# Sampsa Timoska

Sampsa Timoska (born 12 February 1979) is a retired Finnish footballer who played as a defender.
His professional career began in Finland in 1996 at Tampere. Timoska moved to MyPa in 1998 making over 150 appearances before playing for English side Queen's Park Rangers between January 2007 and February 2008 where, after 21 appearances, he was released from his contract by mutual consent.

## Personal life

His older brother Jan is also a former professional footballer.

## Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | Cup | Cup | League cup | League cup | Europe | Europe | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| TPV | 1996 | Ykkönen | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 0 |
| TPV | 1997 | Ykkönen | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 0 |
| TPV | Total | Total | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Euran Pallo (loan) | 1997 | Kakkonen | 7 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7 | 0 |
| MYPA | 1998 | Veikkausliiga | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 0 |
| MYPA | 1999 | Veikkausliiga | 14 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 14 | 0 |
| MYPA | 2000 | Veikkausliiga | 16 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 16 | 0 |
| MYPA | 2001 | Veikkausliiga | 19 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| MYPA | 2002 | Veikkausliiga | 26 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | 28 | 1 |
| MYPA | 2003 | Veikkausliiga | 18 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | 19 | 1 |
| MYPA | 2004 | Veikkausliiga | 23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 0 | 26 | 2 |
| MYPA | 2005 | Veikkausliiga | 17 | 2 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | 19 | 2 |
| MYPA | 2006 | Veikkausliiga | 20 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 4 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| MYPA | Total | Total | 154 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 167 | 6 |
| AC Vantaa (loan) | 2000 | Kakkonen | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 0 |
| Kuusankoski (loan) | 2001 | Ykkönen | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 0 |
| Rakuunat (loan) | 2004 | Ykkönen | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 0 |
| QPR | 2006–07 | Championship | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 14 | 0 |
| QPR | 2007–08 | Championship | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 7 | 0 |
| QPR | Total | Total | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| MYPA | 2008 | Veikkausliiga | 24 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 24 | 0 |
| MYPA | 2009 | Veikkausliiga | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | – | – | 14 | 0 |
| MYPA | 2010 | Veikkausliiga | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| MYPA | 2011 | Veikkausliiga | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 27 | 0 |
| MYPA | Total | Total | 77 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 90 | 0 |
| Ekenäs IF | 2012 | Kakkonen | 24 | 2 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 27 | 2 |
| Ekenäs IF | 2013 | Kakkonen | 21 | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 23 | 2 |
| Ekenäs IF | 2014 | Kakkonen | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 23 | 2 |
| Ekenäs IF | 2015 | Ykkönen | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 21 | 0 |
| Ekenäs IF | 2016 | Ykkönen | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 19 | 0 |
| Ekenäs IF | Total | Total | 106 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 113 | 6 |
| Kokemäen Pallo | 2017 | Nelonen | 11 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 11 | 1 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 385 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 418 | 13 |
* ↑ Includes Suomen Cup
* ↑ Includes Finnish League Cup
* 1 2 3 4 5 Appearance(s) in UEFA Cup
* ↑ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
* ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League

## Honours

Individual
* Veikkausliiga Player of the Month: August 2011,