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Jussi Jääskeläinen
Jussi Jääskeläinen
Personal information
Full name Jussi Albert Jääskeläinen
Date of birth 19 April 1975 (1975-04-19) (age 48)
Place of birth    Flag of Finland Finland
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Club information
Current club Flag of England Wigan Athletic
Number 22
Youth clubs
Flag of Finland Mikkelin Palloilijat
Senior clubs
Years Club App (Gls)
1992–1995
1996–1997
1997–2012
2012–2015
2015–
Flag of Finland Mikkelin Palloilijat
Flag of Finland Vaasan Palloseura
Flag of England Bolton Wanderers
Flag of England West Ham United
Flag of England Wigan Athletic
064 00(0)
054 00(0)
474 00(0)
057 00(0)
044 00(0)   
National team
1998–2010 Flag of Finland Finland 056 00(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.

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Wigan Athletic FC
Wigan Athletic F.C. squad - 2023–24

Jones •  Nyambe •  Pearce •  Naylor •  Whatmough •  Cousins •  Edwards •  Power •  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:  Flag of Scotland Shaun Maloney
Wigan Athletic FC
Finland
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