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Niklas Pyyhtiä

Squad depthSudtirol · 22 yrsFringe player

based on the 2025/26 season · updated 22 Aug 2026

Profile

Full nameNiklas Anton Juhana Pyyhtiä
PositionDefensive midfielder
NationalityFinland
Age22
Date of birth25 Sept 2003
BirthplaceTurku
Height188 cm
Shirt number#8
ClubSudtirol
Defensive midfielder
1
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
45
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Sudtirol.

Scout report

Squad depthDefensive midfielder

N. Pyyhtiä is a 22-year-old defensive midfielder at Modena, rated 58.8 overall by Field Insider's model. An emerging talent, he has been a fringe squad member this season (33.1% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.48 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Pyyhtiä.

On the season, Pyyhtiä graded 8 for current form (age-blind), on 0 goals, 0 assists and 2.478 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 8 → 8). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 59. At 22 Pyyhtiä is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 22.1 reflects that trajectory.

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Below his 2024/25 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2024/25Holding levelRemarkably consistent4 clubs
58.8
Ratingi
a strong, regular top-tier starter
7.5
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
33.1%
Minutes
limited game time
2.48
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Modena finished 6th of 20 · an upper-table side

29
Apps
2.48
Def. / 90
20
Tackles
7
Interceptions
5
Clean sheets

2.48 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 5 clean sheets across 29 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (6th of 20) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume.

Strengths

  • Ceiling. High potential at just 22 — room to grow into a bigger role.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 33.1% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.

Outlook

Rated 58.8 overall — a strong, regular top-tier starter. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.48 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 1.9×) with the best seasons likely ahead. With this floor already at 22, the ceiling gets tested by a step up in level — one to track.

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among defensive midfielders in the Serie B with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Passing

Assists0

Defending

Tackles20
Interceptions7
Blocks5

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards3
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.