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Jussi Jääskeläinen | ||
Personal information | ||
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Full name | Jussi Albert Jääskeläinen | |
Date of birth | 19 April 1975 | |
Place of birth | Finland | |
Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | |
Club information | ||
Current club | Wigan Athletic | |
Number | 22 | |
Youth clubs | ||
Mikkelin Palloilijat | ||
Senior clubs | ||
Years | Club | App (Gls) |
1992–1995 1996–1997 1997–2012 2012–2015 2015– |
Mikkelin Palloilijat Vaasan Palloseura Bolton Wanderers West Ham United Wigan Athletic |
54 (0) 474 (0) 57 (0) 44 (0) | 64 (0)
National team | ||
1998–2010 | Finland | 56 (0) |
Jussi Albert Jääskeläinen (born 19 April 1975) is a Finnish footballer, who plays for English side Wigan Athletic in the Premier League as a goalkeeper.
He holds the record for being the longest serving foreign player in the Premier League after playing for Bolton Wanderers from 1997 until 2012. At age 38 in season 2013-2014 at West Ham United, he is the oldest starting goalkeeper for the Premier League. He left Bolton for West Ham at the end of the 2011-12 season after turning down a contract extension.
He earned 56 caps for the Finland national football team, making his debut in 1998 and retiring from international football in 2010.
External links[]
- Jussi Jääskeläinen FIFA competition record
- Jussi Jääskeläinen profile at Soccerbase
- ESPN Profile
Wigan Athletic F.C. squad - 2023–24 |
1 Jones • 2 Nyambe • 3 Pearce • 4 Naylor • 5 Whatmough • 6 Cousins • 7 Edwards • 8 Power • 9 Wyke • 10 Keane • 11 McClean • 12 Amos • 14 Scully • 15 Kerr • 16 Tilt • 18 Shinnie • 19 Lang • 20 Azeez • 21 Bennett • 23 Fletcher • 25 Edmonds-Green • 27 Darikwa • 28 Magennis • 29 Caulker • 30 Aasgaard • 31 Carragher • 32 Hughes • 36 Smith • 40 Tickle • Tiéhi • Manager: Shaun Maloney |
Finland |
Finnish competitions • Finnish coaches • Finnish players • Finnish stadiums |