| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Niklas Moisander | ||
| Date of birth | 29 September 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Turku, Finland | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | AZ | ||
| Number | 25 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001–2002 | Turun Palloseura | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2002–2003 | Turun Palloseura | 17 | (0) |
| 2004–2006 | Ajax | 0 | (0) |
| 2006–2008 | Zwolle | 71 | (5) |
| 2008– | AZ | 86 | (3) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 1997–2001 | Finland U-17 | 8 | (0) |
| 1999–2002 | Finland U-19 | 17 | (2) |
| 2001–2003 | Finland U-21 | 19 | (1) |
| 2008– | Finland | 25 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 August 2011. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Niklas Moisander, (born 29 September 1985 in Turku) is a Finnish footballer, who currently plays as a captain for Dutch team AZ and the national team of Finland. He is a centre back, but can also play as leftback. He is the twin brother of Henrik Moisander.
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He started his career with TPS and played 9 times for them, from May 2003 to June 2003, he was a regular with his home club.
Moisander then moved to Ajax, but never actually played any matches for them and was playing for the reserves for the majority of his 3 year stay there.
In July 2006, he went to Zwolle and during his time there, he made 75 appearances, scoring 5 times, Moisander was an instrumental player for them. On 1 July 2008, after having impressed AZ, he moved there the following summer. He was made the team captain for the 2011−2012 season.
Moisander made his debut for the Finnish national team on 29 May 2008 in a friendly match against Turkey. On 10 October 2009, he scored the winning goal in a World Cup qualifier win over Wales.[1] In 2011, under Mixu Paatelainen, Moisander gained the captains armband from Petri Pasanen.
| Finland national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 |
| 2009 | 6 | 1 |
| 2010 | 8 | 0 |
| 2011 | 9 | 0 |
| Total | 25 | 1 |
Finland's score given first. As of 19 August 2011.[3]
| Niklas Moisander international goals | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Date | Location | Opponent | Result | Competition |
| 1. | 10 October 2009 | Helsinki, Finland | Wales | 2-1 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| Sporting positions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Petri Pasanen |
Finland football captain 2011– |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
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