Valentin Purosalo

Finnish footballer (born 2005)
Valentin Purosalo
Personal information
Date of birth (2005-09-10) 10 September 2005 (age 18)
Place of birth Turku, Finland
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Right-back
Team information
Current team
 Inter Turku
Number 30
Youth career
0000–2018 TuNL
2018– Inter Turku
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– Inter Turku II 35 (3)
2022– Inter Turku 16 (1)
International career‡
2019 Finland U15 3 (0)
2022 Finland U17 2 (0)
2023 Finland U18 2 (0)
2023– Finland U19 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 September 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 October 2023

Valentin Purosalo (born 10 September 2005) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Veikkausliiga club Inter Turku and the Finland U19 national team.[1][2][3]

Career

Born in Turku, Purosalo grew up near Veritas Stadion, the home stadium of Inter Turku,[4] and started playing football in Turun Nappulaliiga youth sector. He joined Inter Turku in 2018.[5]

He made his Veikkausliiga debut with Inter Turku first team on 8 July 2023, in a 2–2 away draw against Haka, scoring his first league goal in the match.[6]

International career

In October 2023, Purosalo was part of the Finland U19 squad in the 2024 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification tournament, playing in three games against Romania, Czech Republic and San Marino.[7]

Career statistics

As of 1 September 2024.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League cup Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Inter Turku II 2021 Kolmonen 1 0 – – – 1 0
2022 Kolmonen 11 0 1 0 – – 12 0
2023 Kolmonen 13 2 0 0 – – 13 2
2024 Kakkonen 10 1 – – – 10 1
Total 35 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 36 3
Inter Turku 2022 Veikkausliiga 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
2023 Veikkausliiga 9 1 2 0 4 0 – 15 1
2024 Veikkausliiga 7 0 3 0 6 0 – 16 0
Total 16 1 5 0 11 0 0 0 32 1
Career total 51 4 6 0 11 0 0 0 68 4

Honours

Inter Turku

References

  1. ^ Ikola, Jari (8 July 2023). "Valentin Purosalo ei ujostellut avaukseen päästyään". Turun Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 17 October 2023.
  2. ^ "Interin Valentin Purosalo nautti liigauransa avausminuuteista ja avausmaalista". Etelä-Suomen Sanomat (in Finnish). 8 July 2023. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
  3. ^ Komea debyytti Veikkausliigassa - Interin Valentin Purosalo pamautti heti maalin, Veikkausliiga, 8 July 2023
  4. ^ Valentinin kotikenttäetu on omaa luokkaansa, lumo.fi
  5. ^ Tulospalvelu Palloliitto V.Purosalo, Finnish FA
  6. ^ HAKA VS. INTER TURKU 2-2, soccerway
  7. ^ U19-pojat nimetty lokakuun EM-karsintaturnaukseen, Finnish FA/ Palloliitto, 25 September 2023
  8. ^ Liigacupin voitto ratkesi rangaistuspotkukisassa: 17-vuotiaasta maalivahdista sankari, mtvuutiset.fi, MTV Oy, 30 March 2024
  • Valentin Purosalo at Soccerway
  • Valentin Purosalo at WorldFootball.net
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