Sampsa Timoska
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 12 February 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Kokemäki, Finland | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | 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, correct as of 21 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 December 2009 | |||
Sampsa Timoska (born 12 February 1979) is a retired Finnish footballer who played as a defender.
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
- ^ a b c d e Appearance(s) in UEFA Cup
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
Honours
Individual
- Veikkausliiga Player of the Month: August 2011,[4]
References
- ^ Defender Timoska joins QPR exodus BBC Sport Retrieved 7 February 2008
- ^ Sampsa Timoska jätti kurkkaamatta astiakaappiin asunnossaan Lontoossa – siitä kiehahti suolainen soppa, Ilta-Sanomat, 10 January 2021
- ^ Sampsa Timoska stats, Football Association of Finland
- ^ Sampsa Timoskasta Veikkausliigan elokuun pelaaja Archived 11 August 2012 at the Wayback Machine (in Finnish)
External links
- Sampsa Timoska at Soccerbase
- Sampsa Timoska at National-Football-Teams.com