Ilmari Niskanen (born 27 October 1997) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a left winger and wing back for EFL League One club Exeter City and the Finland national team.
[4] Born in Kiuruvesi,[1] Niskanen spent his youth years with PK-37 in Iisalmi, before starting his professional career in 2013 in a nearby town Kuopio with Kuopion Palloseura (KuPS).
[5] In the 2019 Veikkausliiga season, Niskanen helped the club to win its first Finnish championship title in 43 years.
[13] On 29 April 2024, Niskanen was named the Exeter City Community Champion in the club's end of season awards.
Later Finland conceded goals directly due to Niskanen's errors and eventually lost the game 2–0.