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{{short description|Finnish footballer (born 1987)}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name          = Lassi Hurskainen
| fullname      = Lassi Elias Hurskainen
| image         = Lassisave.jpg
| caption       = Hurskainen in 2011
| image_size    = 270px
| birth_date    = {{birth date and age |1987|4|8|df=y}}
| birth_place   = [[Joensuu]], [[Finland]]
| height        = {{height|m=1.80}}
| position      = [[Goalkeeper (association football)|Goalkeeper]]
| currentclub   = [[SexyPöxyt]]
| clubnumber    = 1
|youthclubs1    = Joensuu Ratanat
|youthclubs2    = Joensuun Pallo
| youthyears1   = 1995–2000
| youthyears2   = 2001–2002
| youthyears3   = 2003–2005
| youthclubs3   = Jippo Juniors
| years3        = 2008–2012
| collegeyears1 = 2008–2011
| college1      = [[UNC Asheville Bulldogs men's soccer|UNC Asheville Bulldogs]]
| collegecaps1  = 74
| collegegoals1 = 0
| years1        = 2006
| clubs1        = [[SC Riverball]]
| caps1         = 24
| goals1        = 0
| clubs2        = [[JIPPO]]
| years2        = 2007
| caps2         = 19
| goals2        = 0
| clubs3        = [[SC Riverball]]
| caps3         = 38
| goals3        = 1
| years5        = 2013–2014
| clubs5        = [[JIPPO]]
| caps5         = 30
| goals5        = 0
| years6        = 2014–2015
| clubs6        = [[HIFK Fotboll|HIFK]]
| caps6         = 16
| goals6        = 0
| clubs7        = Töölön Taisto
| years7        = 2015–2016
| caps7         = 22
| goals7        = 0
| clubs8        = [[SexyPöxyt]]
| years8        = 2018–
| caps8         = 23
| goals8        = 0
}}
'''Lassi Elias Hurskainen''' (born 8 April 1987) is a [[Finnish people|Finnish]] TV presenter and [[association football|footballer]], who played as a [[Goalkeeper (association football)|goalkeeper]] for [[UNC Asheville Bulldogs|UNC Asheville]] Men's Soccer before graduating from [[UNC Asheville Bulldogs|UNC Asheville]] in Fall of 2011.
After moving back to Finland, Hurskainen played for [[JIPPO]] in Joensuu during 2013–2014. In 2014 Hurskainen moved to Helsinki and joined [[HIFK Fotboll]] (Idrottsföreningen Kamraterna Helsingfors), a club founded in 1897. The football section was established in 1907, the same year that the [[Football Association of Finland]] was founded. During the season 2014 the team won the Finnish Football League First Division and was promoted into the highest tier of Finnish football, [[Veikkausliiga]]. At the same time Hurskainen decided to focus more on football trick shot videos that he had already started to produce during his stay in [[UNC Asheville]]. Hurskainen plays occasionally as a goalkeeper for an amateur club [[Gilla FC]] in exhibition games and in lower divisions. Hurskainen has also played [[futsal]].<ref>[https://tulospalvelu.palloliitto.fi/person/63336/player/seasons Lassi Hurskainen stats], [[Football Association of Finland|Finnish FA]]</ref>
For the [[2024 Veikkausliiga]] season, Hurskainen started as a studio host for [[Ruutu+ Urheilu 1|Ruutu+]] broadcasts.<ref>[https://www.sexypoxyt.com/post/esittelyssa-kapteeni-lassi-hurskainen-maalivahdista-mediamoguliksi Esittelyssä: Kapteeni Lassi Hurskainen - maalivahdista mediamoguliksi], sexypoxyt.com, 10 November 2023</ref>
==Personal life==
Hurskainen grew up in [[Joensuu]], [[Finland]] and attended the Joensuun Lyseon Lukio (Upper secondary school). In 2007, Hurskainen served in the [[Finnish Defense Forces]].
===YouTube videos===
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On 14 February 2011, Hurskainen had with the help of two friends from [[UNC Asheville]] created a football trick shot video inspired by various other sports trick shot videos and uploaded it to [[YouTube]].  The video's view count grew to an upwards of 3 million over the course of the next couple weeks and months. The video and subsequent videos were featured on [[ESPN]], [[Good Morning America]], and various global local news channels respectively.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8MvWg-wCtE&context=C22789ADOEgsToPDskIxk7cSyi8PlE5tXadWkBS- Original Trick Shot Video]</ref>
Hurskainen has continued producing football trick shot videos after moving back to Finland. He also worked as a producer for a Finnish Sports TV program Elixir<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.elixir.fi/|title=Elixir.fi {{!}} Tervetuloa Elixir CMS Oy:n nettisivulle|website=www.elixir.fi|access-date=25 March 2016}}</ref> hosting the show for over two years (2013–2015). His own [https://www.youtube.com/user/paskhakale YouTube channel] has over 30.000 subscribers and with less than 70 videos he has reached over 11 million viewers. His TOP 3 most viewed videos have been:
# Lassi Hurskainen Goalkeeper Tricks,<ref>{{Citation|last=Lassi Hurskainen|title=Lassi Hurskainen Goalkeeper Tricks|date=14 February 2011|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8MvWg-wCtE|accessdate=25 March 2016}}</ref> over 4,100,000 views
# Lassi Hurskainen Angry Birds,<ref>{{Citation|last=Lassi Hurskainen|title=Lassi Hurskainen Angry Birds|date=3 October 2011|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cVzW3OGq7kM|accessdate=25 March 2016}}</ref> over 3,500,000 views
# World Record Football Punch | Robert Helenius vs. Lassi Hurskainen,<ref>{{Citation|last=Lassi Hurskainen|title=World Record Football Punch: Robert Helenius vs. Lassi Hurskainen|date=13 August 2014|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1KDp8n3YFE|accessdate=25 March 2016}}</ref> over 3,000,000 views
In 2016 Hurskainen co-founded a new company called Trick&Treat focusing on social videos.<ref>{{Citation|title=FOOTPONG {{!}} Pongfinity vs. Lassi Hurskainen|date=23 March 2016|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GzF3QKfytFc|accessdate=25 March 2016}}</ref>
==Honours and awards==
===Individual===
*2008 – [[UNC Asheville]] [[Big South]] All Freshman Team<ref>{{cite web|title=Big South Announces Men's Soccer Annual Awards |url=http://www.bigsouthsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=4800&ATCLID=1623433&SPID=2024&SPSID=25877}}</ref>
*2008 – [[Elon University]] Invitational All Tournament Team in the Elon Classic<ref>{{cite web|title=ETSU Blanks Elon; UNCG-UNCA Play to 1–1 Tie|url=http://www.elonphoenix.com/news/2008/9/14/ms12020.aspx?path=msoc}}</ref>
*2009 – Hyatt Place Select Invitational All Tournament Team<ref>{{cite web|title=Asheville Downs Belmont in Double Overtime|url=http://www.bigsouthsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=4800&ATCLID=204798552}}</ref>
*2009 – [[UNC Asheville]] [[Big South]] Player of the Week<ref>{{cite web|title=Big South Announces Men’s Soccer Player of the Week |url=http://www.bigsouthsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_LANG=C&SPSID=25877&SPID=2024&DB_OEM_ID=4800&ATCLID=204799332}}</ref>
*2010 – [[Football Association of Finland|Finnish Football Association]] Eastern District's ''"Football Act of the Year"'' for goal with [[SC Riverball]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Finnish Football Association Eastern District News|url=http://ita-suomi.palloliitto.fi/taustasivut/artikkeliarkisto/?num=86992}}</ref>
*2010 – Received most Honors for [[SC Riverball]] in nationwide Second Division <ref>{{cite web|title=Finnish Football Association Honors and Results|url=http://tulospalvelu.palloliitto.hs.prewise.com/reports/veikkausporssi_joukkue.asp?serie=41|access-date=7 March 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110715112702/http://tulospalvelu.palloliitto.hs.prewise.com/reports/veikkausporssi_joukkue.asp?serie=41|archive-date=15 July 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*2010 – Hyatt Place Select Invitiational All Tournament Team<ref>{{cite web|title=Men's soccer drops contest with No. 24 UAB 4–0|url=http://www.lipscombsports.com/news/default/91/5766/}}</ref>
*2010 – [[UNC Asheville]] [[Big South]] Second Team All Conference<ref>{{cite web|title=Big South Men’s Soccer Report 11.16.2010|url=http://www.bigsouthsports.com/pdf8/723104.pdf}}</ref>
*2011 – [[Big South]] Conference Defensive Player of the Week Honor for games played 26 Sept. – 2 Oct <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uncabulldogs.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=19200&ATCLID=205309909|title=Lassi Hurskainen Named Big South Defender of Week|publisher=UNC Asheville|accessdate=14 December 2011}}</ref>
*2011 – [[Big South]] Conference Defensive Player of the Week Honor for games played 3–9 Oct. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uncabulldogs.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=19200&ATCLID=205315363|title=Hurskainen Named Big South Defender of Week Again |publisher=UNC Asheville|accessdate=14 December 2011}}</ref>
*2011 – [[Big South]] Conference All-Tournament Team Selection <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uncabulldogs.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=19200&ATCLID=205334429|title=Hurskainen Makes All-Tournament Team at Big South Championships |publisher=UNC Asheville|accessdate=14 December 2011}}</ref>
==Stats==
=== UNCA Career<ref name=NCAA>{{cite web|title=NCAA Career Stats|url=http://web1.ncaa.org/stats/StatsSrv/careerplayer|publisher=NCAA|accessdate=14 December 2011}}</ref>===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Class !! Year !! GP !! Min !! GA !! GAA !! Saves !! Shutouts
|-
| Fr. || 2008–09  || 19 || 1904 || 24 || 1.20 || 77 || 3
|-
| So. || 2009–10  || 18 || 1622 || 29 || 1.61 || 108 || 2
|-
| Jr. || 2010–11  || 18 || 1664 || 31 || 1.68 || 96 || 3
|-
| Sr. || 2011–12  || 19|| 1797 || 34 || 1.70 || 127 || 3
|-
| Career || 2008–12 || 74 || 6888 || 118 || 1.54 || 408 || 11
|}
'''UNCA Year Overviews'''<ref name="UNCA Player Bio Page">{{cite web|url=http://www.uncabulldogs.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=92311&SPID=11164&DB_OEM_ID=19200&ATCLID=1579123&Q_SEASON=2011|title=UNCA Bio Page|publisher=UNC Asheville|accessdate=14 December 2011}}</ref>
*''2008'': Played every minute of every match and posted a 1.20 goals. Allowed one goal or less in 12 different matches...stopped five shots and allowed just one goal in 1–1 vs. Southern Conference champion UNC Greensboro (9–14)...made season-high ninesaves in win over Winthrop (10–25)...most goals he allowed were three in 3–1 loss at Lipscomb (9–21)...had a 0.94 goals against average in eight regular-season Big South Conference matches...made all-tournament at Elon Invitational.
*''2009'': Earned all-tournament honors at Hyatt Place Select Tournament in Nashville as he helped lead to the Bulldogs to their first tournament title in more than 20 years...stopped an amazing 25 shots in the two matches with 15 vs. Lipscomb (9–18) and then 10 more vs. Belmont (9–20)...Bulldog won both matches 2–1...earned two shutouts on the year with 1–0 victory over ETSU (9–29) and 1–0 triumph at Radford (10–10)...made 108 saves on the year...had nagging injuries throughout the season that caused him to miss three matches.
*''2010'': For the second time in his career, he played every minute of every match...produced three shutouts, including back-to-back blankings of Eastern Illinois (9–5) and Brevard College (9–8)...made Kentucky Invitational All-Tournament team...posted shutout of Big South foe Winthrop (11–3)...made season-high 11 saves at High Point (11–16)...also made five saves against the Panthers in Big South Tournament (11–11) and earned spot on Big South All-Tournament team...led Big South in saves with 96...stopped nine shots in 1–1 overtime at Longwood (10–2).
== References ==
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== External links ==
* [http://www.riverball.fi/ SC Riverball Official Club Site]
* Lassi Hurskainen at [http://www.uncabulldogs.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=92311&SPID=11164&DB_OEM_ID=19200&ATCLID=1579123&Q_SEASON=2010 UNC Asheville Bulldogs Player Profile]
* [https://www.youtube.com/user/paskhakale Lassi Hurskainen YouTube Channel]
* [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEWNDL9f4HlIbxNWIOw41Bg Trick&Treat YouTube Channel]
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