Saku Heiskanen

Finnish footballer (born 2001)

Saku Heiskanen
Personal information
Date of birth	(2001-09-29) 29 September 2001 (age 22)
Place of birth	Espoo, Finland
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Central midfielder, right back
Team information
Current team	Gnistan
Youth career
	Masalan Kisa^[1]
0000–2017	Honka^[3]
2017–2019	TSG Hoffenheim
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2023	UCF Knights^[2]	16	(5)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017	Honka II	5	(0)
2017	Honka	0	(0)
2017–2019	TSG Hoffenheim	0	(0)
2018	→ Klubi 04 (loan)	3	(0)
2019	→ Honka II (loan)	6	(0)
2019	→ Honka (loan)	0	(0)
2019–2021	Klubi 04	66	(11)
2022	Honka II	5	(1)
2022–2023	Honka	10	(0)
2024–	Gnistan	22	(4)
International career^‡
2016	Finland U16	3	(1)
2017–2018	Finland U17	9	(0)
2021	Finland U20	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 September 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 February 2024

Saku Heiskanen (born 29 September 2001) is a Finnish professional football player who plays as a right back for Veikkausliiga side Gnistan.^[4]^[5]^[6]

Honours

Honka

Finnish League Cup: 2022

Individual

Sun Belt Conference Newcomer of the Year: 2023^[7]
Sun Belt Conference Freshman of the Year: 2023

References

^ 15-vuotias suomalainen futislupaus Bundesliigaseuraan – juuret Kirkkonummella, Länsiväylä, 10 August 2017
^ SAKU HEISKANEN, ucfknights.com
^ Tulospalvelu Palloliitto, Saku Heiskanen, Finnish FA/ Palloliitto
^ SAKU HEISKANEN GNISTANIIN, gnistan.fi, 17 January 2024
^ SAKU HEISKANEN SIGNS WITH GNISTAN IF, ucfknights.com, 30 January 2024
^ Saku Heiskanen siirtyy FC Hongasta University of Central Floridaan, veikkausliiga.com, 27 June 2023
^ 2023 Sun Belt Men’s Soccer Awards and All-Conference Teams Announced, sunbeltsports.org, 11 March 2023