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.jpg) Moisander with Werder Bremen in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Niklas Kristian Moisander[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 29 September 1985[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Turku, Finland | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1996–2002 | TPS | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2003 | TPS | 17 | (0) |
| 2003–2006 | Ajax | 0 | (0) |
| 2006–2008 | Zwolle | 71 | (5) |
| 2008–2012 | AZ Alkmaar | 111 | (3) |
| 2012–2015 | Ajax | 77 | (5) |
| 2015–2016 | Sampdoria | 22 | (0) |
| 2016–2021 | Werder Bremen | 125 | (2) |
| 2021–2024 | Malmö FF | 29 | (0) |
| Total | 452 | (15) | |
| International career | |||
| 2000 | Finland U15 | 3 | (1) |
| 2001 | Finland U16 | 12 | (0) |
| 2001–2002 | Finland U17 | 16 | (0) |
| 2002 | Finland U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2002–2003 | Finland U19 | 3 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | Finland U21 | 8 | (1) |
| 2008–2017 | Finland | 62 | (2) |
Medal record | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Niklas Kristian Moisander (born 29 September 1985) is a Finnish former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. Moisander was born in Turku, where he played for the local TPS youth team before moving to Ajax. He did not make any senior appearances at Ajax between 2003 and 2006 and moved to Zwolle. After two seasons in the Eerste Divisie, he signed with AZ Alkmaar of the Eredivisie where he spent five seasons. He returned to Ajax in 2012 and played for the side until 2015. Following a one-season stay at Sampdoria, he spent five years at Bundesliga club Werder Bremen. He remained at Swedish side Malmö FF for four seasons before retiring at the end of the 2024 season. He is the twin brother of goalkeeper Henrik Moisander, and is a former captain of the Finland national team.
Moisander made his international debut for Finland in May 2008, at age 22, and had 62 caps, including appearing in 2010, 2014 and 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifications before his retirement from international football in 2017.[3] He was voted the Finnish Footballer of the Year in both 2012 and 2013.
- ^ Niklas Moisander at Soccerway. Retrieved 19 November 2013.
- ^ a b "4 Niklas Moisander Difensore". sampdoria.it. U.C.Sampdoria. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
- ^ "Moisander retires from Finland international duty". SV Werder Bremen. 20 November 2017. Retrieved 1 December 2017.