Jani Petteri Forsell (born 16 October 1990) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for TFF First League club Şanlıurfaspor. He made twelve appearances scoring one goal for the Finland national team between 2013 and 2019.

Petteri Forsell
Forsell in 2013
Personal information
Full name Jani Petteri Forsell[1]
Date of birth (1990-10-16) 16 October 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth Kokkola, Finland[2]
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
Şanlıurfaspor
Number 10
Youth career
KPV
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2008 KPV 23 (2)
2009 VPS 12 (1)
2010–2012 IFK Mariehamn 52 (18)
2012–2013 Bursaspor 2 (0)
2013IFK Mariehamn (loan) 8 (4)
2014–2015 IFK Mariehamn 48 (14)
2016–2017 Miedź Legnica 44 (17)
2017 Örebro 8 (0)
2018–2019 Miedź Legnica 51 (14)
2019HJK (loan) 11 (2)
2020 Korona Kielce 14 (4)
2020–2021 Stal Mielec 26 (1)
2021–2023 Inter Turku 64 (13)
2024 Korona Kielce 4 (0)
2024– Şanlıurfaspor 6 (1)
International career
2011–2012 Finland U21 6 (1)
2013–2019 Finland 12 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 October 2024

Career

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After starting his career with the local KPV, Forsell was signed by a near Veikkausliiga side VPS in 2009. After struggling to make it in the match squads at Vaasa, he left after only one season, switching to a fellow Veikkausliiga side, IFK Mariehamn. At Mariehamn, he began appear more regularly and soon attracted the attention of much bigger clubs in and outside of Finland. On 9 August 2012, he was selected as the player of the month, for July.[3]

On 5 August 2012, it was announced that Forsell had signed with Süper Lig club Bursaspor for a transfer fee of €500,000.[4] He was handed the number #7 shirt, for the upcoming season. Forsell made his debut for Bursaspor as a substitute on 23 August in a Europa League qualifying match against FC Twente.

Forsell was selected as the Ekstraklasa Player of the Month for September 2018. Forsell was the first ever player from Miedź Legnica to win the award and the first player to win it in his rookie year.[5]

On 10 August 2019, Forsell scored one and gave two assists in a 4–0 win against FC Lahti on his league debut for HJK.[6]

On 21 February 2022, Forsell returned to Inter Turku for the 2022 season.[7]

After leaving Inter at the end of 2023, Forsell remained a free agent until 30 March 2024 before rejoining Ekstraklasa club Korona Kielce, whom he previously represented in 2020.[8] He made his return to Polish football two days later as a second-half substitute in a 3–1 away loss to Widzew Łódź.[9] He left the club at the end of June.[10]

On 9 July 2024, Forsell signed with Turkish TFF First League club Şanlıurfaspor.[11]

International career

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A former youth international, Forsell debuted with the Finland senior national team on 6 February 2013 against Israel, scoring a goal in his first appearance.

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 26 October 2024.[12]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[a] Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
KPV 2007 Ykkönen 9 2 9 2
2008 Ykkönen 14 0 14 0
Total 23 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 2
VPS 2009 Veikkausliiga 12 1 0 0 7[b] 1 19 2
IFK Mariehamn 2010 Veikkausliiga 12 3 3 0 15 3
2011 Veikkausliiga 22 6 2 1 24 7
2012 Veikkausliiga 18 9 4 5 1[b] 0 23 14
Total 52 18 9 6 0 0 1 0 62 24
Bursaspor 2012–13 Süper Lig 2 0 7 1 1[c] 0 10 1
IFK Mariehamn (loan) 2013 Veikkausliiga 8 4 3 5 1[b] 0 12 9
IFK Mariehamn 2014 Veikkausliiga 31 11 3 1 3[b] 0 37 12
2015 Veikkausliiga 17 3 4 4 4[b] 0 25 7
Total 48 14 7 5 0 0 7 0 62 19
Miedź Legnica 2015–16 I liga 14 4 14 4
2016–17 I liga 30 13 2 2 32 15
Total 44 17 2 2 0 0 0 0 46 19
Örebro 2017 Allsvenskan 8 0 1 0 9 0
Miedź Legnica 2017–18 I liga 12 1 12 1
2018–19 Ekstraklasa 37 13 5 3 42 16
2019–20 I liga 2 0 0 0 2 0
Total 51 14 5 3 0 0 0 0 56 17
Miedź Legnica II 2018–19 III liga 1 0 1 0
HJK (loan) 2019 Veikkausliiga 11 2 0 0 2[c] 1 13 3
Korona Kielce 2019–20 Ekstraklasa 14 4 14 4
Stal Mielec 2020–21 Ekstraklasa 26 1 2 0 28 1
Inter Turku 2021 Veikkausliiga 11 3 11 3
2022 Veikkausliiga 27 6 5 0 2[d] 0 3[b] 0 37 6
2023 Veikkausliiga 26 4 2 0 5[b] 0 33 4
Total 64 13 7 0 2 0 8 0 81 13
Korona Kielce 2023–24 Ekstraklasa 4 0 4 0
Şanlıurfaspor 2024–25 TFF First League 6 1 0 0 6 1
Career total 374 91 43 22 5 1 23 1 445 115
  1. ^ Includes Suomen Cup, Turkish Cup, Polish Cup and Svenska Cupen
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Appearance(s) in Finnish League Cup
  3. ^ a b Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  4. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

International

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As of match played 8 June 2019
Finland
Year Apps Goals
2013 1 1
2014 1 0
2015 2 0
2016 2 0
2017 3 0
2018 2 0
2019 1 0
Total 12 1

International goals

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Scores and results list Finland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Forsell goal.
List of international goals scored by Petteri Forsell[13]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 6 February 2013 Netanya Stadium, Netanya, Israel   Israel 1–1 1–2 Friendly

Honours

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IFK Mariehamn

Miedź Legnica

Korona Kielce II

Inter Turku

Individual

References

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  1. ^ "JANİ PETTERİ FORSELL - Player Details TFF". TFF.org. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
  2. ^ "Mina Vänner 2011: Petteri Forsell". Archived from the original on 21 March 2012. Retrieved 6 April 2011.
  3. ^ Petteri Forsell Veikkausliigan heinäkuun pelaaja (Petteri Forsell Veikkausliiga's player of the month for July) Archived 30 March 2014 at the Wayback Machine; Veikkausliiga.com - 9.8.2012 (in Finnish)
  4. ^ Petteri Forsellin Bursaspor-siirto varmistui (Petter Forsell's transfer to Bursaspor goes through); Ilta-Sanomat, 5.8.2012 (in Finnish)
  5. ^ Petteri Forsell Piłkarzem Września 2018; EkstraKlasa, 10.10.2018 (in Polish)
  6. ^ "HJK vs. Lahti 4 - 0". Soccerway. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
  7. ^ "PETTERI FORSELL JATKAA FC INTERISSÄ" (Press release) (in Finnish). Inter Turku. 21 February 2022. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  8. ^ "Petteri Forsell w Koronie". 90minut.pl (in Polish). 30 March 2024.
  9. ^ "PKO Ekstraklasa 2023/2024 - Kolejka 26". 90minut.pl (in Polish). 1 April 2024. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  10. ^ "Fredrik Krogstad oraz Petteri Forsell odchodzą z Korony Kielce!" (in Polish). Korona Kielce. 1 July 2024. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  11. ^ Petteri Forsell siirtyy Turkin toiseksi korkeimmalle sarjatasolle, Yle, 9 July 2024
  12. ^ Petteri Forsell, Finnish FA
  13. ^ Petteri Forsell at National-Football-Teams.com
  14. ^ "Petteri Forsell". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  15. ^ "Miedź Legnica awansowała do ekstraklasy! Miedź Legnica - Chojniczanka 5:1 [WYNIK, RELACJA, ZDJĘCIA, 27.05.2018]". gazetawroclawska.pl (in Polish). 27 May 2018. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  16. ^ Szymczyk, Rafał (19 May 2024). "Rezerwy Korony Kielce z awansem do III ligi". radiokielce.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 19 May 2024.
  17. ^ "Zawodnik: Petteri Forsell". laczynaspilka.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 19 May 2024.
  18. ^ MIESTEN SUOMEN CUP FINAALIN YLEISÖINFO, stadion.fi, 12 September 2022
  19. ^ Hävitty cup-finaali oli liikaa – FC Inter antoi potkut päävalmentajalleen, suomifutis.com, 19 September 2022
  20. ^ Liigacupin finaali FC Honka – FC Inter lauantaina Espoossa, fcinter.fi
  21. ^ Petteri Forsell Veikkausliigan heinäkuun pelaaja Archived 30 March 2014 at the Wayback Machine (in Finnish)
  22. ^ Lyyski Kuukauden valmentaja Archived 2013-11-01 at the Wayback Machine (in Finnish)
  23. ^ Petteri Forsell elokuun kuukauden pelaaja Archived 2014-09-11 at the Wayback Machine (in Finnish)
  24. ^ Petteri Forsell Veikkausliigan kuukauden pelaaja, 6 October 2021
  25. ^ "Petteri Forsell Piłkarzem Września 2018" (in Polish). Miedź Legnica. 10 October 2018. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
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