{{short description|Finnish footballer (born 1999)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2020}} {{Infobox football biography |name = Timo Stavitski |image = |caption = |fullname = |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1999|07|17|df=y}} |birth_place = Lahti, Finland |height = 1.80 m |currentclub = Mjällby |clubnumber = 11 |position = Winger |youthyears1 = |youthclubs1 = KyIF |youthyears2 = {{0|0000}}–2015 |youthclubs2 = HJK |years1 = 2016 |clubs1 = Klubi 04 |caps1 = 14 |goals1 = 2 |years2 = 2017 |clubs2 = RoPS |caps2 = 29 |goals2 = 3 |years3 = 2018–2022 |clubs3 = Caen |caps3 = 10 |goals3 = 0 |years4 = 2018 |clubs4 = → Caen B |caps4 = 2 |goals4 = 0 |years5 = 2018 |clubs5 = → Osijek (loan) |caps5 = 0 |goals5 = 0 |years6 = 2019 |clubs6 = → RoPS (loan) |caps6 = 0 |goals6 = 0 |years7 = 2020–2021 |clubs7 = → MVV (loan) |caps7 = 13 |goals7 = 0 |years8 = 2023–2024 |clubs8 = Inter Turku |caps8 = 43 |goals8 = 8 |years9 = 2024– |clubs9 = Mjällby |caps9 = 35 |goals9 = 2 |nationalyears1 = 2015–2016 |nationalteam1 = Finland U17 |nationalcaps1 = 10 |nationalgoals1 = 1 |nationalyears2 = 2016–2017 |nationalteam2 = Finland U18 |nationalcaps2 = 6 |nationalgoals2 = 2 |nationalyears3 = 2017–2018 |nationalteam3 = Finland U19 |nationalcaps3 = 11 |nationalgoals3 = 0 |nationalyears4 = 2020 |nationalteam4 = Finland U21 |nationalcaps4 = 5 |nationalgoals4 = 1 |pcupdate = 11 November 2025 |ntupdate = 17 November 2020 }} '''Timo Stavitski''' ({{langx|ru|Тимо Ставицкий}}, born 17 July 1999) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a winger for Allsvenskan club Mjällby.<ref name="soccerway">{{Soccerway|timo-stavitski/421106}}</ref>
==Club career== ===Early career=== Born in Lahti and raised in Kirkkonummi, Stavitski played in the youth sectors of his hometown club Kyrkslätt Idrottsförening (KyIF) and HJK Helsinki, and made his senior debut with HJK's reserve team Klubi 04 in 2016. He joined Veikkausliiga side Rovaniemen Palloseura (RoPS) in early 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rops.fi/edustusjoukkueen-uutiset/4453-timo-stavitski-siirtyy-rovaniemen-palloseuraan |title=Timo Stavitski siirtyy Rovaniemen Palloseuraan |date=11 March 2017 |accessdate=6 May 2017 |work=RoPS |language=Finnish}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.is.fi/veikkausliiga/art-2000001945167.html |title=RoPS hankki laiturilupauksen HJK:sta |date=11 March 2017 |accessdate=6 May 2017 |work=Ilta Sanomat |language=Finnish}}</ref> He scored his first professional goal in a 6–2 defeat by Inter Turku.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rops.fi/edustusjoukkue/kausi-2017/joukkue-2017/matchreport/127-veikkausliiga-2017/7472 |title=Inter Turku 6-2 RoPS |date=12 April 2017 |accessdate=6 May 2017 |work=RoPS |language=Finnish}}</ref>
===Caen and loans=== In December 2017, after trialling with Barcelona, Stavitski joined French Ligue 1 side Caen,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Transferts-caen-pique-stavitski-a-toulouse/856022 |title=Transferts : Caen pique Stavitski à Toulouse |date=2 December 2017 |accessdate=4 December 2017 |work=L'Equipe |language=French}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://yle.fi/urheilu/3-9960816 |title=RoPS-lupaus isolla summalla Ranskaan - Barcelona joutui pettymään |date=3 December 2017 |accessdate=4 December 2017 |work=YLE |language=Finnish}}</ref> for a €600,000 transfer fee.<ref>[https://www.suomifutis.com/2022/12/jattisummalla-maailmalle-aikanaan-lahtenyt-timo-stavitski-palaa-veikkausliigaan Jättisummalla maailmalle aikanaan lähtenyt Timo Stavitski palaa Veikkausliigaan], suomifutis.com, 16 December 2022/</ref>
After spending chaotic six months on loan with NK Osijek, in January 2019, he went again on loan for RoPS.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rops.fi/etusivu/uutiset/item/8040-rops-sai-kaivatun-tasmaaseen-timo-stavitski-palaa-lainalle-napapiirille|title=RoPS sai kaivatun täsmäaseen - Timo Stavitski palaa lainalle Napapiirille|publisher=Rovaniemen Palloseura|date=4 February 2019|accessdate=13 February 2019}}</ref>
On 4 February 2019, Stavitski was loaned out to RoPS, where he played before in 2017, until mid July.<ref>[https://www.rops.fi/seura/rops-ry/uutiset/item/8040-rops-sai-kaivatun-tasmaaseen-timo-stavitski-palaa-lainalle-napapiirille RoPS sai kaivatun täsmäaseen - Timo Stavitski palaa lainalle Napapiirille], rops.fi, 4 February 2019</ref> Stavitski had had a long-lasting pain in his groin for about six to seven months.<ref>[https://www.suomifutis.com/2019/04/yle-suurlupaus-timo-stavitski-harmillisesta-tilanteestaan-se-puhkesi-sietamattomaksi-kivuksi/ Yle: Suurlupaus Timo Stavitski harmillisesta tilanteestaan: ”Se puhkesi sietämättömäksi kivuksi”], suomifutis.com, 9 April 2019</ref> It resulted in a surgery in April 2019 and he would be out for the rest of the season. Stavitski returned to France to get treatment in Caen.<ref>[https://www.rops.fi/seura/rops-ry/uutiset/item/8076-timo-stavitski-palaa-ranskaan-jatkohoitoon-tauko-venyy-kesaeaen-saakka Timo Stavitski palaa Ranskaan jatkohoitoon - Tauko venyy kesään saakka], rops.fi, 20 April 2019</ref>
In July 2020, Stavitski joined Dutch Eerste Divisie club MVV Maastricht on a one-season loan deal, but suffered from a knee injury during his loan.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Langeslag |first1=Kim |title=Fin Timo Stavitski nieuwe aanwinst MVV |url=https://www.1limburg.nl/fin-timo-stavitski-nieuwe-aanwinst-mvv |access-date=25 November 2020 |work=1Limburg |date=21 July 2020 |language=Dutch}}</ref>
On 7 January 2022, his contract with Caen was terminated by mutual consent.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Caen|url=https://www.smcaen.fr/2021-2022/actualites/groupe-pro/le-sm-caen-et-timo-stavitski-se-separent-dun-commun-accord|title=LE SM CAEN ET TIMO STAVITSKI SE SÉPARENT D'UN COMMUN ACCORD|date=7 January 2022|access-date=11 January 2022|language=fr}}</ref>
Later in 2022, Stavitski spent time with Norwegian Eliteserien club Sarpsborg on trial, but the deal was collapsed due to injury.
===Inter Turku=== Due to consecutive injuries, Stavitski had already ended his career.<ref>[https://www.is.fi/urheilulehti/parhaat/art-2000009528923.html Suomen kuumin lupaus puski läpi vammahelvetin – Timo Stavitski, 23, ehti jo lopettaa, mutta yrittää vielä kerran], Ilta-Sanomat, 28 May 2023</ref> However, he returned to Finland for the 2023 Veikkausliiga season and signed with Inter Turku on a one-year deal with an option to extend.<ref>[https://www.suomifutis.com/2022/12/jattisummalla-maailmalle-aikanaan-lahtenyt-timo-stavitski-palaa-veikkausliigaan Jättisummalla maailmalle aikanaan lähtenyt Timo Stavitski palaa Veikkausliigaan], suomifutis.com, 16 December 2022/</ref> On 4 February 2023, Stavitski made his first competitive appearance in over two years, helping Inter to take a 1–0 win in a Finnish League Cup match against IFK Mariehamn.
On 17 August 2023, his contract with Inter was extended for the 2024 season, with an option for 2025.<ref>[https://fcinter.fi/timo-stavitski-jatkaa-interissa/ TIMO STAVITSKI JATKAA INTERISSÄ], fcinter.fi, 17 August 2023</ref> The option was exercised in August 2024.<ref>[https://fcinter.fi/ajankohtaista/timo-stavitski-siirtyy-ruotsin-paasarjaan Timo Stavitski siirtyy Ruotsin pääsarjaan], fcinter.fi, 22 August 2024</ref>
During his one-and-a-half seasons with Inter, Stavitski made a total of 62 official appearances, scoring 12 goals and providing 11 assists.
===Mjällby=== On 22 August 2024, Stavitski signed with Allsvenskan club Mjällby AIF on a four-and-a-half-year deal for an undisclosed fee.<ref>[https://maif.se/2024/08/22/valkommen-till-mjallby-aif-timo-stavitski/ Välkommen till Mjällby AIF, Timo Stavitski], maif.se, 22 August 2024</ref> Four days later, he debuted in Allsvenskan for his new club, scoring a winning goal and providing an assist in a 2–1 away win against IFK Norrköping.<ref>[https://yle.fi/a/74-20107396 Timo Stavitski iski debyyttipelissään voittomaalin Allsvenskanissa], Yle, 26 August 2024</ref> He went on to provide two more assists during the remainder of the 2024 season, totalling 11 appearances for Mjällby as the club finished 5th in the league.
==International career== Stavitski has represented Finland at under-17, under-18, under-19 and under-21 youth national team levels.
==Personal life== Stavitski is of Russian and Ingrian Finnish descent, and he is bilingual, speaking both Finnish and Russian.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.lapinkansa.fi/urheilu/stavitski-kaupasta-tuli-ropsin-joululahja-200577919/ |title=Stavitskin siirtokorvaus kirkkaasti suurempi kuin koko RoPSin edustusjoukkueen pelaajabudjetti – Barcelona olisi maksanut miljoonia, mutta tiukemmin ehdoin |last1=Pyykkö |first1=Kari |date=3 December 2017 |website=Lapin Kansa |language=fi |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181118142733/https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:fLp_d6MWrbwJ:https://www.lapinkansa.fi/urheilu/stavitski-kaupasta-tuli-ropsin-joululahja-200577919/ |archive-date=18 November 2018 |access-date=18 November 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.u19euro.fi/blogi/blogi-ovi-auki-suurille-unelmille |title=BLOGI: Ovi auki suurille unelmille |last1=Stavitski |first1=Timo |date=2018 |website=U19EURO |language=fi |access-date=18 November 2018}}</ref>
==Career statistics== {{updated|27 July 2025}}<ref name="soccerway"/>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !rowspan="2"|Division !colspan="2"|League !colspan="2"|Cup<sup>1</sup> !colspan="2"|League cup<sup>2</sup> !colspan="2"|Europe !colspan="2"|Total |- !Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |Klubi 04 |2016 |Kakkonen |14||2||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||15||2 |- |RoPS |2017 |Veikkausliiga |29||3||3||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||32||3 |- |rowspan="3"|Caen |2017–18 |Ligue 1 |9||0||2||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||11||1 |- |2018–19 |Ligue 1 |1||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||1||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !10!!0!!2!!1!!0!!0!!0!!0!!12!!1 |- |rowspan="3"|Caen B |2017–18 |National 3 |1||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||1||0 |- |2018–19 |National 3 |1||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||1||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !2!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!2!!0 |- |Osijek (loan) |2018–19 |1. HNL |0||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||1||0 |- |RoPS (loan) |2019 |Veikkausliiga |0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||0||0||0||0 |- |MVV Maastricht (loan) |2020–21 |Eerste Divisie |13||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||13||0 |- |rowspan="3"|Inter Turku |2023 |Veikkausliiga |24||3||2||1||6||1||colspan="2"|—||32||5 |- |2024 |Veikkausliiga |19||5||4||2||7||0||colspan="2"|—||30||7 |- !colspan="2"|Total !43!!8!!6!!3!!13!!1!!0!!0!!62!!12 |- |rowspan=3|Mjällby |2024 |Allsvenskan |11||1||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||11||1 |- |2025 |Allsvenskan |12||1||3||1||colspan=2|–||colspan=2|–||15||2 |- !colspan=2|Total !23!!2!!3!!1!!0!!0!!0!!0!!26!!3 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !134!!15!!16!!5!!13!!1!!0!!0!!163!!21 |}
<div id="notes gs1" ></div><sup>1</sup><small>Includes Finnish Cup, Coupe de France, Croatian Football Cup and Svenska Cupen appearances.</small> <div id="notes gs1" ></div><sup>2</sup><small>Includes Finnish League Cup and Coupe de la Ligue appearances.</small>
==Honours== '''Mjällby''' *Allsvenskan: 2025 *Svenska Cupen: 2025–26<ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-05-14 |title=Mjällby 20:e vinnaren av Svenska Cupen |url=https://www.svenskfotboll.se/nyheter/cuper/2026/05/svc-herr-maif-hif/ |access-date=2026-05-20 |website=www.svenskfotboll.se |language=sv}}</ref>
'''Inter Turku''' *Finnish League Cup: 2024<ref>[https://www.mtvuutiset.fi/artikkeli/liigacupin-voitto-ratkesi-rangaistuspotkukisassa-17-vuotiaasta-maalivahdista-sankari/8908954#gs.6p3jp6 Liigacupin voitto ratkesi rangaistuspotkukisassa: 17-vuotiaasta maalivahdista sankari], mtvuutiset.fi, MTV Oy, 30 March 2024</ref>
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * {{UEFA| 250066792}}
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