Otto Kemppainen
Otto Kemppainen (born 27 October 2003) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Veikkausliiga club SJK and the Finland U21 national team.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 27 October 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Rovaniemi, Finland | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | SJK | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2020 | RoPS | ||
| 2022 | Hellas Verona | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2021 | RoPS II | 10 | (1) |
| 2021 | RoPS | 26 | (4) |
| 2022–2023 | SJK II | 3 | (0) |
| 2023– | SJK | 27 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Finland U16 | 3 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Finland U17 | 9 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Finland U19 | 8 | (0) |
| 2023– | Finland U21 | 3 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 3 October 2023 | |||
Club career
Born in Rovaniemi, Kemppainen started his playing career in RoPS. After a short stint in Hellas Verona academy in 2022,[2][3][4] Kemppainen signed a professional contract with SJK on 26 July 2022, on a deal until the end of 2024.[5]
References
- "Otto Kemppainen: "Ammattimaisessa ympäristössä on kiva tehdä hommia"". Finnish FA (in Finnish). Retrieved 3 October 2023.
- Virtanen, Ari (4 January 2022). "HS:n tiedot: RoPS:n kasvatti Otto Kemppainen, 18, siirtyy Serie A-seura Hellas Veronaan". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 3 October 2023.
- Saukko, Markku (31 January 2022). ""Olen jo näyttänyt, että pysyn mukana" RoPSin nuori kasvatti Otto Kemppainen elää todeksi lapsuuden haavettaan ja pelaa ammattilaisena Italiassa". Lapin Kansa (in Finnish). Retrieved 3 October 2023.
- Saukko, Markku (12 July 2022). "Nuoret jalkapalloilijat uuden edessä - Italian kova koulu teki pojista miehiä". Lapin Kansa (in Finnish). Retrieved 3 October 2023.
- "Huippulupaava Otto Kemppainen SJK:n riveihin". SJK (in Finnish). 26 July 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
External links
- Otto Kemppainen at Soccerway
- Otto Kemppainen at WorldFootball.net
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