# Santeri Hostikka

Santeri Hostikka (born 30 September 1997) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays for Veikkausliiga club HJK as a midfielder and forward.

## Club career

Hostikka has played for PKKU and Lahti.
In December 2018, Hostikka signed with Polish club Pogoń Szczecin with effect from January 2019.
In August 2021, he returned to Finland with HJK.

## International career

He played for the Finland under-21 team.
He was first called up to the Finland national football team in January 2018 for a friendly against Jordan, but did not play then. He made his debut on 1 September 2021 in a friendly against Wales. He started the game and was substituted after 64 minutes of play in a 0–0 draw at home.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of 19 December 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National cup | National cup | League cup | League cup | Europe | Europe | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| PK Keski-Uusimaa | 2014 | Kakkonen | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 |
| PK Keski-Uusimaa | 2015 | Kakkonen | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 24 | 4 |
| PK Keski-Uusimaa | Total | Total | 28 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 5 |
| FC Lahti | 2016 | Veikkausliiga | 29 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 37 | 6 |
| FC Lahti | 2017 | Veikkausliiga | 30 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 34 | 4 |
| FC Lahti | 2018 | Veikkausliiga | 28 | 4 | 6 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 36 | 6 |
| FC Lahti | Total | Total | 87 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 107 | 16 |
| Pogoń Szczecin | 2018–19 | Ekstraklasa | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 0 |
| Pogoń Szczecin | 2019–20 | Ekstraklasa | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 27 | 1 |
| Pogoń Szczecin | 2020–21 | Ekstraklasa | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 14 | 0 |
| Pogoń Szczecin | Total | Total | 47 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 1 |
| Pogoń Szczecin II | 2020–21 | III liga | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 |
| HJK Helsinki | 2021 | Veikkausliiga | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | 17 | 1 |
| HJK Helsinki | 2022 | Veikkausliiga | 20 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 36 | 3 |
| HJK Helsinki | 2023 | Veikkausliiga | 22 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 35 | 5 |
| HJK Helsinki | 2024 | Veikkausliiga | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 28 | 2 |
| HJK Helsinki | Total | Total | 66 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 39 | 3 | 116 | 11 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 230 | 25 | 19 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 41 | 3 | 302 | 33 |
* ↑ Includes Suomen Cup and Polish Cup
* ↑ Includes Finnish League Cup
* ↑ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
* ↑ Two appearances in UEFA Europa League, five appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
* ↑ Three appearances in UEFA Champions League, ten appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League
* ↑ One appearance in UEFA Champions League, two appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League, six appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa Conference League
* ↑ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, eight appearances in UEFA Conference League

### International

    As of match played 20 November 2023
Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Finland | 2021 | 1 | 0 |
| Finland | 2022 | 3 | 0 |
| Finland | 2023 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 6 | 0 |

## Honours

Lahti
* Finnish League Cup: 2016
HJK
* Veikkausliiga: 2021, 2022, 2023
* Finnish League Cup: 2023
Individual
* Veikkausliiga Player of the Month: July 2017
* Veikkausliiga top assist provider: 2017