Personal information | |||
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Full name | Akseli Matias Kalermo [1] | ||
Date of birth | 17 March 1997 | ||
Place of birth | Kannus, Finland [2] | ||
Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) [2] | ||
Position(s) | Centre back | ||
Youth career | |||
OLS | |||
Tervarit | |||
2013–2014 | IF Brommapojkarna [3] | ||
2014–2015 | Atalanta | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015–2016 | RoPS | 6 | (0) |
2015 | → FC Santa Claus (loan) | 7 | (0) |
2016 | → FC Santa Claus (loan) | 3 | (0) |
2016–2017 | AC Oulu | 30 | (0) |
2018 | VPS | 1 | (0) |
2018 | → AC Kajaani (loan) | 2 | (0) |
2019 | Brattvåg IL | 11 | (1) |
2020–2022 | FK Riteriai | 66 | (0) |
2023 | Þór Akureyri | 19 | (0) |
International career | |||
2013 | Finland U17 | 4 | (0) |
2015 | Finland U19 | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 March 2024 |
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Kalermo signed with Brattvåg IL for the 2019 season. [5]
In June 2020 he moved to Lithuanian club FK Riteriai. [6]
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