Urho Nissilä (born 4 April 1996) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.

Club career

KuPS

Nissilä began his senior club career playing for KuPS.

Urho Nissilä

Zulte Waregem and loans

He signed with Zulte Waregem in 2018. According to media, the transfer fee was the highest in the history of KuPS at the time. He made his debut on 10 November, playing the first 58 minutes of a 2–0 win against Lokeren.

Urho Nissilä

He returned to KuPS on loan in February 2020.

Urho Nissilä

KuPS

Suwon FC

Nissilä joined K League 1 side Suwon FC in January 2022.

KuPS

In 2023 he returned to KuPS again.

International career

He has represented the Finland national under-21 football team.

He made his debut for the Finland national football team on 1 September 2021 in a friendly against Wales. He substituted Jasin-Amin Assehnoun at half-time of a 0–0 home draw. Three days later he gained his first cap in FIFA World Cup qualifications when he replaced Onni Valakari as a substitute on 78th minute in Helsinki Olympic Stadium in a match against Kazakhstan.

Career statistics

International

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References

External links

MVV Maastricht official profile

Urho Nissilä – SPL competition record

1996 births

Living people

Finnish men's footballers

Finnish expatriate men's footballers

Men's association football midfielders

Finland men's youth international footballers

Finland men's under-21 international footballers

Finland men's international footballers

Kuopion Palloseura players

S.V. Zulte Waregem players

MVV Maastricht players

Veikkausliiga players

Belgian Pro League players

Eerste Divisie players

Finnish expatriate sportspeople in Belgium

Finnish expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands

Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium

Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands

Suwon FC players

Finnish expatriate sportspeople in South Korea

Expatriate men's footballers in South Korea

Footballers from Kuopio