Domestic-league season · Exeter City.
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 League One | 46 | 3 | 13 | 4147 | 6.92 |
 EFL Trophy | 3 | 0 | 0 | 195 | 6.33 |
 FA Cup | 3 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 5.9 |
Niskanen's current-season form is up 19% on last season (Season 27→32), while his Rating eased 42→38. That makes this his strongest season for form to date.
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Match | RTG | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Exeter City · 21st | 46 | 3 | 13 | 6.92 | 38 | 32 |
| 2024/25 | Exeter City · 16th | 40 | 2 | 1 | 6.76 | 42 | 27 |
| 2023/24 | Exeter City · 13th | 33 | 0 | 4 | 6.82 | 45 | 26 |
| 2022/23 | Dundee Utd · 3rd | 20 | 1 | 1 | 6.52 | 44 | 14 |
| 2021/22 | Dundee Utd · 4th | 33 | 1 | 4 | 6.59 | 48 | 27 |
| 2020/21 | FC Ingolstadt 04 · 3rd | 20 | 0 | 0 | — | 40 | 0 |
Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.
| Competition | Apps | G |
|---|---|---|
| Friendlies | 1 | 0 |
Caps & goals this season.
I. Niskanen is a 28-year-old attacking midfielder at Exeter City, rated 38.2 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 253rd of 482 in the League One. An experienced operator, he has been an ever-present this season (100% of available minutes). He brings 0.35 goal contributions per 90 (0.07 goals, 0.28 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Niskanen.
Judged on this season alone, Niskanen graded 32 — a strong campaign that ranks top 17% of the 73 attacking midfielders in the League One, on 3 goals and 13 assists in 46 appearances (0.347 involvements per 90).
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 27 → 32). Across the 6 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 38, 49th of 73 of the 73 attacking midfielders in the League One. At 28 Niskanen is in his prime years, and a market index of 14.2 reflects that trajectory.
A career still climbing — Niskanen is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.
3 goals in 46 appearances (0.07 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb. He also laid on 13 assists, so the all-round involvement reads 16 goal contributions (0.35 per appearance).
With a Rating of 38.2, Niskanen carries the 49th-highest potential of the attacking midfielders in the League One of 73, and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Exeter City finished 21st of 24) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. In the final third he profiles as a work-in-progress on end product (0.35 goal contributions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.2× now → 0.9× projected in three years).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~24), then tapers with age. At 28, Niskanen sits on 14.2, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Niskanen's projected Rating — 38.2 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.
No transfer news found for this player.
