Jussi Jääskeläinen
Jääskeläinen training with West Ham United in 2012
|
|||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jussi Albert Jääskeläinen | ||
| Date of birth | 19 April 1975 | ||
| Place of birth | Mikkeli, Finland | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
|
Current team
|
Wigan Athletic | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| MP | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1992–1995 | MP | 64 | (0) |
| 1995–1997 | VPS | 54 | (0) |
| 1997–2012 | Bolton Wanderers | 474 | (0) |
| 2012–2015 | West Ham United | 57 | (0) |
| 2015– | Wigan Athletic | 44 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 1998–2010 | Finland | 56 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:42, 11 January 2017 (UTC). |
|||
Jussi Albert Jääskeläinen (pronounced [ˈjussi ˈjæːskelæi̯nen]; born 19 April 1975) is a Finnish footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for English club Wigan Athletic.
He played for Bolton Wanderers from 1997 until 2012, making 527 appearances across all competitions. He left Bolton for West Ham United at the end of the 2011–12 season after turning down a contract extension. After three seasons at West Ham, he moved to Wigan Athletic on a free transfer, winning League One in his first season there.
Jääskeläinen earned 56 caps for the Finland national football team, making his debut in 1998 and retiring from international football in 2010.
Jääskeläinen was born in Mikkeli, and made his Veikkausliiga debut for MP Mikkeli in 1992, becoming the club's first choice goalkeeper in 1994. In 1996, he moved to VPS Vaasa where he spent two seasons.
Jääskeläinen was bought by manager Colin Todd for £100,000 for Bolton Wanderers of the Football League First Division in 1997. He soon established himself as the club's first choice keeper, though a cruciate ligament injury ruled him out for half of Bolton's 2000–01 promotion season.
...
Wikipedia