Sauli Väisänen
Finnish footballer (born 1994) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sauli Väisänen (born 5 June 1994) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Serie B club Ascoli, on loan from OB.[2][3] He began his senior club career playing for Honka , before signing with AIK at age 20 in 2014.[4]
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Sauli Aapo Kasperi Väisänen | ||
Date of birth | (1994-06-05) 5 June 1994 (age 29) | ||
Place of birth | Helsinki, Finland | ||
Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back[1] | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Ascoli (on loan from OB) | ||
Number | 16 | ||
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) |
2019–2021 | Chievo | 21 | (1) |
2021–2023 | Cosenza | 50 | (1) |
2023– | OB | 2 | (0) |
2024– | → Ascoli (loan) | 13 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2014 | Finland U20 | 2 | (1) |
2014–2016 | Finland U21 | 14 | (1) |
2016– | Finland | 25 | (0) |
Medal record | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 November 2022 |
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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.