Jani Korpela
 Korpela (#13) and Miika Hosio playing against Spain in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 8 July 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Tampere, Finland | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Inter Movistar | ||
| Number | 13 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Ilves FS | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2016 | Ilves FS | 47 | (7) |
| 2016–2019 | Kampuksen Dynamo | 97 | (53) |
| 2019–2021 | Rekord Bielsko-Biała | 41 | (15) |
| 2021–2022 | MFK Torpedo | ||
| 2022 | Kampuksen Dynamo | 10 | (7) |
| 2022–2023 | Rekord Bielsko-Biała | 29 | (12) |
| 2023– | Inter Movistar | 16 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2014– | Finland | 119 | (18) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 July 2024 | |||
Jani Korpela (born 8 July 1997) is a Finnish professional futsal player who plays for Spanish club Inter Movistar in Primera División de Futsal, and captains the Finland national futsal team. He represented Finland at the UEFA Futsal Euro 2022, which was their first ever appearance in the final tournament.[1][2]
Career
[edit]Korpela started futsal in his hometown club Ilves FS in Tampere.[3] He has played for Ilves and Kampuksen Dynamo in Finnish Futsal-Liiga, for MFK Torpedo in Russian Futsal Super League, for Rekord Bielsko-Biała in Polish Futsal Ekstraklasa and for Inter Movistar in Spanish Primera División de Futsal.[4]
Honours
[edit]Rekord Bielsko-Biała
- Ekstraklasa Futsal: 2019–20, 2020–21
- Ekstraklasa Futsal runner-up: 2022–23
- Polish Futsal Cup: 2022–23
- Polish Futsal Super Cup: 2019–20, 2020–21, 2022–23
Kampuksen Dynamo
- Futsal-Liiga: 2017–18, 2018–19, 2021–22
- Futsal-Liiga runner-up: 2016–17
Ilves FS
- Futsal-Liiga runner-up: 2015–16
Individual
- Football Association of Finland: Futsal Player of the Season 2017–18, 2021–22, 2023–24[5]
- Finnish Sports Journalists Union: Futsal Player of the Year 2023[6]
References
[edit]- ^ “Tunteita on vaikea selittää” – Jani Korpela edustaa ensi kaudella Inter Movistaria, Finnish FA, 7 July 2023
- ^ Futsaltähti Jani Korpela siirtyy espanjalaiseen huippuseuraan, Yle, 7 July 2023
- ^ Ex-Ilves Jani Korpela ammattilaiseksi Puolaan, ilvesfs.fi, 29 June 2019
- ^ Movistar Inter FS hace oficial la contratación del internacional finlandés Jani Korpela, intermovistar.com, 22 June 2023
- ^ Espanjan liigassa pelaava Jani Korpela futsalin kauden miespelaaja 2023–24, Finnish FA, 28 May 2024
- ^ Urheilutoimittajain liiton vuodet parhaat: Jani Korpela ja Lukas Hradecky, jpy.fi, 10 January 2024
External links
[edit]- Jani Korpela stats at Finnish FA
- Jani Korpela stats at Futsal-Polska
- Jani Korpela stats at LNFS
- Jani Korpela at playmakerstats
Categories:
- 1997 births
- Living people
- Finnish men's footballers
- Kolmonen players
- Men's association football midfielders
- Finnish men's futsal players
- Finnish expatriate sportspeople in Poland
- Finnish expatriate sportspeople in Russia
- Finnish expatriate sportspeople in Spain
- Expatriate futsal players
- Inter FS players
- 21st-century Finnish sportsmen