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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 24 March 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Finland | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | TPS | ||
| Number | 24 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2019 | TPS | ||
| 2019–2023 | Groningen | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023 | KTP | 5 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | Haka | 31 | (0) |
| 2025 | → GIF Sundsvall (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2026– | TPS | 8 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018–2019 | Finland U16 | 7 | (0) |
| 2019 | Finland U17 | 5 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Finland U19 | 4 | (0) |
| 2023 | Finland U21 | 1 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 27 July 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 10 October 2023 | |||
Nikolas Talo (born 24 March 2003) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Veikkausliiga club Turun Palloseura (TPS).
Club career
[edit]Talo played in the youth sector of Turun Palloseura (TPS), before he joined the Groningen youth academy in the Netherlands in 2019.[1][2] After his contract expired with Groningen, Talo signed with Finnish club Kotkan Työväen Palloilijat (KTP) in Veikkausliiga on 19 July 2023, on a deal until the end of 2024 with an option for a further year.[3][4]
KTP were relegated after the season, and Talo's contract was terminated by mutual agreement. On 18 December 2023, fellow Veikkausliiga club Haka announced the signing of Talo on a one-year deal with an option for an additional year.[5][6][7] He debuted with his new team on 27 January 2024, in a Finnish League Cup draw against AC Oulu.[8] On 24 October, he signed a new two-year deal with Haka.[9]
International career
[edit]Talo is a regular Finnish youth international, and has represented his country at under-16, under-17, under-19 and under-21 youth national team levels.
Career statistics
[edit]- As of 13 April 2026
| Club | Season | Division | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| KTP | 2023 | Veikkausliiga | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 5 | 0 | ||
| Haka | 2024 | Veikkausliiga | 25 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | – | 35 | 0 | |
| 2025 | Veikkausliiga | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | 12 | 0 | ||
| Total | 31 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 0 | ||
| GIF Sundsvall (loan) | 2025 | Superettan | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 6 | 0 | ||
| TPS | 2026 | Veikkausliiga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | – | 7 | 0 | |
| Career total | 50 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 0 | ||
- ↑ Includes Suomen Cup
- ↑ Includes Finnish League Cup
References
[edit]- ↑ Muttilainen, Kimmo (28 July 2022). "TPS-kasvatti Nikolas Talo odottaa läpimurtoa Groningenissa - "Tämä on tärkeä vuosi itselleni, ja siksi olisi hienoa pelata edustuksessa"". Turun Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 10 October 2023.
- ↑ Uusitalo, Timo (28 March 2019). "FC Groningen värväsi TPS:n topparilupauksen". YLE (in Finnish). Retrieved 10 October 2023.
- ↑ TPS-KASVATTI KTP:HEN - NIKOLAS TALO ON "MODERNI TOPPARI", KTP, 19 July 2023
- ↑ Muttilainen, Kimmo (19 July 2023). "KTP solmi pelaajasopimuksen Hollannissa juonirioppeja hankkineen lupaavan topparin kanssa". Kymen Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 10 October 2023.
- ↑ FC HAKA KIINNITTI JOULUKUUN AJAN TRY-OUTILLA OLLEEN NUOREN TOPPARIN, fchaka.fi, 18 December 2023
- ↑ FC Haka kiinnitti nuoren topparin: ”Haluan tulla Suomessa näkyville”, valkeakoskensanomat.fi, Kirsi Teiskonlahti, 18 December 2023
- ↑ FC Haka kiinnitti nuoren topparin, Veikkausliiga, 18 December 2023
- ↑ "Paljon positiivia asioita" - Haka avasi Liigacupin tasapelillä AC Oulun vieraana, Veikkausliiga, 27 January 2024
- ↑ 1500 KAUSIKORTTIVARAUSTA RIKKI – KAKSI NUORTA PELAAJAA JATKAA HAKASSA!, fchaka.fi, 24 October 2024
External links
[edit]- Nikolas Talo at Soccerway
- Nikolas Talo at WorldFootball.net
- 2003 births
- Living people
- Finnish men's footballers
- 21st-century Finnish sportsmen
- Men's association football defenders
- Veikkausliiga players
- Superettan players
- Turun Palloseura footballers
- FC Groningen players
- Kotkan Työväen Palloilijat players
- FC Haka players
- GIF Sundsvall players
- Finland men's youth international footballers
- Finland men's under-21 international footballers
- Finnish expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands
- Finnish expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands
- Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden
- Finnish expatriate sportspeople in Sweden