Rasmus Karjalainen

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Rasmus Karjalainen
Personal information
Full name Rasmus Karjalainen
Date of birth (1996-04-04) 4 April 1996 (age 25)
Place of birth Oulu, Finland
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Winger
Club information
Current team
 Helsingborgs IF
Number 37
Youth career
0000–2013 OLS
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014 OLS 19 (1)
2015 SJK Akatemia 27 (15)
2016 AC Oulu 22 (3)
2017 PS Kemi 32 (8)
2018–2019 KuPS 43 (19)
2019–2021 Fortuna Sittard 15 (1)
2020 → Örebro SK (loan) 13 (4)
2021– Helsingborgs IF 17 (3)
National team‡
2016 Finland U19 1 (0)
2017–2018 Finland U21 9 (0)
2018– Finland 13 (1)
Honours
KuPS
Third place Veikkausliiga 2018
First place Veikkausliiga 2019
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 November 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20 December 2020

Rasmus Karjalainen (born 4 April 1996) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a winger for Swedish club Helsingborgs IF[1] and represents the Finland national football team.[2] He began his senior career in 2014, at age 18, with OLS.

Karjalainen made his international debut for Finland in June 2018, and has since appeared in 2018–19 UEFA Nations League and in Finland's UEFA Euro 2020 campaign, in which Finland national team secured its first ever place in European Football Championship tournament's group stage.

Club career[]

OLS[]

Karjalainen made his debut on senior level on 3 May 2014 in the ranks of OLS in a Kakkonen match against PS Kemi.[3]

SJK Akatemia[]

For the next season he transferred to SJK´s reserve team SJK Akatemia. During the season he gained 27 caps and 15 goals and was the second best goal scorer of the league.[4]

Oulu[]

He spent season 2016 in his home town Oulu playing for AC Oulu.[5]

PS Kemi[]

Karjalainen made his debut on the highest level of finnish football, Veikkausliiga on season 2017 when he transferred to PS Kemi.[6] He made his debut on 8 April, playing the first 70 minutes of a 0–0 draw against HIFK.[7]

KuPS[]

For season 2018 he signed for KuPS.[8]

Fortuna Sittard[]

In June 2019 he made a deal with dutch Fortuna Sittard.[9]

On August 2020 he was loaned for a year to Allsvenskan side Örebro.[10]

Helsingborg[]

On 17 July 2021, Karjalainen joined Superettan club Helsingborgs IF, signing a two-year deal.[11]

International career[]

Karjalainen made his debut for the Finland national team on 5 June 2018 in a friendly match in Ilie Oană Stadium, Ploiești against Romania when he replaced Berat Sadik as a substitute on 63rd minute.[12]

Career statistics[]

As of match played 11 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
OLS 2014 Kakkonen 19 1 0 0 — 19 1
SJK Akatemia 2015 27 15 0 0 — 27 15
AC Oulu 2016 Ykkönen 22 3 0 0 — 22 3
PS Kemi 2017 Veikkausliiga 32 8 5 1 — 37 9
KuPS 2018 31 17 6 2 2[a] 1 39 20
2019 12 3 5 1 0 0 17 4
Total 43 20 11 3 2 1 56 24
Fortuna Sittard 2019–20 Eredivisie 15 1 2 1 — 17 2
Örebro 2020 Allsvenskan 13 4 2 1 — 15 5
Helsingborg 2021 Superettan 10 1 1 1 — 11 2
Career total 181 53 21 7 2 1 204 61
  1. ^ Appearances in the UEFA Europa League

International[]

As of match played on 11 November 2020.[14]
National team Year Competitive Friendly Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Finland 2018 2 0 2 0 4 0
2019 3 0 2 1 5 1
2020 2 0 2 0 4 0
Total 7 0 6 1 13 1

International goals[]

Scores and results list Finland's goal tally first.[15]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 11 January 2019 Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar  Estonia 1–2 1–2 Friendly

Honours[]

Club[]

KuPS

References[]

  1. ^ "Helsingborgs IF contracteert fins international Karjalainen" (in Swedish). Helsingborgs IF. 17 July 2021. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Rasmus Karjalainen" (in Finnish). Football Association of Finland. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  3. ^ "OLS vs. PS Kemi Kings 0 - 3". soccerway. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Kerho 07:n kausi päättyi voittoon" (in Finnish). SJK. 3 October 2015. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Rasmus Karjalainen vahvistamaan AC Oulun hyökkäyspäätä" [Rasmus Karjalainen to strengthen AC Oulu's attacking] (in Finnish). AC Oulu. 19 November 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  6. ^ "Rasmus Karjalainen ja PS Kemi sopimukseen" [Rasmus Karjalainen and PS Kemi make a contract] (in Finnish). Veikkausliiga. 20 January 2017. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  7. ^ "PS Kemi Kings vs. HIFK 0 - 0". soccerway.com. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  8. ^ "Veikkausliigan siirrot talvella 2017-2018" [Veikkausliiga transfers in winter 2017-2018] (in Finnish). Veikkausliiga. 18 March 2018. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  9. ^ "Maajoukkuehyökkääjä Rasmus Karjalainen siirtyy Kuopiosta Hollannin pääsarjaan: "Täydellinen askel minulle"" [National team striker Rasmus Karjalainen moves from Kuopio to the Dutch main series: "A perfect step for me"] (in Finnish). Yle. 24 June 2019. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  10. ^ "Huuhkaja-hyökkääjä Karjalainen siirtyy Hollannista lainalle Ruotsiin" [Eagle Owl´s striker Karjalainen moves from the Netherlands on loan to Sweden] (in Finnish). Yle. 26 August 2020. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  11. ^ "Rasmus Karjalainen klar för HIF" [Rasmus Karjalainen ready for HIF] (in Swedish). Helsingborgs IF. 17 July 2021. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  12. ^ "Romania päätti Huuhkajien pitkän putken" [Romania ended Eagle Owl´s long unbeaten track] (in Finnish). Aamulehti. 5 June 2018. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  13. ^ "R. KARJALAINEN". Soccerway. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  14. ^ "Rasmus Karjalainen". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  15. ^ "Rasmus Karjalainen". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 15 January 2019.

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