Club profile

IF Gnistan

Idrottsföreningen Gnistan r.f.

Helsinki, FinlandVeikkausliiga · tier 1Founded 12 February 1924Colours

www.gnistan.fi ↗Helsinki, Finland

Squad

26 players

avg age 25.5

Foreigners

38% of the squad

Internationals

called up by their country

League position

4 / 12

36 pts · 22 played · 2026

Stadium

Markku.fi Areena

3,000 seats

Manager

Jussi Leppälahti

Transfer balance

€0

season 2025/26

Squad

26 players

Player	Age	Nationality	Height	Foot	Joined	Contract
Goalkeepers · 3
Matej JurickaGoalkeeper	20	Slovakia	202 cm	right	Jul 2026from Zeleziarne Podbrezova	Dec 2026
Otso VirtanenGoalkeeper	32	Finland	196 cm	right	Aug 2026from Ilves Tampere	Dec 2026
Oskar LyberopoulosGoalkeeper	24	Finland	195 cm	right	Jan 2025from Espoon Palloseura	Dec 2027
Defenders · 11
Bogdan MilovanovRight-Back	28	Spain · Ukraine	178 cm	right	Aug 2026from IK Sirius	Dec 2026
RuxiCentre-Back	30	Spain	180 cm	left	Aug 2026from Madura United FC	Dec 2026
Rachide GnanouCentre-Back	21	Burkina Faso	186 cm	both	Jan 2025from SC Majestic	Dec 2027
Ayo ObileyeCentre-Back	32	England · Nigeria	195 cm	right	Dec 2026from SJK Seinäjoki	Dec 2026
Edmund Arko-MensahLeft-Back	25	Ghana	178 cm	left	Jan 2025from Without Club	Dec 2026
Marcelo CostaCentre-Back	25	Brazil	180 cm	right	Apr 2025from Atlantis FC	Dec 2026
Max BjurströmRight-Back	20	Norway	181 cm	right	Oct 2026from Helsingborgs IF	Dec 2026
Juhani OjalaCentre-Back	37	Finland	193 cm	right	Jan 2024from FC Honka	Dec 2026
Benjamin DahlströmLeft-Back	23	Finland	177 cm	left	Jan 2025from Mikkelin Palloilijat	Dec 2026
Noah RossiCentre-Back	18	Finland	—		Jul 2026from Grankulla IFK	Dec 2028
Samuel HeikariRight-Back	17	Finland	177 cm	right	Jan 2026from IF Gnistan U18	Dec 2026
Midfielders · 8
Joakim LatonenAttacking Midfield	28	Finland	175 cm	right	Jan 2023from Ablöse free transfer	Dec 2026
Gabriel EuropaeusCentral Midfield	21	Finland	193 cm	left	Jan 2024from FC Honka II	Dec 2026
Sergey EremenkoCentral Midfield	27	Finland · Russia	182 cm	right	Jan 2026from FF Jaro	Dec 2027
Roman EremenkoAttacking Midfield	39	Finland · Russia	185 cm	right	Jan 2024from Without Club	Dec 2026
Adam JouhiCentral Midfield	20	Finland	177 cm	right	Jan 2026from Käpylän Pallo	Dec 2027
Evgeniy BashkirovCentral MidfieldTeam captain; Knee surgery - Return unknown	35	Russia	175 cm	both	Jan 2025from Vaasan Palloseura	Dec 2026
Otto HannulaCentral Midfield	21	Finland	173 cm	left	Jan 2026from HJK Klubi 04 Helsinki	Dec 2027
Jeff SelengeCentral Midfield	17	Finland · DR Congo	180 cm	right	Jan 2026from IF Gnistan U18	Dec 2027
Forwards · 4
Danny PérezLeft Winger	26	Venezuela	181 cm	right	Mar 2026from CD Real Tomayapo	Dec 2026
Saku YlätupaRight Winger	27	Finland	170 cm	both	Feb 2026from Kalmar FF	Dec 2027
Artur AtarahCentre-Forward	21	Finland · Ghana	185 cm	right	Mar 2025from SJK Seinäjoki	Dec 2027
Kosmo LaunialaCentre-Forward	16	Finland	183 cm	right	Jan 2026from IF Gnistan U18	Dec 2028

Amber contract dates mean the contract ends within 12 months.

Transfers

Season 2025/26

Spent

€0

20 arrivals

Received

€0

16 departures

Net balance

€0

received − spent

Arrivals · 20

Adam Jouhi
Central Midfield · 19 y/o
from Käpylän Pallo
Free
Adeleke Akinyemi
Centre-Forward · 27 y/o
from Ilves Tampere
Free
Anicet Oura
Left Winger · 25 y/o
from Stellenbosch FC
Free
Ayo Obileye
Centre-Back · 31 y/o
from SJK Seinäjoki
Free
Benjamin Dahlström
Left-Back · 22 y/o
from Turun Palloseura
End of loan
Danny Pérez
Left Winger · 26 y/o
from CD Real Tomayapo
?
Elmer Vauhkonen
Left Winger · 19 y/o
from Turun Palloseura
End of loan
Elmeri Lappalainen
Left Winger · 18 y/o
from Pallokerho-35
End of loan

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Jeff Selenge
Central Midfield · 16 y/o
from IF Gnistan U18
—
Kosmo Launiala
Centre-Forward · 15 y/o
from IF Gnistan U18
—
Lucas von Hellens
Centre-Back · 20 y/o
from CS Marítimo B
Free
Marcus Ryberg
Central Midfield · 19 y/o
from Silkeborg IF U19
Free
Matias Ritari
Central Midfield · 19 y/o
from HJK Helsinki
Loan
Max Bjurström
Right-Back · 20 y/o
from Helsingborgs IF
Loan
Miguel Yinkfu Chuye
Centre-Back · 15 y/o
from IF Gnistan U18
—
Otto Hannula
Central Midfield · 20 y/o
from HJK Klubi 04 Helsinki
?
Ramilson Almeida
Goalkeeper · 26 y/o
from Ekenäs IF
Free
Saku Ylätupa
Right Winger · 26 y/o
from Kalmar FF
Free
Samuel Heikari
Right-Back · 16 y/o
from IF Gnistan U18
—
Sergey Eremenko
Central Midfield · 26 y/o
from FF Jaro
Free

Departures · 16

Anicet Oura
Left Winger · 26 y/o
to Simba SC
Free
Armend Kabashi
Defensive Midfield · 30 y/o
to FC Lahti
Free
Benjamin Dahlström
Left-Back · 21 y/o
to Turun Palloseura
Loan
Didrik Hafstad
Centre-Forward · 22 y/o
to Tromsdalen UIL
Free
Elmer Vauhkonen
Left Winger · 19 y/o
to Turun Palloseura
Free
Elmeri Lappalainen
Left Winger · 18 y/o
to Pallokerho-35
Loan
Hannes Woivalin
Central Midfield · 23 y/o
to FC Honka
Free
Joel Tynkkynen
Goalkeeper · 20 y/o
to Vantaan Jalkapalloseura
Free

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Jukka Raitala
Centre-Back · 37 y/o
to —
—
Marcus Ryberg
Central Midfield · 19 y/o
to Aarhus Fremad
Free
Matias Ritari
Central Midfield · 20 y/o
to HJK Helsinki
End of loan
Oliver Günes
Attacking Midfield · 23 y/o
to Ekenäs IF
Free
Oliver Pettersson
Right-Back · 22 y/o
to Ilves Tampere
Free
Oludare Olufunwa
Centre-Back · 24 y/o
to Al-Salt SC
Free
Saku Heiskanen
Right-Back · 24 y/o
to Kuopion Palloseura
Free
Tim Väyrynen
Centre-Forward · 32 y/o
to Without ClubWithout Club
—

Manager & staff

8 people

Manager

Jussi Leppälahti

Finland · 40 y/o

Appointed 1 January 2024

Contract until 31 December 2027

Coaching Staff · 5

Mikke SalonenAssistant ManagerFinland
Tuomas RantanenAssistant ManagerFinland
Marko FrantsiGoalkeeping CoachFinland
Luca FleresConditioning CoachItaly

Management · 2

Jarkko JokirantaSporting DirectorFinland
Antti UusitaloManagerFinland

Youth · 1

Kim Myrmehl TeiglandGoalkeeping Co-ordinatorNorway

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