Leo Väisänen

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Leo Väisänen
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Väisänen with RoPS in 2018.
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-07-23) 23 July 1997 (age 24)
Place of birth Helsinki, Finland
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Club information
Current team
 IF Elfsborg
Number 15
Youth career
0000–2015 KäPa
2015 HJK
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 Klubi 04 19 (3)
2016 HJK 3 (0)
2016 → PK-35 (loan) 9 (1)
2017–2018 RoPS 46 (1)
2018–2019 Den Bosch 45 (6)
2020– IF Elfsborg 47 (3)
National team‡
2014 Finland U17 1 (0)
2015 Finland U18 5 (0)
2015 Finland U19 4 (1)
2017–2018 Finland U21 8 (0)
2019– Finland 14 (0)
Honours
Klubi 04
First place Kakkonen Eastern Group 2015
HJK Helsinki
Second place Veikkausliiga 2016
Second place Finnish Cup 2016
RoPS
Second place Veikkausliiga 2018
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 November 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23:03, 16 November 2021 (UTC)

Leo Väisänen (born 23 July 1997) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a centre back for IF Elfsborg in the Swedish Allsvenskan[1] and the Finland national team.[2] Väisänen was born in Helsinki, Finland. He began his senior club career playing for HJK and RoPS, before signing with Den Bosch at age 21 in 2018.[3]

Club career[]

HJK[]

Väisänen made his Veikkausliiga debut for HJK on 14 April 2016 in a game against RoPS.[4]

RoPS[]

In November 2016 he signed a two-year contract with RoPS.[5] He made his debut on 12 April 2017, playing the full 90 minutes of a 6–2 defeat at Inter Turku.[6]

Den Bosch[]

In August 2018 Väisanen was signed by the Dutch side FC Den Bosch.[7]

Elfsborg[]

On 12 January 2020 Väisänen joined Swedish club IF Elfsborg on a 3,5-year contract.[8]

International career[]

He made his Finland national football team debut on 11 June 2019 in a Euro 2020 qualifier against Liechtenstein, as an 86th-minute substitute for Jukka Raitala.[9]

Väisänen was called up for the UEFA Euro 2020 pre-tournament friendly match against Sweden on 29 May 2021.[10] On 12 June 2021 Väisänen came in as a 90th minute substitute for Jukka Raitala in a UEFA Euro 2020 match against Denmark.[11]

Personal life[]

He is the younger brother of Sauli Väisänen.[12] Their mother Anna-Liisa Tilus-Väisänen is a television presenter for Yle and Miss World 1984 semi-finalist.

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of match played 13 September 2021[13]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Domestic Cups Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Klubi 04 2015 Kakkonen 17 1 0 0 — 17 1
2016 2 0 0 0 — 2 0
Total 19 1 0 0 — 19 1
HJK 2015 Veikkausliiga 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
2016 3 0 2 1 0 0 5 2
Total 3 0 3 1 0 0 6 1
PK-35 (loan) 2016 Veikkausliiga 9 1 0 0 — 9 1
RoPS 2017 Veikkausliiga 22 1 0 0 — 22 1
2018 24 0 5 0 — 29 0
Total 46 1 5 0 0 0 51 1
Den Bosch 2018–19 Eerste Divisie 28 3 3 0 — 31 3
2019–20 17 3 1 0 — 18 3
Total 45 6 4 0 0 0 49 6
Elfsborg 2020 Allsvenskan 26 0 5 0 — 31 0
2021 12 2 0 0 6[a] 1 18 3
Total 38 2 5 0 6 1 49 3
Career total 160 11 17 1 6 1 183 13
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa Conference League


International[]

As of match played on 7 September 2021.[14]
National team Year Competitive Friendly Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Finland 2019 2 0 0 0 2 0
2020 2 0 2 0 4 0
2021 2 0 2 0 4 0
Total 6 0 4 0 10 0

Honours[]

Club[]

Klubi 04

References[]

  1. ^ Leo Väisänen at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ "Leo Väisänen" (in Finnish). Football Association of Finland. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  3. ^ "Puolustaja Leo Väisänen siirtyy Alankomaihin - Väisäsen uusi seura on FC Den Bosch" [Defender Leo Väisänen moves to the Netherlands - Väisänen's new club is FC Den Bosch] (in Finnish). RoPS. 18 August 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  4. ^ "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 14 April 2016.
  5. ^ "Leo Väisänen ja RoPS sopimukseen" (in Finnish). Veikkausliiga. 29 November 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  6. ^ "RoPS:lle kylmää kyytiä Turussa – Inter-hyökkääjältä myrskyvaroitus!" [Cold ride for RoPS in Turku - storm warning from Inter attacker!] (in Finnish). suomifutis.com. 12 April 2017. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
  7. ^ "Leo Väisänen siirtyy Alankomaihin - RoPS-puolustajan uusi seura on FC Den Bosch" (in Finnish). Veikkausliiga. 31 August 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  8. ^ TERVETULOA LEO VÄISÄNEN, elfsborg.se, 12 January 2020
  9. ^ "Liechstenstein v Finland game report". UEFA. 11 June 2019.
  10. ^ "Näillä pelaajilla Huuhkajat lähtevät kohti EM-kisoja – kaksi nimeä kiinnostivat yli muiden" (in Finnish). Helsingin Sanomat. 19 May 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  11. ^ "Joel Pohjanpalo puski Suomelle sensaatiomaisen voiton EM-avauksessa, Lukas Hradecký torjui Tanskan rankkarin" [Joel Pohjanpalo´s header gave Finland a sensational victory in European Championship opening match, Lukas Hradecký caught a penalty kick] (in Finnish). Helsingin Sanomat. 12 June 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  12. ^ "Leo Väisänen: "The goal of a breakthrough in Veikkausliiga"" (in Finnish). Veikkausliiga. 25 February 2017.
  13. ^ "L. VÄISÄNEN". Soccerway. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  14. ^ "Leo Väisänen". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 14 September 2021.

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