Rasmus Karjalainen
Rasmus Karjalainen (born 4 April 1996) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a winger for Swedish club Örebro, on loan from Fortuna Sittard[1] and represents the Finland national football team.[2] He began his senior career in 2014, at age 18, with OLS. Karjalainen made his international debut for Finland in June 2018, and has since appeared in 2018–19 UEFA Nations League and in Finland's UEFA Euro 2020 campaign, in which Finland national team secured its first ever place in European Football Championship tournament's group stage.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rasmus Karjalainen | ||
| Date of birth | 4 April 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Oulu, Finland | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team |
Örebro (on loan from Fortuna Sittard) | ||
| Number | 37 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2013 | OLS | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014 | OLS | 19 | (1) |
| 2015 | SJK Akatemia | 27 | (15) |
| 2016 | AC Oulu | 22 | (3) |
| 2017 | PS Kemi | 32 | (8) |
| 2018–2019 | KuPS | 43 | (19) |
| 2019– | Fortuna Sittard | 15 | (1) |
| 2020– | → Örebro SK (loan) | 7 | (3) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2016 | Finland U19 | 1 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Finland U21 | 9 | (0) |
| 2018– | Finland | 13 | (1) |
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 October 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20 December 2020 | |||
International career
References
- "Fortuna Sittard contracteert fins international Karjalainen" (in Dutch). Fortuna Sittard. 24 June 2019. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
- "Rasmus Karjalainen" (in Finnish). Football Association of Finland. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
- "Rasmus Karjalainen". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
External links
- Fortuna Sittard official profile
- Rasmus Karjalainen – SPL competition record
- Rasmus Karjalainen at National-Football-Teams.com
- Rasmus Karjalainen at Soccerway
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