Anselmi Nurmela


Anselmi Nurmela is a Finnish footballer. He currently plays for FC Flora, a professional football club based in Tallinn, Estonia, that competes in the Meistriliiga, the top flight of Estonian football.
Nurmela can play either in midfield or defence. In 2016 he played 22 games for AC Oulu in the Finnish 1st Division Ykkönen before joining top division Veikkausliiga outfit Rovaniemen Palloseura. In 2017, Nurmela made 24 starts and 5 substitute appearances in the Finnish top division. In February 2018, Nurmela joined FC Flora in Estonia. With Flora Nurmela won the 2019 Estonian league title making 18 appearances and scoring 2 goals.

Personal life

He is the son of former Finnish international Mika Nurmela.

International career

On 5 September 2017 he made his debut with the Finland national under-21 football team playing the qualifying match for the 2019 European Under-21 Championship drawn 1–1 against the Faroe Islands.

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