Market value
—
Central Midfield Midfield
Career snapshot
6
clubs played for
02/03
debut season
0.21
goals / match
Tampere United
top club · 239 apps
Position rank · 99/00
#227
goals rank
#231
assists rank
83
season goals
19
season assists
Among 257 Midfield - Central Midfields · ≥200 mins
Career highs
€1.00m
peak value · 2007
—
top transfer fee
14
best season · 2000
39 / 3
int'l caps / goals
Born the same day
Shares 1977-02-02 · 4 players total
393Appearances
83Goals
19Assists
17Yellow cards
1Red cards
95Full matches (90′)
| Full name | Jari Niemi |
|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1977-02-02 (49 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Nokia, Finland |
| Citizenship |  Finland |
| Position | Midfield - Central Midfield (main: Midfield) |
| Foot | right |
| Height | 182.00 m |
| Current club | Retired |
| Joined | 2013-01-01 |
| Contract expires | — |
| Agent | no agent |
Jan 2013
Transfer: Ilves → Retired
12/13 · Transfer
Aug 2011
Transfer: Tampere United → Ilves
11/12 · Transfer
Jul 2011
2011 — Tampere United
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2010
2010 — Tampere United
22 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2009
2009 — Tampere United
36 matches · 8 G · 3 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2008
08/09 — Tampere United
3 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2008
2008 — Tampere United
20 matches · 4 G · 3 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2007
07/08 — Tampere United
7 matches · 4 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2007
2007 — Tampere United
21 matches · 7 G · 4 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2006
2006 — Tampere United
16 matches · 8 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2006
Transfer: Sint-Truiden → Tampere United
06/07 · Transfer
Jul 2005
05/06 — Sint-Truidense VV
30 matches · 1 G · 2 A · across 2 competitions
Jan 2005
Transfer: Standard Liège → Sint-Truiden
04/05 · Transfer
Jul 2004
04/05 — Sint-Truidense VV, Standard Liège
30 matches · 1 G · 3 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2004
Transfer: RAEC Mons → Standard Liège
04/05 · Transfer
Jan 2004
Transfer: Tampere United → RAEC Mons
03/04 · Transfer
Jul 2003
03/04 — RAEC Mons (-2015)
17 matches · 4 G · 3 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2003
2003 — Tampere United
20 matches · 10 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2002
02/03 — Tampere United
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2002
2002 — Tampere United
28 matches · 9 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2001
2001 — Tampere United
33 matches · 3 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2000
2000 — Tampere United
31 matches · 14 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jan 2000
Transfer: FC Haka → Tampere United
99/00 · Transfer
Jul 1999
1999 — FC Haka
28 matches · 3 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 1999
99/00 — FC Haka
4 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 1998
1998 — FC Haka
26 matches · 3 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 1998
98/99 — FC Haka
4 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jan 1998
Transfer: TPV → FC Haka
97/98 · Transfer
Jul 1995
1995 — Tampereen Pallo-Veikot
12 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 1995
95/96 — Tampereen Pallo-Veikot
2 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 1994
1994 — Tampereen Pallo-Veikot
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jan 1994
Transfer: TPV U19 → TPV
93/94 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €1.00m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
Percentile rank vs 201 other Midfield - Central Midfields with ≥500 minutes in 99/00. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).
Goals1 total · 0.28/90
Assists0 total · 0.00/90
G+A1 total · 0.28/90
Yellow cards0 total · 0.00/90
Minutes played by club
FC Haka
22.1%
Tampereen Pallo-Veikot
0.0%
Tampere United
59.5%
Sint-Truidense VV
14.0%
Standard Liège
0.0%
RAEC Mons (-2015)
4.5%
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FC Haka | 4 | 1998 | 99/00 | 62 | 8 | 0 | 1,877 |
| Tampereen Pallo-Veikot | 3 | 1994 | 95/96 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tampere United | 13 | 02/03 | 2011 | 239 | 69 | 11 | 5,062 |
| Sint-Truidense VV | 2 | 04/05 | 05/06 | 47 | 2 | 5 | 1,189 |
| Standard Liège | 1 | 04/05 | 04/05 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RAEC Mons (-2015) | 1 | 03/04 | 03/04 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 381 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99/00 | Champions League Qu. | FC Haka | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 322 |
| 98/99 | Cup Winners' Cup | FC Haka | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 326 |
| 95/96 | UEFA-Cup Qualifikation | Tampereen Pallo-Veikot | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | Liigacup | Tampere United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | Veikkausliiga | Tampere United | 22 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | Liigacup | Tampere United | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 135 |
| 2009 | Suomen Cup | Tampere United | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 210 |
| 2009 | Veikkausliiga | Tampere United | 24 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1,805 |
| 2008 | Suomen Cup | Tampere United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | Veikkausliiga | Tampere United | 19 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 343 |
| 2007 | Veikkausliiga | Tampere United | 21 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 247 |
| 2006 | Suomen Cup | Tampere United | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 2006 | Veikkausliiga | Tampere United | 15 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 191 |
| 2003 | Veikkausliiga | Tampere United | 20 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170 |
| 2002 | Veikkausliiga | Tampere United | 21 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 308 |
| 2002 | Veikkausliiga Championship Group | Tampere United | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 210 |
| 2001 | Suomen Cup | Tampere United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | Veikkausliiga | Tampere United | 32 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 910 |
| 2000 | Veikkausliiga | Tampere United | 31 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 179 |
| 1999 | Veikkausliiga | FC Haka | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 583 |
| 1999 | Veikkausliiga Championship Group | FC Haka | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | Veikkausliiga | FC Haka | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 646 |
| 1995 | Veikkausliiga | Tampereen Pallo-Veikot | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | Veikkausliiga | Tampereen Pallo-Veikot | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 08/09 | Champions League Qu. | Tampere United | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 135 |
| 07/08 | Champions League Qu. | Tampere United | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 129 |
| 07/08 | UEFA Cup | Tampere United | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 05/06 | Beker van België | Sint-Truidense VV | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 |
| 05/06 | Jupiler League | Sint-Truidense VV | 27 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 04/05 | Beker van België | Sint-Truidense VV | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 04/05 | Jupiler League | Standard Liège | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 04/05 | Jupiler League | Sint-Truidense VV | 16 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1,128 |
| 04/05 | UEFA Cup | Standard Liège | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 03/04 | Jupiler League | RAEC Mons (-2015) | 17 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 381 |
| 02/03 | Champions League Qu. | Tampere United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 93/94 | 1994-01-01 | TPV U19 | TPV | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 97/98 | 1998-01-01 | TPV | FC Haka | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 99/00 | 2000-01-01 | FC Haka | Tampere United | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 03/04 | 2004-01-01 | Tampere United | RAEC Mons | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 04/05 | 2004-07-01 | RAEC Mons | Standard Liège | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 04/05 | 2005-01-01 | Standard Liège | Sint-Truiden | Transfer | 700000 | — |
| 06/07 | 2006-07-01 | Sint-Truiden | Tampere United | Transfer | 700000 | — |
| 11/12 | 2011-08-01 | Tampere United | Ilves | Transfer | 300000 | — |
| 12/13 | 2013-01-01 | Ilves | Retired | Transfer | 0 | — |
No recorded injuries.
Current—
Peak€1.00m
Low—
Δ since start−€700k
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | — |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €300k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €600k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €700k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €500k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €700k |
| Team | Shirt | Matches | Goals | Debut | Age at debut | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team #20796 | — | 16 | 0 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #3443 | — | 23 | 3 | — | — | former national player |
| Teammate | PPG played with | Joint goals | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tomi Petrescu | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Veikkausliiga | Tampere United | 14 | 31 |
| 2003 | Veikkausliiga | Tampere United | 10 | 20 |
| 2006 | Veikkausliiga | Tampere United | 7 | 15 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Veikkausliiga | Tampere United | 4 | 21 |
| 03/04 | Jupiler League | RAEC Mons (-2015) | 3 | 17 |
| 04/05 | Jupiler League | Standard Liège | 3 | 25 |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 02/03 | Senior debut season | |
| 03/04 | First senior goal | |
| 2003 | Goal #50 (career) |
Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.
| Season | Matches | Mins | YC | 2nd YC | RC | Cards / 90′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 22 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 36 | 2,150 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.21 |
| 2007 | 21 | 247 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.73 |
| 08/09 | 3 | 135 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.67 |
| 05/06 | 30 | 61 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5.9 |
| 04/05 | 30 | 1,128 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.08 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
Veikkausliiga
266 apps
58 G
8 A
Champions League Qu.
14 apps
7 G
0 A
Jupiler League
69 apps
5 G
8 A
Liigacup
9 apps
5 G
2 A
Suomen Cup
7 apps
3 G
0 A
Veikkausliiga Championship Group
13 apps
3 G
0 A
Beker van België
4 apps
1 G
0 A
Cup Winners' Cup
4 apps
1 G
0 A
UEFA Cup
5 apps
0 G
1 A
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Frequently asked about Jari Niemi
Who is Jari Niemi?
Jari Niemi is a Finland professional footballer who plays as a central midfield for Retired.
How old is Jari Niemi?
Jari Niemi is 49 years old. He was born on February 2, 1977 in Nokia.
What position does Jari Niemi play?
Jari Niemi plays as a central midfield (Midfield - Central Midfield).
What club does Jari Niemi play for?
Jari Niemi currently plays for Retired.
How many career goals has Jari Niemi scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Jari Niemi has scored 83 goals in 393 appearances.