Jani Lyyski
 Jani Lyyski | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jani Pekka Lyyski | ||
| Date of birth | 16 March 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Mariehamn, Finland | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2008 | IFK Mariehamn | 146 | (19) |
| 2009 | VPS | 26 | (3) |
| 2010–2012 | Djurgården | 41 | (0) |
| 2012–2017 | IFK Mariehamn | 161 | (16) |
| International career | |||
| 2010 | Finland | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Jani Pekka Lyyski (born 16 March 1983), nicknamed "Tysken", is a Finnish former professional footballer.
Club career
[edit]Lyyski started his career in IFK Mariehamn he played for seven years, before moving on to Vaasan Palloseura in November 2008.[1] On 26 November, he signed on for Swedish side Djurgårdens IF.[2][3]
In March 2012, Lyyski returned to IFK Mariehamn.
International career
[edit]On 18 January 2010 Lyyski made his first appearance at Finland national team in friendly match against South Korea in Málaga, Spain. He was in the starting line-up and played the whole match.[4]
Personal life
[edit]His father Pekka Lyyski is a former manager of IFK Mariehamn.
Career statistics
[edit]| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | League cup[b] | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| IFK Mariehamn | 1998 | Kakkonen | 7 | 0 | – | – | – | 7 | 0 | |||
| 1999 | Kakkonen | 6 | 1 | – | – | – | 6 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | ||
| Spånga IS | 2000 | Division 2 | 15 | 1 | – | – | – | 15 | 1 | |||
| Brommapojkarna | 2001 | Division 2 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | |||
| IFK Mariehamn | 2002 | Kakkonen | 21 | 1 | – | – | – | 21 | 1 | |||
| 2003 | Kakkonen | 16 | 2 | – | – | – | 16 | 2 | ||||
| 2004 | Ykkönen | 26 | 10 | – | – | – | 26 | 10 | ||||
| 2005 | Veikkausliiga | 13 | 1 | – | – | – | 13 | 1 | ||||
| 2006 | Veikkausliiga | 16 | 1 | – | – | – | 16 | 1 | ||||
| 2007 | Veikkausliiga | 26 | 2 | – | – | – | 26 | 2 | ||||
| 2008 | Veikkausliiga | 26 | 2 | – | – | – | 26 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 144 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 144 | 19 | ||
| VPS | 2009 | Veikkausliiga | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | – | 33 | 4 | |
| Djurgården | 2010 | Allsvenskan | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 20 | 0 | ||
| 2011 | Allsvenskan | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 21 | 0 | |||
| Total | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 0 | ||
| IFK Mariehamn | 2012 | Veikkausliiga | 27 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | 33 | 2 | |
| 2013 | Veikkausliiga | 30 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | 36 | 3 | |
| 2014 | Veikkausliiga | 25 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | – | 33 | 3 | ||
| 2015 | Veikkausliiga | 30 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | – | 40 | 5 | ||
| 2016 | Veikkausliiga | 31 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | 39 | 5 | |
| 2017 | Veikkausliiga | 18 | 1 | 5 | 1 | – | 2[d] | 0 | 25 | 2 | ||
| Total | 161 | 16 | 21 | 3 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 204 | 20 | ||
| Career total | 400 | 45 | 21 | 3 | 23 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 450 | 50 | ||
- ^ Includes Suomen Cup and Svenska Cupen
- ^ Includes Finnish League Cup
- ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
Honours
[edit]Individual
[edit]- Veikkausliiga Player of the Month: October 2017[7]
- Veikkausliiga Defender of the Year: 2016[8]
- Veikkausliiga Team of the Year: 2016[9]
References
[edit]- ^ Jani Lyyski VPS:n takalinjoille, mtvuutiset.fi, MTV Oy, 22 November 2008
- ^ Riedel, Jonas (26 November 2009). "Lyyski först in i truppen". dif.se (in Swedish). Djurgårdens IF Fotboll. Archived from the original on 1 December 2009. Retrieved 26 November 2009.
- ^ "Finländare klar för Djurgården". SvD. TT. 26 November 2009. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
- ^ "Etelä-Korea kaatoi Huuhkajat". palloliitto.fi (in Finnish). Football Association of Finland. 18 January 2010. Archived from the original on 15 April 2012. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
- ^ Jani Lyyski, National-Football-Teams
- ^ Jani Lyyski stats, Finnish FA
- ^ Jani Lyyski kuukauden pelaajaksi (in Finnish)
- ^ "Kauden parhaita palkittiin Captain's Ballissa". www.veikkausliiga.com (in Finnish). Retrieved 2 January 2023.
- ^ "Koplajoukkue 2016 palkittiin päätöskierroksella". www.veikkausliiga.com (in Finnish). Retrieved 2 January 2023.
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