Sauli Väisänen

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Sauli Väisänen
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Personal information
Full name Sauli Aapo Kasperi Väisänen
Date of birth (1994-06-05) 5 June 1994 (age 27)
Place of birth Helsinki, Finland
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Cosenza
Number 15
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– Cosenza 6 (0)
National team‡
2014 Finland U20 2 (1)
2014–2016 Finland U21 14 (1)
2016– Finland 21 (0)
Honours
Men's football
Honka
Second place Veikkausliiga 2013
AIK
Third place Allsvenskan 2014
Third place Allsvenskan 2015
Second place Allsvenskan 2016
Second place Allsvenskan 2017
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25 September 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 4 September 2021

Sauli Väisänen (born 5 June 1994) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Serie B club Cosenza and the Finland national team.[1] He began his senior club career playing for Honka , before signing with AIK at age 20 in 2014.[2]

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.

Club career[]

Honka[]

Väisänen made his first team debut during season 2013, in a match against KuPS. He was known as a crucial part of the Honka reserve team Pallohonka.

AIK[]

In summer 2014 Väisänen joined AIK.[3] He spent 4 seasons in the club. During season 2015 he was loaned to HIFK.[4]

SPAL and loan to Crotone[]

Väisänen made his Seria A debut on 20 August 2017 in a match against Lazio.[5] He was loaned to Crotone for season 2018–19.[6]

Chievo[]

On 24 August 2019, Väisänen signed to Serie B club Chievo a deal.[7] He made his debut in Chievo in a 1–1 home tie with Empoli on 30 August 2019.[8]

Cosenza[]

On 16 August 2021, he joined Cosenza.[9]

International career[]

Finland youth teams[]

Väisänen was a part of the Finnish national youth squad, which he also captained on occasion.[10]

Finland first team[]

Väisänen made his FIFA World Cup qualification match debut on 6 October 2016 on Laugardalsvöllur when Hans Backe chose him to the starting eleven for a match against Iceland.[11]

Väisänen was called up for the UEFA Euro 2020 pre-tournament friendly match against Sweden on 29 May 2021.[12] He was nominated to the Finland national team for the UEFA Euro 2020 tournament but had to withdraw due to an injury and was replaced by Niko Hämäläinen.[13]

Personal life[]

Väisänen's mother Anna-Liisa Tilus-Väisänen is a prominent television presenter for Yle TV1 and Miss World 1984 semi-finalist. His younger brother Leo Väisänen is also a footballer.[14]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of match played 27 August 2021[15]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Pallohonka 2012 Kakkonen 15 1 0 0 — 15 1
2013 20 4 0 0 — 20 4
Total 35 5 0 0 — 35 5
FC Honka 2013 Veikkausliiga 2 1 2 0 0 0 4 1
2014 15 1 5 1 2[a] 0 22 2
Total 17 2 7 1 2 0 26 3
AIK 2014 Allsvenskan 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
2015 6 1 3 1 0 0 9 2
2016 22 1 5 1 2[a] 0 29 2
2017 12 0 0 0 4[a] 0 16 0
Total 46 2 8 2 6 0 60 4
HIFK (loan) 2015 Veikkausliiga 6 1 0 0 — 6 1
S.P.A.L. 2017–18 Serie A 7 0 2 0 — 9 0
2018–19 0 0 1 0 — 1 0
Total 7 0 3 0 — 10 0
Crotone (loan) 2018–19 Serie B 26 0 0 0 — 26 0
Chievo 2019–20 Serie B 16 1 0 0 — 16 1
2020–21 5 0 0 0 — 5 0
Total 21 1 0 0 — 21 1
Cosenza 2021–22 Serie B 2 0 0 0 — 2 0
Career total 160 11 18 3 8 0 186 14
  1. ^ a b c Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League

International[]

As of match played 4 September 2021[16]
National team Year Competitive Friendly Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Finland 2016 3 0 0 0 3 0
2017 3 0 3 0 6 0
2018 2 0 3 0 5 0
2019 5 0 0 0 5 0
2020 0 0 0 0 0 0
2021 1 0 1 0 2 0
Total 14 0 7 0 21 0

References[]

  1. ^ "Sauli Väisänen" (in Finnish). Suomen Palloliitto. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
  2. ^ "Huuhkajien tuntematon nuori tähti löydettiin sattumalta – kuolleen agentin muisto seuraa matkalla huipulle" [An unknown young star of the Eagle Owls was found by accident – the memory of a dead agent follows his way to the top] (in Finnish). Yle. 2 September 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
  3. ^ "Huuhkajien tuntematon nuori tähti löydettiin sattumalta – kuolleen agentin muisto seuraa matkalla huipulle" [An unknown young star of the Eagle Owls was found by accident – the memory of a dead agent follows his way to the top] (in Finnish). Yle. 2 September 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
  4. ^ "Sauli Väisänen siirtyy AIK:sta Helsingin IFK:hon" (in Finnish). HIFK Fotboll. 2 September 2015. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  5. ^ "Sauli Väisänen loisti debyytissään Serie A:ssa" (in Finnish). Iltasanomat. 21 August 2017. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  6. ^ "Maajoukkuepuolustaja Sauli Väisänen vaihtaa seuraa – lainalle Italian kakkossarjaan" (in Finnish). Iltalehti. 17 August 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  7. ^ "UFFICIALE: SPAL, preso Tomovic dal Chievo. Ai clivensi Vaisanen" (in Italian). Retrieved 24 August 2019.
  8. ^ "Chievo-Empoli: i 23 convocati gialloblù". Tutto Chievo Verona (in Italian). 29 August 2019. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  9. ^ "SAULI VÄISÄNEN È UN NUOVO GIOCATORE DEL COSENZA" (in Italian). 16 August 2021. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  10. ^ "Sauli Väisänen siirtyy AIK:sta Helsingin IFK:hon". 2 September 2015.
  11. ^ "Huuhkajille jättipettymys – Islanti voitti kiistanalaisella viime hetken maalilla" [A big disappointment for the Eagle Owls – Iceland won on a controversial last minute goal] (in Finnish). Ilta-Sanomat. 6 October 2016. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
  12. ^ "Näillä pelaajilla Huuhkajat lähtevät kohti EM-kisoja – kaksi nimeä kiinnostivat yli muiden" (in Finnish). Helsingin Sanomat. 19 May 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  13. ^ "Sauli Väisänen loukkaantumisen takia sivuun Huuhkajista – Nicholas Hämäläinen EM-kisajoukkueeseen" [Sauli Väisänen sidelined from Eagle Owls due to injury – Nicholas Hämäläinen joins the European Championships] (in Finnish). Football Association of Finland. 3 June 2021. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  14. ^ "Leo Väisänen: "The goal of a breakthrough in Veikkausliiga"" (in Finnish). Veikkausliiga. 25 February 2017.
  15. ^ "S. VÄISÄNEN". Soccerway. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
  16. ^ "Sauli Väisänen". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 2 July 2019.

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