Finland's representative in Texom Eurobus Przemyśl

One thing is beyond dispute: Vanildo Neto's team has gained an extremely solid, regular and consistently high-level player. Tuukka Pikkarainen is 27 years old. He is nominally a playmaker, often with defensive duties, but he likes to "excursion" to the opponents' goal, where he can be ruthless and hellishly effective.

For years, he was an icon of the Finnish team FC Kemi, which was fighting for the highest goals. He was its captain for many years. In the 2022-2023 season, he was the second best scorer of his team with 26 goals and 16 assists. He is a multiple representative of Finland in fustal. He was called up to the team even during the time of the famous Croatian coach Mico Martić, currently by the Italian Sergio Gargelli.

He played in four matches at the 2022 European Championship finals in the Netherlands. Finland advanced from the group (finished 2nd behind Kazakhstan, ahead of Slovakia and Italy), losing to Portugal 2-3 in a fascinating quarter-final match.

In the 2024-2025 season, T. Pikkarainen joined the FOGO Futsal Ekstraklasa, the BSF ABJ Bochnia team. He was one of its leaders. In 32 matches, he scored 14 goals and recorded 13 assists.

• "(...) Pikkarainen is a real warrior on the pitch. He is an all-round player and an excellent dribbler who does not give up. On the pitch he is determined, but off it he is a calm and relaxed guy"

– you can read on one of the Finnish websites dealing with futsal.

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