African Ballerz
Ilmari Niskanen
Right Wing-Back · Exeter City
Info
1997-10-27Born
173 cmHeight
14Shirt
28Age
BothPreferred foot
FinlandCountry
€551.6kMarket value
League One · 2025/2026
3Goals
13Assists
46Started
46Matches
4140Minutes played
7.06Rating
6Yellow cards
0Red cards
Recent matches
vs Bradford City
1 - 2
League One · 2026-05-02
6.0
@ Burton Albion
1 - 1
League One · 2026-04-25
1
7.4
vs Stockport County
3 - 3
League One · 2026-04-18
7.9
@ Plymouth Argyle
2 - 2
League One · 2026-04-11
8.4
vs Doncaster Rovers
3 - 0
League One · 2026-04-06
7.5
@ Blackpool
1 - 0
League One · 2026-04-03
6.3
vs Leyton Orient
0 - 0
League One · 2026-03-28
6.5
@ Wigan Athletic
2 - 0
League One · 2026-03-21
7.0
@ Luton Town
3 - 2
League One · 2026-03-17
1
7.8
vs Cardiff City
0 - 4
League One · 2026-03-14
6.3
vs Lincoln City
0 - 1
League One · 2026-03-10
6.7
@ Barnsley
2 - 1
League One · 2026-03-07
6.6
vs Burton Albion
1 - 1
League One · 2026-03-03
7.6
vs Bolton Wanderers
1 - 5
League One · 2026-02-28
6.8
@ Peterborough United
3 - 3
League One · 2026-02-21
8.7
vs Wycombe Wanderers
1 - 1
League One · 2026-02-17
7.1
vs Northampton Town
0 - 0
League One · 2026-02-14
7.0
@ Mansfield Town
0 - 0
League One · 2026-02-07
6.6
vs Rotherham United
0 - 4
League One · 2026-01-31
6.5
@ Reading
2 - 2
League One · 2026-01-27
6.9
@ Port Vale
1 - 3
League One · 2026-01-24
7.8
vs Stevenage
3 - 0
League One · 2026-01-17
7.2
@ Manchester City
10 - 1
FA Cup · 2026-01-10
6.3
@ Huddersfield Town
2 - 2
League One · 2026-01-04
8.1
vs Luton Town
1 - 0
League One · 2026-01-01
7.2
@ AFC Wimbledon
0 - 1
League One · 2025-12-29
7.3
@ Cardiff City
1 - 0
League One · 2025-12-26
7.1
vs Barnsley
3 - 0
League One · 2025-12-20
1
8.9
@ Bolton Wanderers
2 - 1
League One · 2025-12-13
7.2
vs AFC Wimbledon
1 - 0
League One · 2025-12-09
8.0
vs Wycombe Wanderers
4 - 0
FA Cup · 2025-12-06
@ Luton Town
4 - 0
EFL Trophy · 2025-12-02
6.2
@ Bradford City
1 - 0
League One · 2025-11-29
6.9
@ Leyton Orient
2 - 1
League One · 2025-11-15
6.4
@ Newport County
0 - 1
EFL Trophy Southern Grp. A · 2025-11-11
6.7
vs Wigan Athletic
1 - 1
League One · 2025-11-08
6.7
@ FC Halifax Town
0 - 2
FA Cup · 2025-11-01
vs Arsenal U21
4 - 3
EFL Trophy Southern Grp. A · 2025-10-28
6.5
vs Plymouth Argyle
2 - 0
League One · 2025-10-23
7.4
@ Stockport County
1 - 0
League One · 2025-10-18
6.5
vs Reading
1 - 1
League One · 2025-10-11
6.3
@ Lincoln City
0 - 1
League One · 2025-10-04
6.6
vs Huddersfield Town
0 - 1
League One · 2025-09-27
6.9
@ Stevenage
2 - 1
League One · 2025-09-20
7.5
vs Port Vale
0 - 2
League One · 2025-09-13
6.1
@ Rotherham United
1 - 0
League One · 2025-09-06
6.2
vs Peterborough United
3 - 0
League One · 2025-08-30
8.3
@ Northampton Town
2 - 0
League One · 2025-08-23
6.0
@ Wycombe Wanderers
0 - 1
League One · 2025-08-19
6.6
vs Mansfield Town
1 - 2
League One · 2025-08-16
6.1
@ Cheltenham Town
2 - 0
EFL Cup · 2025-08-13
vs Blackpool
4 - 1
League One · 2025-08-09
7.5
@ Doncaster Rovers
1 - 0
League One · 2025-08-02
6.9
Career history
| Team | From | To | Apps | Goals | Assists |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackpool (loan) |
2026-07-01 | Present | None | None | None |
 Exeter City |
2023-08-15 | 2026-06-30 | 132 | 5 | 20 |
 Dundee United |
2021-08-20 | 2023-08-15 | 61 | 2 | 5 |
 Ingolstadt |
2020-09-25 | 2021-08-20 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
 KuPS |
2013-07-28 | 2020-09-24 | 186 | 26 | 0 |
 Soccer Club Kuopio Futis -98 (loan) |
2017-07-01 | 2017-12-31 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Soccer Club Kuopio Futis -98 (loan) |
2014-07-05 | 2014-09-30 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Pallo-Kerho 37 Iisalmi (loan) |
2014-08-30 | 2014-09-01 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Pallo-Kerho 37 Iisalmi |
2013-01-01 | 2013-12-31 | 22 | 9 | 0 |
Trophies
KuPS
Veikkausliiga
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