Celtic flop Teemu Pukki retires from Finland holding impressive goalscoring and cap record

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Celtic fans will remember Teemu Pukki as a player who moved to Paradise with a big reputation.

Pukki was tipped to become Finland’s best-ever player six years after his disastrous spell at Celtic where he scored just nine goals in 38 appearances.

Joining Celtic in August 2013, Pukki struggled to cope with the demands of playing for the Glasgow giants and quickly left on loan to go to Brondby a year later.

However, it was at Norwich City where the former Celtic striker flourished and so did his international career with Finland.

And now, Pukki has decided to hang his international boots up, and he does so holding a goalscoring record that will leave many Celtic fans scratching their heads.

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Teemu Pukki’s emotional response to Finland retirement

Pukki’s last game for Finland will be in today’s game against Andorra in front of a home crowd at the Tammelan Stadion.

However, as the Finnish 2026 World Cup dream died after their shock 1-0 home defeat to Malta last week, that was the time for Pukki to say goodbye to the fans.

Finland have just one more fixture left to play before Pukki hangs up his boots, but there is no doubt that the former Celtic striker is devastated at how his illustrious international career came to a shock end.

Teemu Pukki’s goalscoring record for Finland will shock Celtic fans

Pukki is undoubtedly a talented striker and was treated as a hero at Norwich City. But for Celtic, not so much.

And announcing Pukki’s last game for his country, the Finnish FA sent a message on social media.

Taking to X, Huuhkajat posted, “End of an era.

“Teemu Pukki will play his last match for Finland on Monday when Huuhkajat face Andorra in Tampere.

“What a journey it has been. A true legend of Finnish football.

• ✅ 42 goals – all-time top scorer
  ✅ 132 caps – second most in Huuhkajat history
  ✅ 10 goals in the historic EURO 2020 qualification
  🏆 2× Finnish Footballer of the Year
  🏆 1× Finnish Sportsperson of the Year

“Thank you, Teemu. 💙”

The game kicks off at 5pm on what will definitely be an emotional day for the former Celtic striker.