Valentin Purosalo
Personal information | |||
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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.
Club | Season | League | Cup | League cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
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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
- Finnish League Cup: 2024[8]
References
- ^ Ikola, Jari (8 July 2023). "Valentin Purosalo ei ujostellut avaukseen päästyään". Turun Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 17 October 2023.
- ^ "Interin Valentin Purosalo nautti liigauransa avausminuuteista ja avausmaalista". Etelä-Suomen Sanomat (in Finnish). 8 July 2023. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
- ^ Komea debyytti Veikkausliigassa - Interin Valentin Purosalo pamautti heti maalin, Veikkausliiga, 8 July 2023
- ^ Valentinin kotikenttäetu on omaa luokkaansa, lumo.fi
- ^ Tulospalvelu Palloliitto V.Purosalo, Finnish FA
- ^ HAKA VS. INTER TURKU 2-2, soccerway
- ^ U19-pojat nimetty lokakuun EM-karsintaturnaukseen, Finnish FA/ Palloliitto, 25 September 2023
- ^ Liigacupin voitto ratkesi rangaistuspotkukisassa: 17-vuotiaasta maalivahdista sankari, mtvuutiset.fi, MTV Oy, 30 March 2024
External links
- Valentin Purosalo at Soccerway
- Valentin Purosalo at WorldFootball.net
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