Niklas Moisander

Niklas Moisander

Personal information
Full name	Niklas Moisander
Height	1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	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	32	(1)
International career‡
1997–2001	Finland U-17	8	(0)
1999–2002	Finland U-19	17	(2)
2001–2003	Finland U-21	19	(1)
2008–	Finland	7	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 December 2008 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 June 2009

Niklas Moisander, (born September 29, 1985 in Turku) is a Finnish footballer, who currently plays for Dutch team AZ Alkmaar. He is the twin brother of Henrik Moisander.

Club career

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 July 1, 2008, after having impressed AZ, he moved there the following summer.

International career

Moisander made his debut for the Finnish national team on May 29, 2008 in a friendly match against Turkey. On 10 October 2009, he scored the winning goal in a World Cup qualifier win over Wales.

Honours

Club honours

AZ

• Dutch Championship
  • Winner (1): 2008–09
• Dutch Super Cup
  • Winner (1): 2009

External links

• Voetball International Profile
• Playerprofile by transfermarkt.de