Sampsa Timoska
Finnish footballer (born 1979)
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Sampsa Timoska (born 12 February 1979) is a retired Finnish footballer who played as a defender.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 12 February 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Kokemäki, Finland | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1987–1990 | Teljän Nousu | ||
| 1991 | Nakkilan Nasta | ||
| 1992 | Teljän Nousu | ||
| 1993–1995 | Musan Salama | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996–1998 | TPV | 6 | (0) |
| 1998–2007 | MYPA | 153 | (6) |
| 2007–2008 | QPR | 21 | (0) |
| 2008–2011 | MYPA | 77 | (0) |
| 2012–2016 | Ekenäs IF | 102 | (6) |
| Total | 377 | (12) | |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2005 | Finland | 2 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 17 December 2009 | |||
His professional career began in Finland in 1996 at Tampere. Timoska moved to MyPa in 1998 making over 150 appearances before playing for English side Queen's Park Rangers between January 2007 and February 2008 where, after 21 appearances, he was released from his contract by mutual consent.[1][2]
Personal life
His older brother Jan is also a former professional footballer.
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | League cup[b] | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| TPV | 1996 | Ykkönen | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | 3 | 0 | |||
| 1997 | Ykkönen | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Euran Pallo (loan) | 1997 | Kakkonen | 7 | 0 | – | – | – | 7 | 0 | |||
| MYPA | 1998 | Veikkausliiga | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | |||
| 1999 | Veikkausliiga | 14 | 0 | – | – | – | 14 | 0 | ||||
| 2000 | Veikkausliiga | 16 | 0 | – | – | – | 16 | 0 | ||||
| 2001 | Veikkausliiga | 19 | 0 | – | – | 1[c] | 0 | 20 | 0 | |||
| 2002 | Veikkausliiga | 26 | 1 | – | – | 2[c] | 0 | 28 | 1 | |||
| 2003 | Veikkausliiga | 18 | 1 | – | – | 1[c] | 0 | 19 | 1 | |||
| 2004 | Veikkausliiga | 23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | 2[c] | 0 | 26 | 2 | ||
| 2005 | Veikkausliiga | 17 | 2 | – | – | 2[c] | 0 | 19 | 2 | |||
| 2006 | Veikkausliiga | 20 | 0 | – | – | 4[d] | 0 | 24 | 0 | |||
| Total | 154 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 167 | 6 | ||
| AC Vantaa (loan) | 2000 | Kakkonen | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | |||
| Kuusankoski (loan) | 2001 | Ykkönen | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | |||
| Rakuunat (loan) | 2004 | Ykkönen | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | |||
| QPR | 2006–07 | Championship | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 14 | 0 | |
| 2007–08 | Championship | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 7 | 0 | ||
| Total | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||
| MYPA | 2008 | Veikkausliiga | 24 | 0 | – | – | – | 24 | 0 | |||
| 2009 | Veikkausliiga | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | – | 14 | 0 | ||
| 2010 | Veikkausliiga | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5[e] | 0 | 25 | 0 | |
| 2011 | Veikkausliiga | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 27 | 0 | ||
| Total | 77 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 90 | 0 | ||
| Ekenäs IF | 2012 | Kakkonen | 24 | 2 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 27 | 2 | ||
| 2013 | Kakkonen | 21 | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 23 | 2 | |||
| 2014 | Kakkonen | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 23 | 2 | |||
| 2015 | Ykkönen | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 21 | 0 | |||
| 2016 | Ykkönen | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 19 | 0 | |||
| Total | 106 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 113 | 6 | ||
| Kokemäen Pallo | 2017 | Nelonen | 11 | 1 | – | – | – | 11 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 385 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 418 | 13 | ||
- Includes Suomen Cup
- Includes Finnish League Cup
- Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
Honours
Individual
- Veikkausliiga Player of the Month: August 2011,[4]
