Jussi Niska

Jussi Erkki Niska (born 15 August 2002) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Veikkausliiga club Inter Turku and the Finland national team.

Club career RoPS Born in Rovaniemi, Niska played for the youth teams of FC Lynx, who later became part of FC Santa Claus, and RoPS. He debuted in Veikkausliiga for the RoPS first team on 2 July 2020 at the age of 17, in a 3–1 away defeat against Inter Turku.

After RoPS got relegated in 2020, Niska stayed with the club in Ykkönen in the 2021 season,

FC Inter Turku Niska signed a three-year deal with Inter Turku in Veikkausliiga on 23 December 2021, after RoPS faced some serious financial difficulties and were relegated to Kakkonen. On 6 July 2022, Niska scored the winning goal as Inter Turku defeated Drita 1–0 in the 1st leg of the 2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League 1st round qualifying match. On 8 October 2024, his contract was extended for the 2025 with an option for 2026.

International career A regular Finnish youth international, Niska has represented Finland in various age brackets.

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International

Honours RoPS Ykkönen runner-up: 2021 Inter Turku Finnish Cup runner-up: 2022, 2024 Finnish League Cup: 2024, 2025 Finnish League Cup runner-up: 2022