Jiri Koski

Finnish footballer (born 1995)
Jiri Koski
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-05-20) 20 May 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Helsinki, Finland
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Gnistan
Number 45
Youth career
FC Vaajakoski[1]
JJK[2]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012 JJK 0 (0)
2012 Warkaus JK 2 (0)
2013 PK-35 Vantaa 0 (0)
2013 Klubi 04 0 (0)
2013–2014 Vejle 0 (0)
2014–2015 Atlantis 14 (0)
2016 Klubi 04 8 (0)
2016 HJK 1 (0)
2017–2019 KTP 74 (0)
2020 EIF 7 (0)
2021– Gnistan 66 (0)
International career‡
2011 Finland U17 2 (0)
Finland U18
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 July 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 March 2024

Jiri Koski (born 20 May 1995) is a Finnish professional football player who plays as a goalkeeper for Veikkausliiga side Gnistan.[3]

Club career

Koski debuted in Veikkausliiga with HJK Helsinki on 17 October 2016, in a 3–1 win against Ilves.[4]

Since 2021, Koski has played for IF Gnistan in second-tier Ykkönen, and was the team captain in the 2023 season.[5][6] On 19 May 2024, he made his first Gnistan appearance in the highest level, and only his second-ever appearance in Veikkausliiga, keeping a clean sheet in a 0–0 draw against Kuopion Palloseura (KuPS).[7]

Honours

Gnistan

HJK

Individual

  • Ykkönen Player of the Month: April 2023[8]
  • Kakkonen, Group A: Goalkeeper of the Year 2017[9]

References

  1. ^ FCV-kasvatti Jiri Koski Tanskaan!, fcvaajakoski.com, 9 July 2013
  2. ^ Tulospalvelu Palloliitto, Jiri Koski, Finnish FA/ Palloliitto
  3. ^ KTP:n Jiri Koski halusi jalkapallopaikkakunnalle — ”Voisi sanoa, että minussa virtaa osittain kotkalaista verta”, Kymen Sanomat, 28 July 2017
  4. ^ HJK:n ensikertalainen joutui väsyneenä maaliin - "Katsoin liian pitkään telkkaria", Iltalehti, 17 October 2016
  5. ^ JIRI KOSKI JATKOSOPIMUKSEEN, gnistan.fi, 23 December 2023
  6. ^ JIRI KOSKI JA GNISTAN JATKOSOPIMUKSEEN, gnistan.fi, 14 November 2022
  7. ^ Gnistanin Leppälahti: "Joukkue näytti yhteinäiseltä ja taistelevalta", veikkausliiga.com, 19 May 2024
  8. ^ Jiri Koski on Ykkösen huhtikuun pelaaja, Finnish FA, 5 May 2023
  9. ^ KTP:n Jiri Koski A-lohkon paras maalivahti, Kymen Sanomat, 3 November 2017
  • Jiri Koski at Soccerway
  • Jiri Koski at WorldFootball.net
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