Saku Savolainen (born 13 August 1996) is a Finnish professional football player who plays as a right back or right winger for Veikkausliiga club Kuopion Palloseura (KuPS).
 Savolainen with KuPS in 2020. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 13 August 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Iisalmi, Finland | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | KuPS | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| PK-37 | |||
| –2015 | KuPS | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013– | KuPS | 229 | (22) |
| 2014 | → KuFu-98 (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2013–2014 | Finland U18 | 5 | (1) |
| 2014–2015 | Finland U19 | 9 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | Finland U21 | 6 | (2) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 July 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 October 2017 | |||
Club career
editSavolainen made his Veikkausliiga debut for Kuopion Palloseura (KuPS) on 23 May 2013 in a game against JJK.[1]
In 2017, he was a candidate to be named in the Finland national team squad, but was forced to withdraw due to injury.[2]
In the early 2021, Savolainen suffered an injury which forced him to miss the entire season. He returned to the line-up in May 2022, in a Finnish Cup match against Ekenäs IF, scoring a goal in a 5–1 win.[3]
On 1 November 2022, Savolainen extended his contract with KuPS again, on a deal until the end of the 2024.[4]
Career statistics
edit- As of 1 August 2024.[5]
| Club | Season | Division | League | Cup | League cup | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| KuPS | 2013 | Veikkausliiga | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 19 | 2 | |
| 2014 | Veikkausliiga | 17 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | – | 22 | 1 | ||
| 2015 | Veikkausliiga | 27 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | – | 35 | 5 | ||
| 2016 | Veikkausliiga | 31 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 0 | – | 40 | 6 | ||
| 2017 | Veikkausliiga | 32 | 1 | 5 | 0 | – | – | 37 | 1 | |||
| 2018 | Veikkausliiga | 24 | 2 | 5 | 1 | – | 2[a] | 0 | 31 | 3 | ||
| 2019 | Veikkausliiga | 18 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | 3[a] | 0 | 25 | 0 | ||
| 2020 | Veikkausliiga | 22 | 1 | 5 | 0 | – | 4[b] | 0 | 31 | 1 | ||
| 2021 | Veikkausliiga | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | – | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | ||
| 2022 | Veikkausliiga | 12 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | 18 | 2 | |
| 2023 | Veikkausliiga | 18 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[c] | 2 | 23 | 5 | |
| 2024 | Veikkausliiga | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4[c] | 0 | 22 | 3 | |
| Total | 229 | 22 | 45 | 8 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 308 | 32 | ||
| KuFu-98 (loan) | 2014 | Kakkonen | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | 3 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 232 | 22 | 45 | 8 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 310 | 32 | ||
- ^ a b Includes UEFA Europa League
- ^ Includes UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League
- ^ a b c Includes UEFA Europa Conference League
Honours
editKuPS
- Veikkausliiga: 2019
- Veikkausliiga runner-up: 2017, 2022, 2023
- Finnish Cup: 2021, 2022
- Finnish Cup runner-up: 2013
- Finnish League Cup runner-up: 2024
References
edit- ^ "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 23 May 2013.
- ^ Loukkaantumisen takia maajoukkuepelit väliin jättänyt Saku Savolainen mukana keskiviikon VPS-ottelussa, Savon Sanomat, 13 June 2017
- ^ Yli vuosi sitten loukkaantunut Saku Savolainen palasi kentälle ja maalasi – KuPS helposti jatkoon Suomen cupissa, Savon Sanomat, 26 May 2022
- ^ Saku Savolainen jatkaa keltamustassa, kups.fi, 1 November 2022
- ^ Saku Savolainen, Finnish FA
External links
edit- Saku Savolainen at Soccerway
