Teemu Pukki

KTP

Pukki began his football career in childhood in HOPS (Hovinsaaren Palloseura) while living in Hovinsaari, Kotka. As a youth he joined his official hometown club, KTP, playing for their under-19 side. He made his debut for the first team at 16 years old and his performances saw him called up to play for Finland's youth international sides. In two seasons of first-team football, Pukki made 29 appearances in the Finnish Premier League (Veikkausliiga) and scored three goals.

Sevilla

Pukki moved to Sevilla from KTP for a transfer fee of 180,000€. He was called up for the Sevilla first team for the away match against Real Madrid on 7 December 2008, but was an unused substitute. He received his La Liga debut at home against Racing on 25 January 2009. He found himself unused in Sevilla playing mostly for the reserve side Sevilla Atlético and he decided to return to Finland.

HJK

On 28 August 2010, Pukki signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with the Finnish Veikkausliiga club HJK. Pukki made his debut 30 August a match against IFK Mariehamn. He managed to score his first goal for HJK in the next match against FF Jaro which was his first goal in a league match for nearly two years. During season 2010 he managed to play in seven games and score two goals for HJK in the 2010 season. At the end of the season HJK and Pukki won the Finnish Veikkausliiga and silver in the Finnish Cup. During season 2011 he scored 11 goals and notched eight assists in 18…

Youth

Pukki made his debut in international football on 10 August 2005 at the age of 15 years scoring both goals of the match for Finland U15 in a 0–2 away victory in Cardiff against Wales U15. In the Finland U21 Pukki made his debut at the age of 19 on 6 June 2009, in Tehtaan kenttä, Valkeakoski in a match against Belarus U21.

Senior

Pukki debuted in the Finland national team on 4 February 2009 when Stuart Baxter used him as a substitute against Japan in a friendly match played in Tokyo. He scored his fifth goal for his country on 22 March 2013, scoring the equaliser as Finland recorded a 1–1 draw at reigning world and European champions Spain in World Cup qualifying. In the 2018–19 UEFA Nations League, Finland won promotion from League C. Pukki scored the only goal of each of the Finns' first three matches, at home against Hungary and home and away to Estonia. In June 2019, he was named the Finnish Footballer of the Year based on his form for Norwich and Finland. Pukki scored ten goals in the UEFA Euro 2020 qualifiers to help Finland to qualify for the first major tournament, UEFA Euro 2020, in their history. Pukki was called up for the UEFA Euro 2020 pre-tournament friendly match against Sweden on 29 May 2021. Pukki played in all 3 international games at the UEFA Euro 2020 tournament. He failed to score in any of these matches however, and Finland was placed 3rd in Group B following a 2–0 defeat to Belgium on 21 June 2021. They were subsequently knocked…

Club

As of as of 28 May 2026

International

Notes

Pukki is married and has two children with his wife. In September 2023, she was expecting their third child. In January 2024 Pukki invested, along with Lukas Hradecky and Matej Hradecky, in a restaurant business in Helsinki. Pukki is represented by his childhood friend Teemu Turunen. In October 2024, Pukki invested in his former club Kotkan Työväen Palloilijat, and is currently a minority shareholder of KTP.