Teemu Pukki

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Teemu Pukki
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Pukki training for FC Schalke 04 in 2013
Personal information
Full name Teemu Pukki
Date of birth (1990-03-29) 29 March 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth Kotka, Finland
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Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Brøndby IF
Number 9
Youth career
KTP
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2008 KTP 29 (5)
2008–2010 Sevilla Atlético 33 (3)
2009 Sevilla 1 (0)
2010–2011 HJK 25 (13)
2011–2013 Schalke 04 37 (8)
2013–2015 Celtic 27 (7)
2014–2015 → Brøndby IF (loan) 27 (9)
2015– Brøndby IF 14 (7)
International career‡
Finland U17 9 (5)
Finland U19 9 (3)
2007–2011 Finland U21 23 (7)
2009– Finland 43 (8)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 October 2015
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 October 2015

Teemu Pukki (born 29 March 1990) is a Finnish footballer who plays currently as a forward for Danish Superliga club Brøndby. He also plays at international level for Finland. He operates mainly as a centre-forward who often plays on the wings.

Club career

KTP

Pukki began his career as a youth at his hometown club, KTP, playing for their under-19 side. He made his debut for the first team at 16 years old and his performances saw him called up to play for Finland's youth international sides.[1][2] In two seasons of first-team football, Pukki made 29 appearances in the Finnish Premier League (Veikkausliiga) and scored three goals.[2]

Sevilla

Pukki moved to Sevilla from KTP[2] and was called up for the Sevilla first team for the away match against Real Madrid on 7 December 2008,[3] but was an unused substitute. He received his La Liga debut at home against Racing on 25 January 2009.[4] He found himself unused in Sevilla and he decided to return to Finland.

HJK Helsinki

On 28 August 2010, Pukki signed a three-and-half-year contract with the Finnish Veikkausliiga club HJK.[5] Pukki made his debut 30 August a match against IFK Mariehamn. He managed to score his first goal for HJK in the next match against FF Jaro which was his first goal in a league match for nearly two years. During season 2010 he managed to play in seven games and score two goals for HJK in the 2010 season. At the end of the season HJK and Pukki won the Finnish Veikkausliiga and silver in the Finnish Cup.

During season 2011 he scored 11 goals and notched eight assists in 18 league matches out which he was in the starting line up in 13. He was chosen to 2011 Veikkausliiga All Stars -team.[6] Pukki was also a key figure in HJK´s UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League qualifications. He scored two goals against Bangor City and HJK´s both goals in a 2–0 home win against FC Schalke 04.[7] Pukki also scored HJK´s only goal in the 6–1 away match against Schalke.[8]

FC Schalke 04

Pukki scored three goals in two matches against FC Schalke 04 in August 2011 during the Europa League qualifier. First he scored twice in the first leg in Helsinki, and in Gelsenkirchen he scored an away goal. However, it was not enough to help HJK qualify to the group stage. Schalke was so impressed, they offered him a place in their squad. On 31 August 2011, Pukki joined the German Bundesliga side on a three-year contract.[9]

On 6 November, he scored two goals for Schalke as he debuted in the starting 11 against Hannover 96. By doing so, he became the third Finn to score a brace in the German Bundesliga, after Ari Hjelm and Pasi Rautiainen.[10]

Celtic

Pukki signed a four-year deal with Celtic from FC Schalke 04 for an undisclosed fee on 31 August 2013.[11] He scored on his debut in a 3–1 win against Hearts on 14 September 2013[12] and again on his home debut against St. Johnstone on 21 September. On 26 January 2014 he scored against Hibernian.[13] Overall though, Pukki's first season at Celtic was considered something of a disappointment as he struggled with form and failed to fill the void left by Gary Hooper who had left at the start of the season.[14][15] Pukki himself later acknowledged the lack of impact he had made, admitting he initially felt playing in Scotland would be "easier" than in Germany.[16] He found the speed and physical nature of the game in Scotland difficult to adjust to, and stated "Scottish football is not easy. It’s not a bad league at all".[16]

On 8 July 2014, Pukki scored his first Celtic hat trick in a pre-season friendly against LASK Linz in a 5–2 victory for Celtic.[15] Pukki scored twice in Celtic's victory against KR Reykjavik at Murrayfield Stadium in Celtic's UEFA Champions League qualifying match, the match ended 4–0 with Celtic winning 5–0 on aggregate.[17] However, he struggled to make any impact in the next qualifying round matches against Legia Warsaw and was substituted at half-time in the league defeat to Inverness Caledonian Thistle on 6 August 2014.[18][19]

Brøndby

On 1 September 2014, Pukki signed a one-year loan deal with option to buy with Danish side Brøndby IF.[18] He made his debut thirteen days later in a league match at home against Randers[20] and scored his first goal two weeks later in a 2–2 draw away against Esbjerg.[20] He went on to score another four goals in his next four games,[20][21] and was rewarded for his form by being voted the Superliga Player of the Month for October,[22] finishing the season as the club's top scorer, with nine goals.[23] On 19 June 2015, Pukki signed a three-year contract with Brøndby for an undisclosed fee.[23]

International career

Pukki debuted in the Finland national team on 4 February 2009 when Stuart Baxter used him as a substitute against Japan in a friendly match played in Tokyo .[24][25] He scored his fifth goal for his country on 22 March 2013, scoring the equaliser as Finland recorded a 1–1 draw at reigning world and European champions Spain in World Cup qualifying.

In May 2014, Pukki, on six goals at the time, scored his first international double. He scored twice in two minutes in a friendly with the Czech Republic national football team. The Czechs scored in between Pukki's two goals and later equalised as the match ended two apiece. The match was held at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium

International goals

Scores and results list Finland's goal tally first.[26]

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Report
1 26 May 2012 Red Bull Arena, Wals-Siezenheim, Austria  Turkey 2–2 3–2 Friendly match Report
2 15 August 2012 Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland  Northern Ireland 2–2 3–3 Friendly match Report
3 11 September 2012 Na Stínadlech, Teplice, Czech Republic  Czech Republic 1–0 1–0 Friendly match Report
4 14 November 2012 GSP Stadium, Nicosia, Cyprus  Cyprus 1–0 3–0 Friendly match Report
5 22 March 2013 El Molinón, Gijón, Spain  Spain 1–1 1–1 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification Report
6 11 June 2013 Central Stadium, Gomel, Belarus  Belarus 1–0 1–1 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification Report
7 21 May 2014 Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland  Czech Republic 1–0 2–2 Friendly match Report
8 2–1

Honours

Club

Sevilla
HJK
Celtic

Individual

  • 2011: Veikkausliiga All Stars[28]

Career statistics

Club

[20][29][30]

As of 7 August 2015
Club Season Division League Cup League Cup Europe Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
FC KooTeePee
2006 Veikkausliiga 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
2007 Veikkausliiga 24 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 3
FC KooTeePee Total 29 3 0 0 - - 0 0 29 3
Sevilla Atlético
2008–09 Segunda Division 17 3 0 0 - - 0 0 17 3
Sevilla Atlético Total 17 3 0 0 - - 0 0 17 3
Sevilla
2008–09 Primera Division 1 0 0 0 - - 0 0 1 0
Sevilla Total 1 0 0 0 - - 0 0 1 0
HJK Helsinki
2010 Veikkausliiga 7 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 2
2011 Veikkausliiga 17 11 0 0 2 0 0 0 19 11
2012 Veikkausliiga 0 0 0 0 - - 6 5 6 5
HJK Helsinki Total 24 13 1 0 2 0 6 5 33 19
FC Schalke 04
2011–12 Bundesliga 19 5 2 0 - - 0 0 21 5
2012–13 Bundesliga 17 3 2 0 - - 5 0 24 3
2013–14 Bundesliga 1 0 0 0 - - 0 0 1 0
FC Schalke 04 Total 37 8 4 0 0 0 5 0 46 8
Celtic
2013–14 Scottish Premiership 26 7 1 0 1 0 5 0 33 7
2014–15 Scottish Premiership 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 5 2
Celtic Total 27 7 1 0 1 0 9 2 38 9
Brøndby IF
2014–15 Danish Superliga 23 9 3 2 0 0 0 0 26 11
2015–16 Danish Superliga 7 5 0 0 0 0 6 3 13 8
Brøndby IF Total 30 14 3 2 0 0 6 3 35 19
Career Total 151 48 9 2 3 0 26 10 189 61

International

As of 11 April 2015[31]
Finland national team
Year Apps Goals
2009 1 0
2010 2 0
2011 6 0
2012 10 4
2013 9 2
2014 9 2
2015 2 0
Total 39 8

References

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