Jussi Jääskeläinen

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Jussi Jääskeläinen
Full name	Jussi Jääskeläinen
Date of birth	April 19, 1975 (1975-04-19) (age 33)
Place of birth	Mikkeli, Finland
Height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club	Bolton Wanderers
Number	22
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1994–1995 1996–1997 1997–	MP VPS Bolton Wanderers	064 (0) 054 (0) 345 (0)
National team²
1998–	Finland	034 (0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:05, 15 May 2008 (UTC). ² National team caps and goals correct as of 20:52, 21 November 2006 (UTC). * Appearances (Goals)

Jussi Jääskeläinen (born April 19, 1975 in Mikkeli) is a Finnish football goalkeeper who currently plays for Bolton Wanderers in the English Premiership.

Jääskeläinen made his Veikkausliiga debut in Finland for MP Mikkeli in 1992, and became the club's first choice goalkeeper in 1994. In 1996 he moved to VPS Vaasa where he spent two seasons. Jääskeläinen was bought by Bolton of the then First Division in 1997. He soon made himself the number one between the sticks, though a cruciate ligament injury ruled him out for much of Bolton's 2000–2001 promotion season. The following season was voted the best goalkeeper in the Premiership by sponsors Barclaycard.

Jääskeläinen made his debut for Finland on March 25, 1998 against Malta. He was Finland's second choice behind Antti Niemi for years, but after Niemi retired from international football in 2005, Jääskeläinen finally became the Finnish number one.

His 300th appearance came against Liverpool F.C. on January 1, 2007.

On May 13 2007, Jussi was named BWFC "Player Of The Year Award" and also "Players' Player Of The Year Award" after helping Bolton secure a UEFA Cup spot for only the second time in their history.^[1]