Saku Heiskanen

Saku Heiskanen

Saku Heiskanen is a Finnish footballer born on 29 September 2001. He developed in HJK Helsinki’s system before joining TSG 1899 Hoffenheim in August 2017, spending time in the German club’s youth setup. Heiskanen later returned to Finland and played for HJK’s reserve side, Klubi 04, which he captained before being recognized as the Kakkonen’s best midfielder in 2020. In 2022, he moved to FC Honka. He continued his career in the United States with the UCF Knights in 2023, earning Sun Belt Conference Freshman of the Year honors and scoring five goals in 16 matches. Heiskanen then joined IF Gnistan and was selected for the 2024 Veikkausliiga Team of the Year. He is now listed with KuPS.

Xtra rating
1682
Global rank
4101
Updated: 22 October 2026
Country of Birth
Finland
Preferred Foot
N/A
Agent
N/A
Latest Signing Fee
N/A
Date of Birth
29 September 2001
Position
N/A
Shoes
N/A
Wage
N/A

Season snapshot

Overall season statistics (all competitions).

Season Matches Minutes Goals Assists G/90 A/90
2026 3 103 0 0 0 0
2025 10 787 2 6 0.23 0.69
2024 35 2812 6 0 0.19 0
2022 21 934 2 0 0.19 0
2021 46 4019 4 0 0.09 0
2020 16 1292 9 0 0.63 0
2019 15 1073 0 0 0 0
2018 10 556 0 0 0 0

Form - Last 10 games

Strengths Analysis Season 2025

Role: Midfielder
Top attributes (percentile)

    Xtra rating history

    Last rating points (most recent matches).

    Recent Matches

    KuPS
    1 - 1
    ⏱ 5’ ⚽ 0 A 0 ★ 6.38
    Gnistan
    KuPS
    Gnistan
    Veikkausliiga - Väre Areena, Kuopio, Finland
    HJK helsinki
    2 - 2
    ⏱ 0’ ⚽ 0 A 0 ★ 0
    KuPS
    HJK helsinki
    KuPS
    Veikkausliiga - Bolt Arena, Helsinki, Finland
    Borac Banja Luka
    2 - 0
    ⏱ 12’ ⚽ 0 A 0 ★ 6.3
    KuPS
    Borac Banja Luka
    KuPS
    UEFA Europa Conference League
    KuPS
    2 - 0
    ⏱ 0’ ⚽ 0 A 0 ★ 0
    VPS
    KuPS
    VPS
    Veikkausliiga - Väre Areena, Kuopio, Finland
    KuPS
    3 - 1
    ⏱ 86’ ⚽ 0 A 0 ★ 6.76
    VPS
    KuPS
    VPS
    Veikkausliiga - Väre Areena, Kuopio, Finland
    HJK helsinki
    0 - 4
    ⏱ 0’ ⚽ 0 A 0 ★ 0
    KuPS
    HJK helsinki
    KuPS
    Veikkausliiga - Bolt Arena, Helsinki, Finland
    KuPS
    4 - 3
    ⏱ 0’ ⚽ 0 A 0 ★ 0
    Ilves
    KuPS
    Ilves
    Veikkausliiga - Väre Areena, Kuopio, Finland
    Gnistan
    3 - 4
    ⏱ 90’ ⚽ 1 A 0 ★ 7.2
    SJK
    Gnistan
    SJK
    Veikkausliiga - Mustapekka Areena, Helsinki, Finland
    HJK helsinki
    2 - 3
    ⏱ 76’ ⚽ 0 A 0 ★ 7.2
    Gnistan
    HJK helsinki
    Gnistan
    Veikkausliiga - Bolt Arena, Helsinki, Finland
    Gnistan
    3 - 2
    ⏱ 21’ ⚽ 0 A 1 ★ 7
    AC Oulu
    Gnistan
    AC Oulu
    Veikkausliiga - Mustapekka Areena, Helsinki, Finland

    Teams

    No team history found for this player.

    Transfers

    01 Jan 2022
    Free
    Klubi-04
    Honka
    09 Aug 2019
    Free
    Honka
    Klubi-04
    02 Jan 2019
    Loan
    1899 Hoffenheim
    Honka
    01 Jul 2018
    N/A
    Honka
    1899 Hoffenheim

    Honors

    No honors recorded for this player.