Santeri Hostikka

Santeri Hostikka
Hostikka in 2024
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-09-30) 30 September 1997
Place of birth Järvenpää, Finland
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position Winger
Team information
Current team
 Ümraniyespor
Youth career
PKKU
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2015 PKKU 28 (5)
2016–2018 Lahti 87 (11)
2019–2021 Pogoń Szczecin 47 (1)
2020–2021 Pogoń Szczecin II 2 (0)
2021–2025 HJK 98 (19)
2026 Vanspor 19 (5)
2026– Ümraniyespor 0 (0)
International career‡
2017–2018 Finland U21 12 (1)
2021– Finland 6 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 6 May 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 18 June 2023

Santeri Hostikka (born 30 September 1997) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a winger for TFF 1. Lig club Ümraniyespor.

Club career

Hostikka receiving bronze medal with Pogoń Szczecin at the end of the 2020–21 Ekstraklasa season.

Hostikka began his senior career in the lower Finnish divisions with PKKU before moving to Veikkausliiga side FC Lahti in 2016.[1]

In December 2018, Hostikka signed with Polish Ekstraklasa club Pogoń Szczecin, with the transfer taking effect in January 2019.[2]

In August 2021, he returned to Finland to join HJK.[3] During the 2025 season, despite missing over two weeks with pneumonia, Hostikka returned to the lineup on 17 July 2025 for a UEFA Conference League qualifying match against NSÍ Runavík. Entering as a substitute, he scored twice and provided an assist to help HJK advance with a 5–4 aggregate victory.[4]

In January 2026, Hostikka moved to Turkish TFF 1. Lig club Vanspor during the winter transfer window, signing a contract until June 2027.[5]

International career

He played for the Finland under-21 team.[1]

He was first called up to the Finland national football team in January 2018 for a friendly against Jordan, but did not play then. He made his debut on 1 September 2021 in a friendly against Wales. He started the game and was substituted after 64 minutes of play in a 0–0 draw at home.[6]

Career statistics

Club

As of 19 April 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Europe Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
PK Keski-Uusimaa 2014 Kakkonen 4100——41
2015 Kakkonen 24400——244
Total 285000000285
FC Lahti 2016 Veikkausliiga 2942161—376
2017 Veikkausliiga 30341——344
2018 Veikkausliiga 28462—2[c]0366
Total 8711124612010716
Pogoń Szczecin 2018–19 Ekstraklasa 8000——80
2019–20 Ekstraklasa 27100——271
2020–21 Ekstraklasa 12020——140
Total 471200000491
Pogoń Szczecin II 2020–21 III liga 20———20
HJK 2021 Veikkausliiga 101——7[d]0171
2022 Veikkausliiga 202300013[e]1363
2023 Veikkausliiga 22310309[f]2355
2024 Veikkausliiga 142103010[g]0282
2025 Veikkausliiga 281021523[h]23815
Total 94187111242515426
Vanspor 2025–26 TFF 1. Lig 19500——195
Ümraniyespor 2026–27 TFF 1. Lig 0000––00
Career total 2774023523344536753
  1. ↑ Includes Finnish Cup and Polish Cup
  2. ↑ Includes Finnish League Cup
  3. ↑ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  4. ↑ Two appearances in UEFA Europa League, five appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  5. ↑ Three appearances in UEFA Champions League, ten appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League
  6. ↑ One appearance in UEFA Champions League, two appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League, six appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa Conference League
  7. ↑ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, eight appearances in UEFA Conference League
  8. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Conference League

International

As of match played 20 November 2023
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Finland 202110
202230
202320
Total60

Honours

Lahti

HJK

Individual

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Santeri Hostikka at Soccerway. Retrieved 19 January 2026. Cite error: The named reference "SW" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  2. ↑ Santeri Hostikka piłkarzem Pogoni. Klub musiał zapłacić za transfer [ZDJĘCIA], gs24.pl, 19 December 2018
  3. ↑ "Santeri Hostikka Klubiin!". HJK Helsinki. 4 August 2021.
  4. ↑ ”Kaksi viikkoa sängyn pohjalla” – Keuhkokuumekaan ei pysäyttänyt HJK:n sankaria, Iltalehti, 17 July 2025
  5. ↑ Öztürk, M. (14 January 2026). "Vanspor'dan transfer hamlesi: Santeri Hostikka imzayı attı". Van Siyaseti News (in Turkish). Retrieved 19 January 2026.
  6. ↑ "Finland v Wales game report". ESPN. 1 September 2021.
  7. ↑ HJK on Suomen mestari!, Iltalehti, 21 October 2023
  8. ↑ HJK voitti jalkapallon miesten Suomen cupin mestaruuden – voittomaalin tehnyt Teemu Pukki kritisoi otteluaikataulua, Yle, 20 September 2025
  9. ↑ Santeri Hostikka kuukauden pelaajaksi (in Finnish)
  10. ↑ veikkausliiga.com (in Finnish)
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