Sauli Väisänen

Sauli Väisänen (born 5 June 1994) is a Finnish football defender who plays for Italian club Chievo and represents the Finland national football team.[1] He began his senior club career playing for Honka , before signing with AIK at age 20 in 2014.[2]

Sauli Väisänen
Personal information
Full name Sauli Aapo Kasperi Väisänen
Date of birth (1994-06-05) 5 June 1994
Place of birth Helsinki, Finland
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Chievo
Number 15
Youth career
0000–2003 Jokerit
2004–2006 Allianssi
2007 PK-35
2008–2009 HJK
2010–2013 Honka
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2013 Pallohonka 35 (5)
2013–2014 Honka 17 (2)
2014–2017 AIK 46 (2)
2015 → HIFK (loan) 6 (1)
2017–2019 SPAL 7 (0)
2018–2019 → Crotone (loan) 26 (0)
2019– Chievo 16 (1)
National team‡
2014 Finland U20 2 (1)
2014–2016 Finland U21 14 (1)
2016– Finland 20 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 December 2019
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18 November 2019

Väisänen made his international debut for Finland in October 2016, at the age of 22. He appeared in 5 out of 10 of Finland's UEFA Euro 2020 qualification matches and helped Finland national team for the first time reach European Football Championship tournament's group stage.

Club career

Honka

Väisänen made his first team debut during season 2013, in a match against KuPS. He was known as a crucial part of the Honka reserve team Pallohonka.

AIK

In summer 2014 Väisänen joined AIK.[3] He spent 4 seasons in the club. During season 2015 he was loaned to HIFK.[4]

SPAL

Väisänen made his Seria A debut on 20 August 2017 in a match against Lazio.[5] He was loaned to Crotone for season 2018–19.[6]

Chievo

On 24 August 2019, Väisänen signed to Serie B club Chievo a deal.[7]

International career

Finland youth teams

Väisänen was a part of the Finnish national youth squad, which he also captained on occasion.[8]

Finland first team

Väisänen made his FIFA World Cup qualification match debut on 6 October 2016 on Laugardalsvöllur when Hans Backe chose him to the starting eleven for a match against Iceland.[9]

Personal life

Väisänen's mother Anna-Liisa Tilus-Väisänen is a prominent television presenter for Yle TV1 and Miss World 1984 semi-finalist. His younger brother Leo Väisänen is also a footballer.[10]

Career statistics
As of match played 11 May 2019[11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Pallohonka 2012 Kakkonen 15 1 0 0 — 15 1
2013 20 4 0 0 — 20 4
Total 35 5 0 0 — 35 5
FC Honka 2013 Veikkausliiga 2 1 2 0 0 0 4 1
2014 15 1 5 1 2 0 22 2
Total 17 2 7 1 2 0 26 3
AIK 2014 Allsvenskan 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
2015 6 1 3 1 0 0 9 2
2016 22 1 5 1 2 0 29 2
2017 12 0 0 0 4 0 16 0
Total 46 2 8 2 6 0 60 4
HIFK (loan) 2015 Veikkausliiga 6 1 0 0 — 6 1
Total 6 1 0 0 — 6 1
S.P.A.L. 2017–18 Serie A 7 0 2 0 — 9 0
2018–19 0 0 1 0 — 1 0
Total 7 0 3 0 — 10 0
Crotone (loan) 2018–19 Serie B 26 0 0 0 — 26 0
Total 26 0 0 0 — 26 0
Career total 137101838 016313

International
As of match played 23 March 2019[12]
National teamYearCompetitive Friendly Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Finland 201630 0 0 3 0
201730 3 0 6 0
201820 3 0 5 0
201910 0 0 1 0
Total 10 0 5 0 15 0

References
  1. "Sauli Väisänen" (in Finnish). Suomen Palloliitto. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
  2. "Huuhkajien tuntematon nuori tähti löydettiin sattumalta – kuolleen agentin muisto seuraa matkalla huipulle" [An unknown young star of the Eagle Owls was found by accident - the memory of a dead agent follows his way to the top] (in Finnish). Yle. 2 September 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
  3. "Huuhkajien tuntematon nuori tähti löydettiin sattumalta – kuolleen agentin muisto seuraa matkalla huipulle" [An unknown young star of the Eagle Owls was found by accident - the memory of a dead agent follows his way to the top] (in Finnish). Yle. 2 September 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
  4. "Sauli Väisänen siirtyy AIK:sta Helsingin IFK:hon" (in Finnish). HIFK Fotboll. 2 September 2015. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  5. "Sauli Väisänen loisti debyytissään Serie A:ssa" (in Finnish). Iltasanomat. 21 August 2017. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  6. "Maajoukkuepuolustaja Sauli Väisänen vaihtaa seuraa - lainalle Italian kakkossarjaan" (in Finnish). Iltalehti. 17 August 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  7. "UFFICIALE: SPAL, preso Tomovic dal Chievo. Ai clivensi Vaisanen". Retrieved 24 August 2019.
  8. http://hifkfotboll.fi/saulivaisanen-hifk/
  9. "Huuhkajille jättipettymys – Islanti voitti kiistanalaisella viime hetken maalilla" [A big disappointment for the Eagle Owls - Iceland won on a controversial last minute goal] (in Finnish). Ilta-Sanomat. 6 October 2016. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
  10. "Leo Väisänen: "The goal of a breakthrough in Veikkausliiga"" (in Finnish). Veikkausliiga. 25 February 2017.
  11. "S. VÄISÄNEN". Soccerway. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
  12. "Sauli Väisänen". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 2 July 2019.


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