Saku Heiskanen
Midfielder · KuPS · №3
Recent matches
| Date | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|
FC Lahti
KuPS
Veikkausliiga
|
1:2 | |
KuPS
Turku PS
Veikkausliiga
|
1:1 | |
KuPS
Universitatea Craiova
UEFA Europa League
|
1:1 | |
IF Gnistan
KuPS
Veikkausliiga
|
0:1 | |
KuPS
Sabah FA
UEFA Champions League
|
0:2 | |
|
Sabah FA
KuPS
UEFA Champions League
|
1:0 | |
SJK Seinajoki
KuPS
Veikkausliiga
|
0:2 | |
KuPS
Vardar Skopje
UEFA Champions League
|
2:3 | |
|
Vardar Skopje
KuPS
UEFA Champions League
|
0:2 | |
KuPS
Ilves
Veikkausliiga
|
4:3 |
Season statistics
| Competition | Season | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Veikkausliiga | 2026 | 10 |
| UEFA Champions League | 2026 | 4 |
| UEFA Europa League | 2026 | 1 |
About the player
Espoo raised Saku Heiskanen through Masalan Kisa before FC Honka took him into its academy, and he made his senior debut there in 2017. A loan spell at Klubi 04 followed a year later, and he returned to Honka for the 2019 season before a longer second spell at the club began in 2022, when he won the Finnish League Cup.
In June 2023, Heiskanen moved to the United States to join UCF Knights in the NCAA. The switch paid off quickly: he was named Sun Belt Conference Newcomer of the Year and Freshman of the Year in his first season. He returned home in January 2024 on a free transfer to IF Gnistan, where his form earned him a place in the Veikkausliiga Team of the Year. In February 2026, he moved on a free transfer to KuPS.
Heiskanen has represented Finland at youth level, turning out for the under-16, under-17 and under-20 sides, though he has not yet been capped by the senior national team.
Career path
- 2026 — 2027 — now Kuopion Palloseura 25 matches
- 2024 — 2025 IF Gnistan 72 matches
- 2023 UCF Knights (University of Central Florida) 1 match
- 2017 — 2022 Honka 18 matches
- 2019 — 2022 FC Honka II 11 matches
- 2018 — 2021 HJK Klubi 04 Helsinki 52 matches
- 2019 HJK Helsinki UEFA U19 1 match
- 2018 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim U17 7 matches
Career
| Season | Club | Competition | Games | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26/27 | Kuopion Palloseura | UEFA Champions League Qualifying | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| 26/27 | Kuopion Palloseura | UEFA Europa League Qualifying | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2026 | Kuopion Palloseura | Veikkausliiga | 17 | 0 | 3 | 860 |
| 2026 | Kuopion Palloseura | Suomen Cup | 3 | 0 | 0 | 169 |
| 2026 | Kuopion Palloseura | Liigacup | 2 | 0 | 0 | 135 |
| 2025 | IF Gnistan | Veikkausliiga | 22 | 1 | 9 | 1 739 |
| 2025 | IF Gnistan | Veikkausliiga Championship Group | 6 | 1 | 0 | 393 |
| 2025 | IF Gnistan | Liigacup | 5 | 0 | 1 | 346 |
| 2025 | IF Gnistan | Suomen Cup | 3 | 0 | 1 | 225 |
| 2024 | IF Gnistan | Veikkausliiga | 22 | 4 | 1 | 1 914 |
| 2024 | IF Gnistan | Veikkausliiga Relegation Group | 5 | 0 | 0 | 390 |
| 2024 | IF Gnistan | Liigacup | 5 | 0 | 0 | 283 |
| 2024 | IF Gnistan | Veikkausliiga Europa Play-off | 2 | 1 | 1 | 195 |
| 2024 | IF Gnistan | Suomen Cup | 2 | 1 | 0 | 51 |
| 2023 | UCF Knights (University of Central Florida) | NCAA Division 1 Men's Soccer Championship | 1 | 1 | 0 | 37 |
| 2022 | Honka | Veikkausliiga | 8 | 0 | 1 | 62 |
| 2022 | FC Honka II | Kakkonen - Group B | 5 | 1 | 0 | 426 |
| 2022 | Honka | Liigacup | 5 | 0 | 1 | 242 |
| 2022 | Honka | Veikkausliiga Championship Group | 2 | 0 | 0 | 118 |
| 2022 | Honka | Suomen Cup | 1 | 1 | 0 | 87 |
| 2021 | HJK Klubi 04 Helsinki | Ykkösliiga | 17 | 2 | 2 | 1 498 |
| 2021 | HJK Klubi 04 Helsinki | Ykkösliiga Relegation Group | 5 | 0 | 3 | 429 |
| 2021 | HJK Klubi 04 Helsinki | Suomen Cup | 2 | 0 | 0 | 165 |
| 2020 | HJK Klubi 04 Helsinki | Kakkonen - Group B | 16 | 9 | 0 | 1 292 |
| 2020 | HJK Klubi 04 Helsinki | Kakkonen Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 2019 | HJK Klubi 04 Helsinki | Kakkonen - Group A | 8 | 0 | 0 | 665 |
| 2019 | FC Honka II | Kakkonen - Group B | 6 | 0 | 0 | 386 |
| 2019 | Honka | Suomen Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
| 2018 | HJK Klubi 04 Helsinki | Ykkösliiga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 122 |
| 2017 | Honka | Suomen Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
| 18/19 | HJK Helsinki UEFA U19 | UEFA Youth League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 79 |
| 17/18 | TSG 1899 Hoffenheim U17 | B-Juniors Bundesliga South/Southwest (- 23/24) | 7 | 0 | 0 | 184 |
| Total | IF Gnistan | 72 | 8 | 13 | 5 536 | |
| Total | HJK Klubi 04 Helsinki | 52 | 11 | 5 | 4 261 | |
| Total | Kuopion Palloseura | 25 | 0 | 3 | 1 191 | |
| Total | Honka | 18 | 1 | 2 | 550 | |
| Total | FC Honka II | 11 | 1 | 0 | 812 | |
| Total | Finland U17 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 521 | |
| Total | TSG 1899 Hoffenheim U17 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 184 | |
| Total | Finland U16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 197 |
Transfers
Transfers- 25/26 IF Gnistan KuPS
- 23/24 UCF Knights IF Gnistan
- 22/23 Honka UCF Knights
- 21/22 HJK Klubi 04 Honka
- 19/20 Hoffenheim U19 HJK Klubi 04
- 19/20 Honka Hoffenheim U19
- 18/19 Hoffenheim U19 Honka
- 18/19 HJK Klubi 04 Hoffenheim U19
- 18/19 Hoffenheim U19 HJK Klubi 04
- 18/19 Hoffenheim U17 Hoffenheim U19
- 17/18 Honka U19 Hoffenheim U17
