Jari Niemi

Jari Niemi (born 2 February 1977 in Nokia) is a retired Finnish footballer. He has played for R.A.E.C. Mons, Standard Liège and K. Sint-Truidense V.V. in Belgium. In the Finnish Veikkausliiga Niemi has also played for TPV Tampere, FC Haka and Tampere United, and has won five Finnish championships. During the second qualifying round of the 2007/2008 Champions League edition, Niemi scored the only goal in Tampere's prestigious 1:0 away win against Bulgarian champions Levski Sofia. As Tampere had attained a 1:0 win in their home game, they became the first Finnish side to eliminate a Bulgarian club from the high-profile competition. However, the Finns were unable to qualify for the group stages of the Champions League, as they were eliminated by Norwegian side Rosenborg BK in the third qualifying round.

Jari Niemi

Niemi with Ilves in 2011
Personal information
Date of birth	(1977-02-02) 2 February 1977 (age 48)
Place of birth	Nokia, Finland
Height	1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Striker, Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1994–1997	TPV	60	(14)
1998–1999	Haka	54	(6)
2000–2003	Tampere United	111	(36)
2003–2004	Mons	17	(4)
2004	Standard Liège	9	(0)
2004–2006	Sint-Truiden	43	(1)
2006–2010	Tampere United	100	(19)
2011–2012	Ilves	27	(5)
International career‡
2000–2005	Finland	23	(3)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 December 2009 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 2 May 2013

Niemi was able to play either as a right midfielder/winger or a striker.

Career statistics

As of 1 September 2024.^[1]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup[a]		League cup[b]		Europe		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
TPV	1994	Veikkausliiga	1	0	–		–		–		1	0
	1995	Veikkausliiga	12	0	–		–		2[c]	0	14	0
	1996	Ykkönen	21	6	–		–		–		21	6
	1997	Ykkönen	26	8	–		–		–		26	8
	Total		60	14	0	0	0	0	2	0	62	14
Haka	1998	Veikkausliiga	26	3	–		–		4[d]	1	30	4
	1999	Veikkausliiga	28	3	–		–		4[e]	1	32	4
	Total		54	6	0	0	0	0	8	2	62	8
Tampere United	2000	Veikkausliiga	31	14	–		–		–		31	14
	2001	Veikkausliiga	32	3	1	0	–		–		33	3
	2002	Veikkausliiga	28	9	–		–		1[e]	0	29	9
	2003	Veikkausliiga	20	10	–		–		–		20	10
	Total		111	36	1	0	0	0	1	0	113	36
Mons	2003–04	Belgian First Division	17	4	–		–		–		17	4
Standard Liège	2004–05	Belgian First Division	9	0	–		–		4[c]	0	13	0
Sint-Truiden	2004–05	Belgian First Division	16	1	1	0	–		–		17	1
	2005–06	Belgian First Division	27	0	3	1	–		–		30	1
	Total		43	1	4	1	0	0	0	0	47	2
Tampere United	2006	Veikkausliiga	15	7	1	1	–		–		16	8
	2007	Veikkausliiga	21	7	–		–		7[f]	4	28	11
	2008	Veikkausliiga	19	4	1	0	–		3[e]	2	23	6
	2009	Veikkausliiga	24	1	4	2	8	5	–		36	8
	2010	Veikkausliiga	22	0	0	0	1	0	–		23	0
	Total		101	19	6	3	9	5	10	6	126	33
Ilves	2011	Kakkonen	10	3	–		–		–		10	3
	2012	Kakkonen	20	2	–		–		–		20	2
	Total		30	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	30	5
Career total			425	85	11	4	9	5	25	8	470	102

1. Includes Suomen Cup and Belgian Cup
2. Includes Finnish League Cup
3. Appearances in UEFA Cup
4. Appearances in UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
5. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
6. Appearances in UEFA Champions League and UEFA Cup

International

As of match played 9 February 2005

Finland
Year	Apps	Goals
2000	3	0
2001	8	1
2002	4	1
2003	4	1
2004	2	0
2005	2	0
Total	23	3

International goals

As of match played 29 January 2003. Finland score listed first, score column indicates score after each Niemi goal.

List of international goals scored by Jari Niemi

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	20 February 2001	Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat, Oman	Oman	2–0	2–0	Friendly
1	10 January 2002	Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa, Bahrain	North Macedonia	2–0	3–0	Friendly
1	29 January 2003	Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago	Trinidad and Tobago	2–1	2–1	Friendly

Honours

TPV

• Veikkausliiga: 1994

Haka

• Veikkausliiga: 1998, 1999

Tampere United

• Veikkausliiga: 2001, 2006, 2007
• Finnish Cup: 2007