Otto Kemppainen
Finnish footballer (born 2003)
Personal information | |||||||||||
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Date of birth | (2003-10-27) 27 October 2003 (age 20) | ||||||||||
Place of birth | Rovaniemi, Finland | ||||||||||
Position(s) | Defender | ||||||||||
Team information | |||||||||||
Current team | SJK | ||||||||||
Number | 16 | ||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||
0000–2020 | RoPS | ||||||||||
2022 | Hellas Verona | ||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||
2020–2021 | RoPS II | 10 | (1) | ||||||||
2021 | RoPS | 26 | (4) | ||||||||
2022–2023 | SJK II | 3 | (0) | ||||||||
2023– | SJK | 27 | (1) | ||||||||
International career‡ | |||||||||||
2019 | Finland U16 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||
2019–2020 | Finland U17 | 9 | (0) | ||||||||
2021–2022 | Finland U19 | 8 | (0) | ||||||||
2023– | Finland U21 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 3 October 2023 |
Otto Kemppainen (born 27 October 2003) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Veikkausliiga club SJK and the Finland U21 national team.[1]
Club career
Born in Rovaniemi, Kemppainen started his playing career in RoPS. After a short stint in Hellas Verona academy in 2022,[2][3][4] Kemppainen signed a professional contract with SJK on 26 July 2022, on a deal until the end of 2024.[5]
References
- ^ "Otto Kemppainen: "Ammattimaisessa ympäristössä on kiva tehdä hommia"". Finnish FA (in Finnish). Retrieved 3 October 2023.
- ^ Virtanen, Ari (4 January 2022). "HS:n tiedot: RoPS:n kasvatti Otto Kemppainen, 18, siirtyy Serie A-seura Hellas Veronaan". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 3 October 2023.
- ^ Saukko, Markku (31 January 2022). ""Olen jo näyttänyt, että pysyn mukana" RoPSin nuori kasvatti Otto Kemppainen elää todeksi lapsuuden haavettaan ja pelaa ammattilaisena Italiassa". Lapin Kansa (in Finnish). Retrieved 3 October 2023.
- ^ Saukko, Markku (12 July 2022). "Nuoret jalkapalloilijat uuden edessä - Italian kova koulu teki pojista miehiä". Lapin Kansa (in Finnish). Retrieved 3 October 2023.
- ^ "Huippulupaava Otto Kemppainen SJK:n riveihin". SJK (in Finnish). 26 July 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
External links
- Otto Kemppainen at Soccerway
- Otto Kemppainen at WorldFootball.net