Juho Pirttijoki
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Full name
Juho Janne Eemeli Pirttijoki[1]
Date of birth
30 July 1996
Place of birth
Toijala, Finland
Height
1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)[1]
 Pirttijoki with KuPS in 2020. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Juho Janne Eemeli Pirttijoki[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 30 July 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Toijala, Finland | ||
| Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2015 | Haka | 23 | (5) |
| 2014 | → Hämeenlinna (loan) | 4 | (2) |
| 2016–2017 | HIFK | 25 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | GIF Sundsvall | 7 | (0) |
| 2018 | → KuPS (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | KuPS | 31 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | Lahti | 30 | (3) |
| Total | 131 | (12) | |
| International career | |||
| 2014–2015 | Finland U19 | 7 | (0) |
| 2016–2018 | Finland U21 | 11 | (0) |
| 2018 | Finland | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Juho Janne Eemeli Pirttijoki (born 30 July 1996) is a Finnish former professional footballer who played as a centre back.
Pirttijoki has played for Haka, Hämeenlinna, HIFK, GIF Sundsvall and KuPS.[2] While playing for KuPS, Pirttijoki won the Finnish championship title in 2019, and the Finnish Cup title in 2021.[1]
On 9 February 2022, Pirttijoki signed a contract with Lahti for the 2022 season, with an option for 2023.[3]
In January 2024, Pirttijoki announced his retirement from professional football due to consecutive injuries.[4]
Later he has played futsal for Toijalan Pallo-49.[5]
International career
He made his debut for Finland national football team on 11 January 2018 in a friendly against Jordan.[6]