Personal information | |||
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Full name | Henri Valentin Salomaa | ||
Date of birth | 14 February 2003 | ||
Place of birth | Finland | ||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Casertana | ||
Youth career | |||
–2020 | HJK | ||
2021–2024 | Lecce | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2020–2021 | Klubi 04 | 12 | (1) |
2021– | Lecce | 0 | (0) |
2024 | → Lecco (loan) | 3 | (0) |
2024– | → Casertana (loan) | 2 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2018–2019 | Finland U16 | 5 | (0) |
2019–2020 | Finland U17 | 11 | (2) |
2021 | Finland U19 | 4 | (3) |
2023– | Finland U21 | 10 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 September 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 September 2024 |
Henri Valentin Salomaa (born 14 February 2003) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a winger for Italian Serie C Group C club Casertana on loan from Lecce, and the Finland under-21 national team.
Salomaa started to play football in the youth sector of HJK Helsinki. He made his senior debut with the club's reserve team Klubi 04 in 2020, playing in the third-tier league Kakkonen. At the end of the season, the team won Kakkonen Group B, and earned the promotion to Ykkönen. Next season he made five appearances in the Finnish second-tier, before leaving the club in the summer 2021.
In July 2021, Salomaa moved to Italy and signed with Lecce for an undisclosed fee. [1] [2] He was initially registered to the club's under-19 youth squad playing in Primavera. [3] In June 2023, Salomaa won the Primavera 1 championship title with Lecce U19, [4] [5] contributing in a total of 32 matches, scoring five goals and providing seven assists. [6]
On 5 January 2024, Salomaa was loaned out to Serie B side Lecco for the rest of the 2023–24 season, with a deal including an option-to-buy. [7] [8]
On 21 August 2024, Salomaa joined Serie C club Casertana on a season-long loan deal. [9]
Salomaa has represented Finland at various youth international levels. Since 2023, he has been part of the Finland under-21 national team. [10] [11]
Club | Season | League | Cup [lower-alpha 1] | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Klubi 04 | 2020 | Kakkonen | 7 | 1 | – | – | – | 7 | 1 | |||
2021 | Ykkönen | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 7 | 0 | |||
Total | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | ||
Lecce | 2023–24 | Serie A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||
Lecco (loan) | 2023–24 | Serie B | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | 3 | 0 | |||
Casertana (loan) | 2024–25 | Serie C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 0 | ||
Career total | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 |
Klubi 04
Lecce U19
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