Teemu Pukki
Teemu Eino Antero Pukki (born 29 March 1990) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Major League Soccer club Minnesota United and the Finland national team.
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Pukki with Norwich City in 2022 | ||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Teemu Eino Antero Pukki | |||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 29 March 1990 | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Kotka, Finland | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Forward | |||||||||||||
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Current team | Minnesota United | |||||||||||||
| Number | 22 | |||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||
| 1997–2000 | KoNa | |||||||||||||
| 2000–2005 | KTP | |||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 2006–2008 | KTP | 29 | (3) | |||||||||||
| 2008–2010 | Sevilla | 1 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2008–2010 | → Sevilla Atlético | 17 | (3) | |||||||||||
| 2010–2011 | HJK | 25 | (13) | |||||||||||
| 2011–2013 | Schalke 04 | 37 | (8) | |||||||||||
| 2013–2015 | Celtic | 26 | (7) | |||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | → Brøndby (loan) | 27 | (9) | |||||||||||
| 2015–2018 | Brøndby | 103 | (46) | |||||||||||
| 2018–2023 | Norwich City | 198 | (87) | |||||||||||
| 2023– | Minnesota United | 14 | (10) | |||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||
| 2005 | Finland U15 | 4 | (4) | |||||||||||
| 2006 | Finland U16 | 13 | (7) | |||||||||||
| 2006–2007 | Finland U17 | 12 | (5) | |||||||||||
| 2007–2008 | Finland U18 | 18 | (5) | |||||||||||
| 2009 | Finland U19 | 3 | (2) | |||||||||||
| 2007–2011 | Finland U21 | 23 | (6) | |||||||||||
| 2009– | Finland | 118 | (39) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 October 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 November 2023 (UTC) | ||||||||||||||
Pukki began his career with KTP and made his debut on senior level on 23 June 2005 at the age of 15 in a fifth round match of the Finnish Cup. He then moved to Sevilla in 2008, where he played only one La Liga game for the first team before returning to Finland with HJK. In HJK he won the Veikkausliiga championship and the Finnish Cup. He then played in the top divisions of Germany for Schalke 04, Scotland for Celtic and Denmark for Brøndby. In 2018 he signed for Norwich City on a free transfer and was named The Player of the Season in the 2018–19 EFL Championship.
Pukki made his international debut for Finland in 2009 and has earned over 110 caps, scoring 39 goals. He is the all-time leading male Finnish goalscorer. Pukki scored ten goals in ten matches in Finland's UEFA Euro 2020 qualification campaign, helping the side reach their first ever major international tournament.