 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2018 |
| Nationalteam2: | Finland U17 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 4 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2023– |
| Nationalteam3: | Finland U21 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 7 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 22 July 2024 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 21 November 2023 |
Jussi Niska (born 15 August 2002) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Veikkausliiga club Inter Turku and the Finland U21 national team.[1]
Born in Rovaniemi, Niska played for the youth teams of FC Lynx, who later became part of FC Santa Claus,[2] and RoPS. He debuted in Veikkausliiga for the RoPS first team on 2 July 2020 at the age of 17, in a 3–1 away defeat against Inter Turku.[3]
After RoPS got relegated in 2020, Niska stayed with the club in Ykkönen in the 2021 season,[2] finishing 2nd in the division, but eventually falling short to AC Oulu in the promotion play-offs.[4] [5]
Niska signed a three-year deal with Inter Turku in Veikkausliiga on 23 December 2021,[6] after RoPS faced some serious financial difficulties and were relegated to Kakkonen.
On 6 July 2022, Niska scored the winning goal as Inter Turku defeated Drita 1–0 in the 1st leg of the 2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League 1st round qualifying match.[7] [8]
A regular Finnish youth international, Niska has represented Finland in various age brackets.[9]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| RoPS II | 2019 | Kakkonen | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||||
| 2020 | Kakkonen | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |||
| RoPS | 2020 | Veikkausliiga | 20 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 0 | |||
| 2021 | Ykkönen | 16 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 36 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 0 | |||
| Inter Turku | 2022 | Veikkausliiga | 21 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 31 | 3 | |
| 2023 | Veikkausliiga | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 30 | 0 | |||
| 2024 | Veikkausliiga | 14 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 20 | 0 | |||
| Total | 57 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 81 | 3 | |||
| Career total | 100 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 133 | 3 | |||
RoPS
2021 Runners-upInter Turku
2022 Runners-up
2024, 2022 Runners-up