Kasper Paananen
| 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 | 13 | (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 12 June 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 31 October 2023 | |||
Kasper Vili Valtteri Paananen (born 16 March 2003) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a winger for Veikkausliiga club SJK.
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 12 June 2024
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | 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 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4[b] | 1 | – | 18 | 8 | ||
| Total | 13 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 8 | ||
| Career total | 39 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 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