Jani Lyyski
{{short description|Finnish footballer (born 1983)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2025}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Jani Lyyski
| image = Jani Lyyski 2.JPG
| image_size = 200
| caption = Jani Lyyski in 2011
| fullname = Jani Pekka Lyyski
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1983|03|16|df=y}}
| birth_place = Mariehamn, Finland
| height = {{height|m=1.93}}
| currentclub =
| clubnumber =
| position = Centre back
| youthyears1 = 1987–1999
| youthclubs1 = IFK Mariehamn
| youthyears2 = 1999–2001
| youthclubs2 = IF Brommapojkarna
| years1 = 1998–1999
| clubs1 = IFK Mariehamn
| caps1 = 13
| goals1 = 1
| years2 = 2000–2001
| clubs2 = IF Brommapojkarna
| caps2 = 0
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2000
| clubs3 = → Spånga IS (loan)
| caps3 = 15
| goals3 = 1
| years4 = 2002–2008
| clubs4 = IFK Mariehamn
| caps4 = 146
| goals4 = 19
| years5 = 2006
| clubs5 = → IFFK (loan)
| caps5 = 1
| goals5 = 1
| years6 = 2009
| clubs6 = VPS
| caps6 = 26
| goals6 = 3
| years7 = 2010–2011
| clubs7 = Djurgården
| caps7 = 41
| goals7 = 0
| years8 = 2012–2017
| clubs8 = IFK Mariehamn
| caps8 = 161
| goals8 = 16
| nationalyears1 = 1999
| nationalteam1 = Åland
| nationalcaps1 =
| nationalgoals1 =
| nationalyears2 = 2010
| nationalteam2 = Finland
| nationalcaps2 = 3
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| club-update =
| nationalteam-update =
}}
Jani Pekka Lyyski (born 16 March 1983) is a Finnish former professional footballer who represented IFK Mariehamn, VPS, Djurgården, and the Finland national team, leading IFK Mariehamn to the 2016 Veikkausliiga win as their captain.
Club career
= Early years and IFK Mariehamn =
Born on Åland, Lyyski started his football career in IFK Mariehamn.{{cite web | url=https://yle.fi/a/7-1124880 | title=Alla tiders åländska fotbollsfest väntar: "Drömt om det här hela livet" | date=21 October 2016 }} During 2000 and 2001, he resided in Stockholm and played with Spånga IS and youth football with Brommapojkarna. He returned to Åland in 2002 and managed to get into the senior team of IFK Mariehamn, and played there for seven years. He helped IFK Mariehamn to win promotions from third-tier Kakkonen to Ykkönen and eventually to top-tier Veikkausliiga in 2005, and was an integral part in establishing the club at the highest level. In the 2006 season, he played one match for the associate club IF Finströms Kamraterna in the fourth-tier Kolmonen and scored a goal.{{cite web | url=http://epaper.nyan.ax/earkiv/2006/07-24/page17.pdf | title=Ny storseger för IFFK – trots 0–0 i halvtid | newspaper=Nya Åland | page=17 | date=24 July 2006 | last=Eklund | first=Björn}}
After the 2008 season, he moved to Vaasa and the club Vaasan Palloseura in November 2008.[https://www.mtvuutiset.fi/artikkeli/jani-lyyski-vpsn-takalinjoille/4052322#gs.eq0idy Jani Lyyski VPS:n takalinjoille], mtvuutiset.fi, MTV Oy, 22 November 2008
=Djurgården=
On 26 November 2009, he signed on for Swedish side Djurgårdens IF.{{cite web |url=http://www.dif.se/sidor/nyheter/nyheter.asp?action=view&id=10202&typ=1 |title=Lyyski först in i truppen |last=Riedel |first=Jonas |date=26 November 2009 |work=dif.se |publisher=Djurgårdens IF Fotboll |language=Swedish |accessdate=26 November 2009 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20091201013254/http://www.dif.se/sidor/nyheter/nyheter.asp?action=view&id=10202&typ=1 |archivedate=1 December 2009 }}{{cite news |title=Finländare klar för Djurgården |newspaper=Svenska Dagbladet |date=26 November 2009 |url=http://www.svd.se/sportspel/nyheter/artikel_3853011.svd |agency=TT |accessdate=6 February 2011}} Upon arrival, he was one of four Finnish players in the squad, together with Kasper Hämäläinen, Joona Toivio, and Joel Perovuo.{{cite web | url=https://www.svd.se/a/b8a52935-a966-3d2c-978f-8510231fd5e9/fyrtal-i-ess-fran-finland | title=Fyrtal i ess från Finland | work=Svenska Dagbladet | date=8 March 2010 | last1=Schröder | first1=Linus }} Lyyski made his Allsvenskan debut for Djurgården on 14 March 2010 against BK Häcken.{{cite web | url=https://www.nyan.ax/sport/tufft-for-debutanterna-i-allsvenskan/ | title=Tufft för debutanterna i Allsvenskan }} Lyyski and Toivio started the season as the central defender dup, but Prince Ikpe Ekong was soon chosen over Lyyski.{{cite web | url=https://www.svd.se/a/a1f4f641-2c17-3f8c-bc6e-709dab6ee830/lyyski-beredd-ta-chansen-igen | title=Lyyski beredd ta chansen igen | work=Svenska Dagbladet | date=20 September 2010 | last1=Lundin | first1=Andreas }}
Lyyski left the club after the 2011 season.{{cite web | url=https://www.aftonbladet.se/sportbladet/fotboll/a/kapqw9/djurgarden-rensar-ut-fyra-spelare | title=Djurgården rensar ut fyra spelare | date=4 November 2011 }}
= Return to IFK Mariehamn =
In March 2012, Lyyski returned to IFK Mariehamn. Lyyski became captain of the team and led them to win the 2015 Finnish Cup and the 2016 Veikkausliiga title.{{cite web | url=https://yle.fi/a/7-1246794 | title=Guldkaptenen tar farväl – Lyyski gör sista matchen i IFK Mariehamn | date=24 October 2017 }} In 2017, after a total of 15 seasons with IFK Mariehamn, he played his last match for the club as no contract renewal was offered.{{cite web | url=https://www.vasabladet.fi/Artikel/Visa/162385 | title=Jani Lyyski: Otroligt stolt }}
International career
Lyyski received a call-up to the Åland official football team in 1999 but didn't make any appearance for them.
On 18 January 2010, Lyyski made his first appearance for the Finland national team, in friendly match against South Korea in Málaga, Spain. He was in the starting line-up and played the whole match.{{cite web|title=Etelä-Korea kaatoi Huuhkajat |url=http://www.palloliitto.fi/viestinta/?num=157901 |work=palloliitto.fi |publisher=Football Association of Finland |accessdate=6 February 2011 |language=Finnish |date=18 January 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120415185054/http://www.palloliitto.fi/viestinta/?num=157901 |archivedate=15 April 2012 }}
Personal life
His father Pekka Lyyski is a former manager of IFK Mariehamn.
Lyyski has worked as a football commentator for Swedish-speaking YLE.{{cite web | url=https://fotbollsthlm.se/djurgarden/jani-lyyski-jag-ar-valdigt-glad-for-bosse-anderssons-skull/ | title=Jani Lyyski: "Jag är väldigt glad för Bosse Anderssons skull" | date=21 December 2019 }}{{cite web | url=https://www.nyan.ax/sport/jani-lyyski-blir-expertkommentator-i-sommar/ | title=Jani Lyyski blir expertkommentator i sommar }}
Career statistics
=Club=
{{updated|1 September 2024.}}[https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/8684/Jani_Lyyski.html Jani Lyyski], National-Football-Teams[https://tulospalvelu.palloliitto.fi/person/140476/player/seasons Jani Lyyski stats], Finnish FA
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup{{efn|Includes Suomen Cup and Svenska Cupen}} !colspan="2"|League cup{{efn|Includes Finnish League Cup}} !colspan="2"|Europe !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="3"|IFK Mariehamn
|1998 |7 | 0 | colspan=2|– | colspan=2|– | colspan=2|– | 7 | 0 | ||||
| 1999
|Kakkonen |6 | 1 | colspan=2|– | colspan=2|– | colspan=2|– | 6 | 1 | ||||
| colspan=2|Total
!13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | |
| Spånga IS
|2000 |15 | 1 | colspan=2|– | colspan=2|– | colspan=2|– | 15 | 1 | ||||
| Brommapojkarna
|2001 |Swedish Division 2 |0 | 0 | colspan=2|– | colspan=2|– | colspan=2|– | 0 | 0 | ||||
| rowspan=8|IFK Mariehamn
|2002 |Kakkonen |21 | 1 | colspan=2|– | colspan=2|– | colspan=2|– | 21 | 1 | ||||
| 2003
|Kakkonen |16 | 2 | colspan=2|– | colspan=2|– | colspan=2|– | 16 | 2 | ||||
| 2004
|26 | 10 | colspan=2|– | colspan=2|– | colspan=2|– | 26 | 10 | ||||
| 2005
|13 | 1 | colspan=2|– | colspan=2|– | colspan=2|– | 13 | 1 | ||||
| 2006
|Veikkausliiga |16 | 1 | colspan=2|– | colspan=2|– | colspan=2|– | 16 | 1 | ||||
| 2007
|Veikkausliiga |26 | 2 | colspan=2|– | colspan=2|– | colspan=2|– | 26 | 2 | ||||
| 2008
|Veikkausliiga |26 | 2 | colspan=2|– | colspan=2|– | colspan=2|– | 26 | 2 | ||||
| colspan=2|Total
!144 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 144 | 19 | |
| IF Finströms Kamraterna (loan)
|2006 |1 | 1 | colspan=2|– | colspan=2|– | colspan=2|– | 1 | 1 | ||||
| VPS
|2009 |Veikkausliiga |26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | colspan=2|– | 33 | 4 | ||
| rowspan=3|Djurgården
|2010 |20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|– | colspan=2|– | 20 | 0 | |||
| 2011
|Allsvenskan |21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|– | colspan=2|– | 21 | 0 | |||
| colspan=2|Total
!41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 0 | |
| rowspan=7|IFK Mariehamn
|2012 |Veikkausliiga |27 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | colspan=2|– | 33 | 2 | ||
| 2013
|Veikkausliiga |30 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2{{efn|Appearances in UEFA Europa League|name=uel}} | 0 | 36 | 3 | |
| 2014
|Veikkausliiga |25 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | colspan=2|– | 33 | 3 | ||
| 2015
|Veikkausliiga |30 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | colspan=2|– | 40 | 5 | ||
| 2016
|Veikkausliiga |31 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2{{efn|name=uel}} | 0 | 39 | 5 | |
| 2017
|Veikkausliiga |18 | 1 | 5 | 1 | colspan=2|– | 2{{efn|Appearances in UEFA Champions League|name=ucl}} | 0 | 25 | 2 | ||
| colspan=2|Total
!161 | 16 | 21 | 3 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 204 | 20 | |
| colspan="3"|Career total
!401 | 46 | 21 | 3 | 23 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 451 | 51 |
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=International=
{{updated|match played 11 August 2010}}
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| colspan=4|Finland | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2010 | 3 | 0 |
| colspan=1|Total||3||0 |
Honours
IFK Mariehamn
Individual
- Veikkausliiga Team of the Year: 2016{{Cite web |title=Koplajoukkue 2016 palkittiin päätöskierroksella |url=http://www.veikkausliiga.com/uutiset/2016/10/24/koplajoukkue-2016-palkittiin-paatoskierroksella |access-date=2 January 2023 |website=veikkausliiga.com |language=fi}}
- Veikkausliiga Defender of the Year: 2016{{Cite web |title=Kauden parhaita palkittiin Captain's Ballissa |url=http://www.veikkausliiga.com/uutiset/2016/10/27/kauden-parhaita-palkittiin-captains-ballissa |access-date=2 January 2023 |website=veikkausliiga.com |language=fi}}
- Veikkausliiga Player of the Month: October 2017[http://www.veikkausliiga.com/uutiset/2016/11/03/jani-lyyski-kuukauden-pelaajaksi Jani Lyyski kuukauden pelaajaksi] {{in lang|fi}}
References
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External links
- {{soccerway}}
- {{difhistoria}}
- [http://guardian.touch-line.com/StatsCentre.asp?Lang=0&CTID=55&CPID=72&pStr=Player&PLID=191104&TEID=3059 Jani Lyyski at Guardian Football]
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Category:Finnish men's footballers
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Category:Veikkausliiga players
Category:Djurgårdens IF Fotboll players
Category:Vaasan Palloseura players
Category:IFK Mariehamn players
Category:Men's association football defenders
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden
Category:Finnish expatriate sportspeople in Sweden
Category:People from Mariehamn
Category:Sportspeople from Åland
Category:Division 2 (Swedish football) players
Category:IF Brommapojkarna players
Category:IF Finströms Kamraterna players
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