Ilari Kangasniemi (born 2 May 2007) is a Finnish professional footballer playing as a defender for Inter Milan U17 team in Italy.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (2007-04-22) 22 April 2007 (age 17) | ||
| Place of birth | Seinäjoki, Finland | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back, Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Inter Milan U17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Sepsi-78 | |||
| 0000–2023 | SJK | ||
| 2024– | Inter Milan | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2023 | SJK Akatemia II | 12 | (0) |
| 2023 | SJK II | 6 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023 | Finland U16 | 2 | (1) |
| 2023– | Finland U17 | 12 | (0) |
| 2023– | Finland U18 | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 January 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2024 | |||
Kangasniemi advanced through the ranks of the youth sector of his hometown club SJK Seinäjoki. In 2022, he made his senior debuts with the club's youth teams, playing in the sixth-tier Vitonen and the fourth-tier Kolmonen.[1]
During the 2023 season, Kangasniemi made six appearances with the club's academy squad SJK II, playing in Finnish second-tier Ykkönen. He also made one appearance in 2023 Finnish Cup for SJK II. On 25 September 2023, his deal with SJK academy was extended.[2][3]
On 31 January 2024, Kangasniemi moved to Italy and signed a permanent contract with Inter Milan for an undisclosed fee. He was registered as a youth player in Inter Milan U17 squad.[4][5][6]
Kangasniemi is a regular Finnish youth international, and has represented his country at under-16, under-17 and under-18 level.[7][8]