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Teemu Pukki
Teemu Eino Antero Pukki (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈt̪e̞ːmu ˈpukːi]; born 29 March 1990) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Norwich City and the Finland national team. He began his career with KTP and made his debut on senior level in 23 June 2005 at the age of 15 in a fifth round match of the Finnish Cup. He then moved to Sevilla in 2008, where he played only one La Liga game for the first team before returning to Finland with HJK. He then played in the top divisions of Germany for Schalke 04, Scotland for Celtic and Denmark for Brøndby. In 2018 he signed for Norwich City on a free transfer and was named player of the season in the 2018–19 EFL Championship. Pukki made his international debut for Finland in 2009 and has earned 80 caps, scoring 25 goals. He scored 10 goals in 10 matches in Finland´s UEFA Euro 2020 qualification, helping Finland reach their first ever international tournament.
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1990-03-29
Birth Place
Kotka, Finland
Height
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The Independent

Fantasy Premier League tips gameweek 32: Bruno Fernandes, Teemu Pukki, Jarrod Bowen and more

Bruno FernandesIt’s a week where Manchester City and Liverpool play each other, so fantasy managers are having to shop around for reliable premium assets facing an obliging opponent. And at the moment, they do not come much more obliging than Everton.Granted, Manchester United are no great shakes themselves either, but will be looking to keep their fading hopes of a top-four finish alive, with Fernandes pulling the strings against Frank Lampard’s woefully out-of-sorts side.Jarrod BowenBack in the goals against Everton last week, Bowen has arguably been the fantasy revelation of the season. Is it time to jump back before this...
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Teemu Pukki ‘needs help’ as Norwich look to ease goalscoring burden

Boss Dean Smith has urged his Norwich players to ease the burden on Teemu Pukki The Canaries chief wants his goal-shy squad to starting scoring ahead of Sunday’s trip to Tottenham.Finland international Pukki has five goals this season with just three others – Mathias Normann, Andrew Omobamidele and Grant Hanley – netting in the Premier League Pukki’s late goal at Newcastle rescued a 1-1 draw for the Canaries on Wednesday and he has now scored 71 times in just 139 games for the club.“He needs help,” said Smith. “Looking at Teemu and speaking to him you wouldn’t know he...
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(Video) Teemu Pukki smashes Norwich level against 10-man Newcastle

Despite Newcastle defender Ciaran Clark being sent off for a last man challenge on Pukki, The Magpies took the lead against Norwich after Billy Gilmour was deemed to have handled the ball. Callum Wilson fired the hosts ahead before Norwich finally made their dominance count in the form of a...
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Teemu Pukki earns Norwich a point against 10-man Newcastle

Teemu Pukki ensured 10-man Newcastle’s wait for a first Premier League win of the season extended to 14 games as Norwich fought back to snatch a 1-1 draw at St James’ Park. The beleaguered Magpies, who had defender Ciaran Clark sent off after just nine minutes, looked to be on...
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Teemu Pukki scores twice to break Jari Litmanen’s all-time goalscoring record for Finland

Teemu Pukki scored twice for Finland in their World Cup qualifier against Kazakhstan on Tuesday, to break the all-time scoring record for his nation.The long-standing holder was the legendary Jari Litmanen, star of the 90s and 2000s who played for the likes of Ajax, Barcelona and Liverpool.While Litmanen netted his 32 goals across 137 appearances - he remains the most-capped player for Finland - Pukki has now plundered 33 in far fewer games on the international scene, with the win over Kazakhstan being his 98th cap.Of more immediate importance was the three points keeping Finland in the hunt for a...
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Norwich's Teemu Pukki reveals Covid-19 positive; hopes not to make slow start to season

Teemu Pukki hopes spending 10 days away from training because of a positive test for Covid-19 will not affect the start of his Premier League return with Norwich City. The 31-year-old scored 11 goals in his first Premier League season and then netted 26 times in the Championship last term to guide the Canaries back into the top flight at the first time of asking.
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Teemu Pukki: Norwich and Finland striker suffers ankle ligament damage

Teemu Pukki and Oliver Skipp will miss Norwich City's final game of the Championship season at Barnsley. Top-scorer Pukki, 31, damaged ligaments in his right ankle during the 4-1 win over Reading at the weekend. Depending on the severity of the injury, he could be a doubt for Finland's European...
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Norwich striker Teemu Pukki suffers ankle ligament damage

Teemu Pukki will join Oliver Skipp on the sidelines for Norwich’s last game of the season against Barnsley. Top-scorer Pukki was sent for scans following the Canaries’ 4-1 win against Reading at the weekend and they revealed ankle ligament damage. On-loan midfielder Skipp has returned to Tottenham and undergone surgery...
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Teemu Pukki interview: Norwich's promotion target, Emi Buendia partnership & Euro 2020 dream with Finland

Bouncing straight back after being relegated from the Premier League is not an easy thing to do. Norwich and Teemu Pukki, however, seem to be making light work of it. With an extremely healthy gap over second and third in the Championship with 10 games to go, the Canaries look well set to bounce back from last season's disappointing relegation. In doing so they would become the first side in four years to earn an instant return via automatic promotion.
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Sheffield Wednesday 1-2 Norwich City: Teemu Pukki, Todd Cantwell secure eighth straight Canaries win

Norwich survived a scare to re-open their 10-point gap at the top of the Championship with a 2-1 win over relegation-threatened Sheffield Wednesday at Hillsborough. A close-range finish from Jordan Rhodes against his former employers gave the Owls the lead (10), but the visitors improved greatly after the break and hit back to take all three points thanks to goals from Teemu Pukki (61) and Todd Cantwell (77).
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