Jiri Koski

Jiri Koski
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-05-20) 20 May 1995
Place of birth Helsinki, Finland
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 KTP
Youth career
FC Vaajakoski[1]
JJK
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012 JJK 0 (0)
2012 Warkaus JK 2 (0)
2013 PK-35 Vantaa 0 (0)
2013 Klubi 04 0 (0)
2013–2014 Vejle 0 (0)
2014–2015 Atlantis 14 (0)
2016 Klubi 04 8 (0)
2016 HJK 1 (0)
2017–2019 KTP 74 (0)
2020 EIF 7 (0)
2021–2024 Gnistan 66 (0)
2025– KTP 0 (0)
International career‡
2011 Finland U17 2 (0)
Finland U18
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 July 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 March 2024

Jiri Koski (born 20 May 1995) is a Finnish professional football player who plays as a goalkeeper for Veikkausliiga side KTP.[2]

Club career

Koski debuted in Veikkausliiga with HJK Helsinki on 17 October 2016, in a 3–1 win against Ilves.[3]

Since 2021, Koski has played for IF Gnistan in second-tier Ykkönen, and was the team captain in the 2023 season.[4][5] On 19 May 2024, he made his first Gnistan appearance in the highest level, and only his second-ever appearance in Veikkausliiga, keeping a clean sheet in a 0–0 draw against Kuopion Palloseura (KuPS).[6]

Koski returned to KTP for the 2025 Veikkausliiga season.[7]

Career statistics

As of 8 May 2025[8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup[a] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
JJK Jyväskylä 2012 Veikkausliiga 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Warkaus JK (loan) 2012 Kakkonen 2 0 – – 2 0
PK-35 Vantaa 2013 Ykkönen 0 0 1 0 – 1 0
Vejle 2013–14 Danish 1st Division 0 0 0 0 – 0 0
Atlantis 2014 Kakkonen 24 0 0 0 – 24 0
2015 Kakkonen 9 0 2 0 – 11 0
Total 33 0 2 0 0 0 35 0
Atlantis Akatemia 2015 Nelonen 3 0 – – 3 0
HJK Helsinki 2016 Veikkausliiga 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Klubi 04 2016 Kakkonen 8 0 2 0 – 10 0
KTP 2017 Kakkonen 24 0 5 0 – 29 0
2018 Ykkönen 25 0 2 0 – 27 0
2019 Ykkönen 27 0 4 0 – 31 0
Total 76 0 11 0 0 0 87 0
Ekenäs IF 2020 Ykkönen 7 0 0 0 – 7 0
Gnistan 2021 Ykkönen 8 0 5 0 – 13 0
2022 Ykkönen 24 0 1 0 0 0 25 0
2023 Ykkönen 26 0 0 0 5 0 31 0
2024 Veikkausliiga 8 0 2 0 4 0 14 0
Total 66 0 8 0 9 0 83 0
KTP 2025 Veikkausliiga 5 0 0 0 2 0 7 0
Career total 201 0 24 0 11 0 236 0
  1. ^ Includes Finnish League Cup and Ykköscup

Honours

Gnistan

HJK

Individual

  • Ykkönen Player of the Month: April 2023[9]
  • Kakkonen, Group A: Goalkeeper of the Year 2017[10]

References

  1. ^ FCV-kasvatti Jiri Koski Tanskaan!, fcvaajakoski.com, 9 July 2013
  2. ^ KTP:n Jiri Koski halusi jalkapallopaikkakunnalle — ”Voisi sanoa, että minussa virtaa osittain kotkalaista verta”, Kymen Sanomat, 28 July 2017
  3. ^ HJK:n ensikertalainen joutui väsyneenä maaliin - "Katsoin liian pitkään telkkaria", Iltalehti, 17 October 2016
  4. ^ JIRI KOSKI JATKOSOPIMUKSEEN, gnistan.fi, 23 December 2023
  5. ^ JIRI KOSKI JA GNISTAN JATKOSOPIMUKSEEN, gnistan.fi, 14 November 2022
  6. ^ Gnistanin Leppälahti: "Joukkue näytti yhteinäiseltä ja taistelevalta", veikkausliiga.com, 19 May 2024
  7. ^ Jiri Koski palaa KTP:hen – "Tiedetään mitä saadaan", Kymen Sanomat, 18 December 2024
  8. ^ Jiri Koski, Finnish FA
  9. ^ Jiri Koski on Ykkösen huhtikuun pelaaja, Finnish FA, 5 May 2023
  10. ^ KTP:n Jiri Koski A-lohkon paras maalivahti, Kymen Sanomat, 3 November 2017
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