Career snapshot
Position rank · 99/00
Among 520 Attack - Centre-Forwards · ≥200 mins
Career highs
Born the same day
Shares 1981-03-15 · 6 players total
| Full name | Mikael Forssell |
|---|---|
| Name in home country | Mikael Kaj Forssell |
| Date of birth | 1981-03-15 (45 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Steinfurt, Finland |
| Citizenship | Finland Germany |
| Position | Attack - Centre-Forward (main: Attack) |
| Foot | right |
| Height | 184.00 m |
| Current club | Retired |
| Joined | 2018-01-01 |
| Contract expires | — |
Percentile rank vs 161 other Attack - Centre-Forwards with ≥500 minutes in 99/00. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chelsea FC | 5 | 01/02 | 99/00 | 53 | 12 | 2 | 632 |
| Crystal Palace | 2 | 00/01 | 99/00 | 58 | 17 | 1 | 1,107 |
| HJK Helsinki | 10 | 13/14 | 98/99 | 102 | 34 | 9 | 1,699 |
| Helsinki IFK | 1 | 2017 | 2017 | 28 | 8 | 5 | 194 |
| VfL Bochum | 1 | 14/15 | 14/15 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 104 |
| Leeds United | 1 | 11/12 | 11/12 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Hannover 96 | 3 | 08/09 | 10/11 | 47 | 7 | 6 | 259 |
| Hannover 96 II | 1 | 09/10 | 09/10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Birmingham City | 5 | 03/04 | 07/08 | 118 | 37 | 5 | 1,475 |
| Borussia Mönchengladbach | 1 | 02/03 | 02/03 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 200 |
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 | Chelsea FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 99/00 | Champions League Qu. | Chelsea FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 99/00 | First Division | Crystal Palace | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 376 |
| 99/00 | League Cup | Chelsea FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 98/99 | Champions League | HJK Helsinki | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 98/99 | Champions League Qu. | HJK Helsinki | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 98/99 | FA Cup | Chelsea FC | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58 |
| 98/99 | Premier League | Chelsea FC | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 348 |
| 97/98 | Cup Winners' Cup | HJK Helsinki | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | Rel. Veikkausliiga | Helsinki IFK | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | Veikkausliiga | Helsinki IFK | 26 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 194 |
| 2016 | Suomen Cup | HJK Helsinki | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 125 |
| 2016 | Veikkausliiga | HJK Helsinki | 19 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 161 |
| 2014 | Liigacup | HJK Helsinki | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 2014 | Suomen Cup | HJK Helsinki | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | Veikkausliiga | HJK Helsinki | 15 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 161 |
| 2013 | Liigacup | HJK Helsinki | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 124 |
| 2013 | Suomen Cup | HJK Helsinki | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | Veikkausliiga | HJK Helsinki | 27 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 120 |
| 1998 | Veikkausliiga | HJK Helsinki | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 918 |
| 1997 | Veikkausliiga | HJK Helsinki | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | Europa League Qualifying | HJK Helsinki | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14/15 | 2. Bundesliga | VfL Bochum | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 104 |
| 14/15 | Champions League Qu. | HJK Helsinki | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14/15 | DFB-Pokal | VfL Bochum | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14/15 | Europa League Qualifying | HJK Helsinki | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13/14 | Champions League Qu. | HJK Helsinki | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11/12 | Championship | Leeds United | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11/12 | FA Cup | Leeds United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11/12 | League Cup | Leeds United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/11 | Bundesliga | Hannover 96 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/11 | DFB-Pokal | Hannover 96 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 09/10 | Bundesliga | Hannover 96 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 09/10 | DFB-Pokal | Hannover 96 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 09/10 | RL Nord | Hannover 96 II | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 08/09 | Bundesliga | Hannover 96 | 30 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 259 |
| 08/09 | DFB-Pokal | Hannover 96 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 07/08 | FA Cup | Birmingham City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 07/08 | League Cup | Birmingham City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 07/08 | Premier League | Birmingham City | 30 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 187 |
| 06/07 | Championship | Birmingham City | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 320 |
| 06/07 | League Cup | Birmingham City | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 05/06 | FA Cup | Birmingham City | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 126 |
| 05/06 | League Cup | Birmingham City | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 82 |
| 05/06 | Premier League | Birmingham City | 27 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 432 |
| 04/05 | Champions League | Chelsea FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 04/05 | Premier League | Chelsea FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 04/05 | Premier League | Birmingham City | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 03/04 | Champions League Qu. | Chelsea FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 03/04 | FA Cup | Birmingham City | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 163 |
| 03/04 | League Cup | Birmingham City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 03/04 | Premier League | Chelsea FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 03/04 | Premier League | Birmingham City | 32 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 165 |
| 02/03 | Bundesliga | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 16 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 200 |
| 01/02 | FA Cup | Chelsea FC | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 71 |
| 01/02 | League Cup | Chelsea FC | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 |
| 01/02 | Premier League | Chelsea FC | 22 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 111 |
| 01/02 | UEFA Cup | Chelsea FC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 00/01 | First Division | Crystal Palace | 39 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 201 |
| 00/01 | League Cup | Crystal Palace | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 530 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 97/98 | 1997-07-01 | HJK U19 | HJK Helsinki | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 98/99 | 1998-07-31 | HJK Helsinki | Chelsea | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 99/00 | 2000-02-23 | Chelsea | Crystal Palace | Loan | 0 | — |
| 00/01 | 2001-05-07 | Crystal Palace | Chelsea | Return from loan | 0 | — |
| 02/03 | 2003-01-31 | Chelsea | Bor. M'gladbach | Loan | 0 | — |
| 02/03 | 2003-05-25 | Bor. M'gladbach | Chelsea | Return from loan | 0 | — |
| 03/04 | 2003-08-28 | Chelsea | Birmingham | Loan | 0 | — |
| 04/05 | 2005-01-06 | Birmingham | Chelsea | Return from loan | 9000000 | — |
| 05/06 | 2005-07-01 | Chelsea | Birmingham | Transfer | 7000000 | €4.50m |
| 08/09 | 2008-07-01 | Birmingham | Hannover 96 | Transfer | 4750000 | — |
| 11/12 | 2011-07-01 | Hannover 96 | Without Club | Transfer | 1000000 | — |
| 11/12 | 2011-09-08 | Without Club | Leeds | Transfer | 1000000 | — |
| 12/13 | 2012-07-01 | Leeds | Without Club | Transfer | 500000 | — |
| 12/13 | 2012-10-30 | Without Club | HJK Helsinki | Transfer | 500000 | — |
| 14/15 | 2014-08-29 | HJK Helsinki | VfL Bochum | Transfer | 400000 | — |
| 15/16 | 2015-07-01 | VfL Bochum | Without Club | Transfer | 300000 | — |
| 15/16 | 2016-03-03 | Without Club | HJK Helsinki | Transfer | 300000 | — |
| 16/17 | 2017-04-10 | HJK Helsinki | Helsinki IFK | Transfer | 25000 | — |
| 17/18 | 2018-01-01 | Helsinki IFK | Retired | Transfer | 0 | — |
| Season | Injury | From | To | Days missed | Games missed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/09 | muscular problems | 2008-09-08 | 2008-09-13 | 6 | 2 |
| 08/09 | flu | 2008-09-18 | 2008-09-26 | 9 | 2 |
| 08/09 | Shoulder injury | 2008-11-15 | 2008-11-24 | 10 | 3 |
| 09/10 | Capsular injury | 2009-08-15 | 2009-09-16 | 33 | 8 |
| 09/10 | Ligament injury | 2009-09-16 | 2010-03-22 | 188 | 37 |
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | — |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €25k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €50k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €150k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €25k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €300k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €350k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €400k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €500k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €750k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.25m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.75m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €3.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €4.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €4.75m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €4.25m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €5.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €7.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €9.00m |
| Team | Shirt | Matches | Goals | Debut | Age at debut | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team #40751 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #20796 | — | 8 | 2 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #20795 | — | 3 | 0 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #20793 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #3443 | — | 86 | 29 | — | — | former national player |
| Teammate | PPG played with | Joint goals | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nikolai Alho | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/04 | Premier League | Chelsea FC | 17 | 32 |
| 2013 | Veikkausliiga | HJK Helsinki | 14 | 27 |
| 00/01 | First Division | Crystal Palace | 13 | 39 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/09 | Bundesliga | Hannover 96 | 5 | 30 |
| 2013 | Veikkausliiga | HJK Helsinki | 5 | 27 |
| 2017 | Veikkausliiga | Helsinki IFK | 4 | 26 |
Every loan spell across this player's career.
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Fee | Value at transfer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/05 | 2005-01-06 | Birmingham | Chelsea | Return from loan | — | €9.00m |
| 03/04 | 2003-08-28 | Chelsea | Birmingham | Loan | — | — |
| 02/03 | 2003-05-25 | Bor. M'gladbach | Chelsea | Return from loan | — | — |
| 02/03 | 2003-01-31 | Chelsea | Bor. M'gladbach | Loan | — | — |
| 00/01 | 2001-05-07 | Crystal Palace | Chelsea | Return from loan | — | — |
| 99/00 | 2000-02-23 | Chelsea | Crystal Palace | Loan | — | — |
Teams faced most often by Mikael Forssell's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).
| Opponent | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arsenal FC | 28 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 29 | 40 | -11 | 18% |
| Everton FC | 28 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 41 | 24 | +17 | 43% |
| Manchester United | 28 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 25 | 40 | -15 | 18% |
| Aston Villa | 28 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 36 | 34 | +2 | 36% |
| Newcastle United | 28 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 37 | 23 | +14 | 39% |
| Liverpool FC | 28 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 40 | 32 | +8 | 39% |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 28 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 51 | 34 | +17 | 54% |
| Southampton FC | 28 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 40 | 32 | +8 | 43% |
| Charlton Athletic | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 28 | 29 | -1 | 38% |
| Sunderland AFC | 26 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 44 | 19 | +25 | 65% |
| Manchester City | 26 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 44 | 21 | +23 | 65% |
| Middlesbrough FC | 26 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 38 | 27 | +11 | 50% |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 00/01 | Senior debut season | |
| 00/01 | First senior goal | |
| 05/06 | Goal #50 (career) | |
| 2014 | Goal #100 (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′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99/00 | 15 | 376 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.24 |
| 2016 | 23 | 286 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.31 |
| 2013 | 34 | 244 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.37 |
| 09/10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 05/06 | 35 | 640 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.14 |
| 03/04 | 38 | 328 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.27 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
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Frequently asked about Mikael Forssell
Who is Mikael Forssell?
Mikael Forssell is a Finland professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for Retired.
How old is Mikael Forssell?
Mikael Forssell is 45 years old. He was born on March 15, 1981 in Steinfurt.
What position does Mikael Forssell play?
Mikael Forssell plays as a centre-forward (Attack - Centre-Forward).
What club does Mikael Forssell play for?
Mikael Forssell currently plays for Retired.
How many career goals has Mikael Forssell scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Mikael Forssell has scored 125 goals in 457 appearances.