Kasper Paananen
Kasper Vili Valtteri Paananen (born 16 March 2003) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a winger for Veikkausliiga club SJK.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kasper Vili Valtteri Paananen | ||
| Date of birth | 16 March 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Oulu, Finland | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | SJK | ||
| Number | 31 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2016 | ORPa[1] | ||
| 2017 | OTP | ||
| 2018–2019 | OLS | ||
| 2019–2023 | Bologna | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023 | SJK II | 26 | (8) |
| 2023– | SJK | 14 | (4) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018–2019 | Finland U16 | 9 | (7) |
| 2019 | Finland U17 | 6 | (1) |
| 2021 | Finland U19 | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 June 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 31 October 2023 | |||
Career
Paananen was born in Oulu and played for ORPa, OTP and OLS in his youth years, before he moved to Italy in 2019 and signed with Bologna.[2] Paananen spent four years in Italy,[3][4] played 61 matches, and scored 20 goals in total for the youth academy teams of Bologna, before returning to Finland in 2023 and signing with SJK.[5][6] He was first registered to the club's academy squad SJK II, playing in the second tier Ykkönen.
Personal life
His younger brother Julius Paananen is also a professional football player for AC Oulu.[7]
Career statistics
- As of 19 June 2024
| Club | Season | League | National cup[lower-alpha 1] | Other | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| SJK Akatemia | 2023 | Ykkönen | 26 | 8 | – | – | – | 26 | 8 | |||
| SJK | 2023 | Veikkausliiga | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | |
| 2024 | Veikkausliiga | 13 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4[lower-alpha 2] | 1 | – | 19 | 8 | ||
| Total | 14 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 8 | ||
| Career total | 40 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 16 | ||
- Includes Suomen Cup
- Includes Finnish League Cup
References
- Tulospalvelu Palloliitto
- 16-vuotias futislahjakkuus Kasper Paananen siirtyy Italian pääsarjaseuraan, Ilta-Sanomat, Janne Oivio, 19 August 2019
- Futislupaus Kasper Paananen, 17, oli jäädä loukkuun liki Italian koronapesäkettä – passi oli Suomessa: ”Kieltämättä aika hermostunut”, Ilta-Sanomat, Tatu Myllykoski, 23 March 2020
- Bolognesea Kasper Paanasen tapaan - 17-vuotiaalla hyökkääjälupauksella takanaan ensimmäinen vuosi Bolognan akatemiassa, Lapin Kansa, Kai Nevala, 26 May 2020
- Kasper Paananen Kerhon riveihin, SJK, 17 March 2023
- Suomalainen huippulupaus testille Ruotsin suurseuraan – viettänyt viime vuodet Italiassa, suomifutis.com, Ville Liimatta, 16 January 2023
- Suomalainen jalkapallolupaus lähellä ammattilaissopimusta: "Olen saanut treenata sellaisten äijien kanssa, joilla olen pelannut itse Fifaa pleikkarilla", Yle, 10 May 2020
External links
- Kasper Paananen at Soccerway
- Kasper Paananen at WorldFootball.net
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