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Ville Aleksi Jukanpoika Koski (born 27 January 2002) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a centre back for La Liga club Deportivo Alavés and the Finland national team.
Born in Tuusula, Koski started playing football in the youth teams of local clubs Tuusulan Palloseura (TuPS) and PK Keski-Uusimaa. He made his senior debut with PK Keski-Uusimaa first team on 13 May 2018 at the age of 16, playing in the 1–1 draw against Jippo, in the third-tier league Kakkonen.
In 2019, he joined the FC Honka organisation in Espoo. He played with the club’s reserve team Honka II in Kakkonen for two seasons, before he made his debut in the premier division Veikkausliiga on 12 September 2020, aged 18, with Honka first team, when he came in from the bench for the final minutes, in 1–3 away victory against Rovaniemen Palloseura (RoPS). Despite his young age, in the next season Koski quickly established his place in the starting line-up and became an integral part of the team’s defense.
Koski scored his first goal in the league on 13 August 2022, in a 4–0 away win against Ilves.
In the early December 2023, it was announced…
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