Anselmi Nurmela
Anselmi Nurmela (born 22 November 1996) is a Finnish footballer. He currently plays for FC Flora, a professional football club based in Tallinn, Estonia, that competes in the Meistriliiga, the top flight of Estonian football.[1]
Nurmela can play either in midfield or defence. In 2016 he played 22 games for AC Oulu in the Finnish 1st Division Ykkönen before joining top division Veikkausliiga outfit Rovaniemen Palloseura.[2] In 2017, Nurmela made 24 starts and 5 substitute appearances in the Finnish top division.[3] In February 2018, Nurmela joined FC Flora in Estonia.[4] With Flora Nurmela won the 2019 Estonian league title[5] making 18 appearances and scoring 2 goals.[6]
Personal life
He is the son of former Finnish international Mika Nurmela.
International career
On 5 September 2017 he made his debut with the Finland national under-21 football team playing the qualifying match for the 2019 European Under-21 Championship drawn 1–1 against the Faroe Islands.
Honours
References
- ^ "Finland - A. Nurmela - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
- ^ "RoPS signs a 1-year contract with Anselmi Nurmela". Football Finland. 24 January 2017. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
- ^ London, Danny Lewis (18 November 2017). "Veikkausliiga U-22 Young Players' Team of the Season 2017: Talent Radar". Outside of the Boot. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
- ^ "Jalkapallo vei oululaisen Anselmi Nurmelan etelänaapuriin – "Tallinna on upea kaupunki"". Kaleva.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 14 February 2020.
- ^ http://jalgpall.ee/voistlused/52/premium-liiga
- ^ http://jalgpall.ee/voistlused/player/44182/team/4