M. Forssell

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M. Forssell
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34.45

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43

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Profile of M. Forssell

M. Forssell
Mikael Forssell
43
years
FIN
Finland
-
kgs
For
position
184
cms
99
shirt number
34.45
M.€
82
ELO

Born on 15 March 1981 in Steinfurt

Personal data
Country of birth
Germany Germany
Nationality
Finland Finland
Other nationality
Germany Germany
Preferred foot
Right foot
Continent of birth
Europe
Region of birth
Western Europe
Career details
Previous club
HIFK HIFK
Previous competition
Veikkausliiga Veikkausliiga
Historic team
Birmingham City Birmingham City
Historical competition
Premier League Premier League
Last number
99
Most common shirt number
9
Other shirt numbers
9, 33, 17, 18, 32, 24, 10, 8
Form in last matches
Position on the pitch
Main position
Forward 97%
Other positions
  • Left winger 3%
ST
LW
Campo de Fútbol

Rating progression

1328 97
752 98
860 99
752 01
5623 03
502 03
752 05
5701 10
1291 08
1533 11
1328 12
515 14
1328 15
12626 16
Highest value in career
82 (2004)
Rankings
General
27222º
Age
348º
By country
167º 167º
By position
5879º F
By position
4279º ST ST

Evolution of market value

34 M€ ▲ 34.5
1328 97
752 98
860 99
752 01
5623 03
502 03
752 05
5701 10
1291 08
1533 11
1328 12
515 14
1328 15
12626 16
Highest value in career
34M (2004)
Rankings
General
67943º
Age
239º
By country
492º 492º
By position
15047º F
By position
9397º ST ST
Contract information
Total transfer window transactions
6M€

Past signings

Season. Date
Origin Destination Cost
18/19 15/05/2018
HIFK
HIFK
Retired
16/17 10/04/2017
HJK Helsinki
HJK Helsinki
HIFK
HIFK
Free transfer
15/16 03/03/2016
HJK Helsinki
HJK Helsinki
Free agent
15/16 01/07/2015
VfL Bochum
VfL Bochum
Released
14/15 29/08/2014
HJK Helsinki
HJK Helsinki
VfL Bochum
VfL Bochum
Free transfer
Total amount of money in transfer dealings 6M

Professional performance

Average number of goals
Career 553
154
0.28
66

List of clubs played for

Teams Season MP
MP GS MS MIN Age Pts. ELO
HIFK
HIFK
2016/17
28 8 1 0 0 28 18 10 1647' 36 6.3 52
Veikkausliiga
Veikkausliiga
2 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 99' 36 4.9 57
Veikkausliiga
Veikkausliiga
26 8 1 0 0 26 17 9 1548' 36 6.4 52
HJK Helsinki
HJK Helsinki
2015/16
22 4 1 0 0 22 5 17 580' 35 5 49
HJK Helsinki
HJK Helsinki
2016/17
1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 20' 35 4.2 49
VfL Bochum
VfL Bochum
2014/15
16 3 0 0 0 16 0 16 311' 34 4.6 60
HJK Helsinki
HJK Helsinki
2013/14
25 11 0 0 0 25 18 7 1598' 33 6.6 64

Teammates

Player rating and role
Chris Sutton
F
Chris Sutton
87
0
S. Staunton
D
S. Staunton
85
0
Jiri Jarosik
D
Jiri Jarosik
82
0
R. Savage
MF
R. Savage
81
0
M. Taylor
GK
M. Taylor
81
0
Jeff Kenna
D
Jeff Kenna
80
0
R. Fuller
F
R. Fuller
77
0
Hayden Mullins
MF
Hayden Mullins
77
0
Robin Lod
MF
Robin Lod
77
0
D. Savage
F
D. Savage
73
0
B. Hughes
MF
B. Hughes
73
0
T. Heikkila
D
T. Heikkila
72
0
Geoff Horsfield
F
Geoff Horsfield
72
0
V. Moren
D
V. Moren
72
0
E. Zeneli
F
E. Zeneli
71
0
A. Karič
D
A. Karič
71
0
Paul Devlin
MF
Paul Devlin
70
0
D. Freedman
F
D. Freedman
70
0
S. Sorsa
MF
S. Sorsa
70
0
Gray
F
Gray
70
0

Historical performance in clubs

By teams Season. MP GS Min.
Birmingham City
Birmingham City
5 118 83 7594' 37 2
HJK Helsinki
HJK Helsinki
8 103 58 5225' 33 1
Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace
2 62 53 4479' 18 0
Chelsea
Chelsea
5 53 12 1554' 12 1
Hannover 96
Hannover 96
3 47 23 2200' 7 1
HIFK
HIFK
1 28 18 1647' 8 0
Leeds United
Leeds United
1 17 1 266' 0 0
B. Mönchengladbach
B. Mönchengladbach
1 16 16 1398' 7 0
VfL Bochum
VfL Bochum
1 16 0 311' 3 0
Hannover 96 II
Hannover 96 II
1 1 1 90' 0 0
By competition Season. MP GS Min.
Premier League
Premier League
6 126 73 6935' 34 2
Veikkausliiga
Veikkausliiga
6 106 66 5769' 33 1
Championship
Championship
4 75 48 4272' 17 0
Bundesliga
Bundesliga
4 60 39 3542' 14 0
FA Cup
FA Cup
7 22 12 1161' 10 0

Teams played for

Birmingham City
Birmingham City
5 season
37
118
HJK Helsinki
HJK Helsinki
8 season
33
103
Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace
2 season
18
62
Chelsea
Chelsea
5 season
12
53
Hannover 96
Hannover 96
3 season
7
47
HIFK
HIFK
1 season
8
28
Leeds United
Leeds United
1 season
0
17
B. Mönchengladbach
B. Mönchengladbach
1 season
7
16
VfL Bochum
VfL Bochum
1 season
3
16
Hannover 96 II
Hannover 96 II
1 season
0
1

For the national team

89 times at International
3 times at U20
29
Average number of goals
0.33
0
1
0
Other information
Times called up
97
Matches as a starter
67
Off the bench
22
Debut
9/6/1999
Age on debut
18.2 years old
Last match
29/5/2014
Age in last game
33.2 years old

Career with national team

Teams Year MP
MP GS MS MIN Age Pts. ELO
Finland
Finland
2014
2 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 130' 33 4.8 63
International Friendly
International Friendly
1 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 130' 33 4.8 63
Finland
Finland
2013
6 3 0 0 0 6 4 2 356' 32 5.6 57
Finland
Finland
2011
9 2 0 0 0 9 6 3 534' 30 5.6 59
Finland
Finland
2010
7 5 0 0 0 7 4 3 383' 29 5.7 64
Finland
Finland
2009
6 1 0 0 0 6 6 0 469' 28 5.7 72

Teammates in the national team

Player rating and role
S. Hyypiä
D
S. Hyypiä
94
0
J. Jääskeläinen
GK
J. Jääskeläinen
87
0
R. Eremenko
MF
R. Eremenko
84
0
N. Moisander
D
N. Moisander
83
0
T. Tainio
MF
T. Tainio
83
0
Jari Litmanen
MF
Jari Litmanen
83
0
H. Tihinen
D
H. Tihinen
82
0
P. Pasanen
D
P. Pasanen
80
0
M. Heikkinen
D
M. Heikkinen
78
0
Mika Nurmela
MF
Mika Nurmela
78
0
A. Niemi
GK
A. Niemi
77
0
K. Hämäläinen
MF
K. Hämäläinen
76
0
M. Väyrynen
MF
M. Väyrynen
76
0
S. Kuqi
F
S. Kuqi
76
0
J. Kolkka
MF
J. Kolkka
76
0
T. Kuivasto
D
T. Kuivasto
76
0
J. Johansson
F
J. Johansson
75
0
Tim Sparv
MF
Tim Sparv
74
0
Aki Riihilahti
MF
Aki Riihilahti
74
0

Performances for the national team

By teams Season. MP GS Min.
Finland
Finland
15 89 67 5722' 29 1
Finland U20
Finland U20
1 3 3 270' 0 0
By competition Season. MP GS Min.
International Friendly
International Friendly
13 40 32 2574' 9 0
EC Qualifying
EC Qualifying
6 26 17 1572' 10 1
WC Qual. Europe
WC Qual. Europe
7 23 18 1576' 10 0
U20 World Cup
U20 World Cup
1 3 3 270' 0 0
Titles
  • English Champion
    English Champion
    2005
  • 2
    Finnish champion
    Finnish champion
    2013
  • Finnish cup winner
    Finnish cup winner
    2014

Most important achievements

Milestones and events on this day
Best performances