Jere Kallinen

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Jere Kallinen
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-01-10) 10 January 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Oulu, Finland
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 HJK
Youth career
0000–2019 OLS
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019–2022 OLS 11 (1)
2020–2024 AC Oulu 93 (1)
2025– HJK 0 (0)
International career‡
2021–2023 Finland U21 5 (0)
Medal record
AC Oulu
Gold medal icon.svg Ykkönen 2020
Silver medal icon.svg Finnish League Cup 2023
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 September 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 November 2023

Jere Kallinen (born 10 January 2002) is a Finnish professional football player who plays as a defensive midfielder for Veikkausliiga club HJK Helsinki. [1] [2]

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Club career

AC Oulu

Born in Oulu and raised in Ritaharju, Kallinen spent all his youth years with Oulun Luistinseura (OLS), before signing his first professional contract with Ykkönen side AC Oulu on 21 December 2019, at the age of 17. [3] He made his professional debut with the club on 27 June 2020, in a 2–0 home win against Gnistan. [4] Kallinen scored his first goal for his club in Veikkausliiga on 9 May 2021, in a 3–1 away defeat against IFK Mariehamn. [5]

On 28 October 2021, his contract was extended until the end of 2024. [6]

In May 2022, in a Veikkausliiga match against HIFK, Kallinen suffered a surgery-requiring knee injury from a late tackle by Mosawer Ahadi, and was ruled out for few months. [7] [8]

After the 2024 season, Kallinen announced he would leave Oulu. During five seasons, he made 114 appearances for the club in all competitions combined. [9]

HJK

On 25 November 2024, HJK Helsinki announced the signing of Kallinen on a two-year deal with a one-year option. [10]

International career

Kallinen represents Finland at under-21 youth national team level.

Career statistics

As of 1 September 2024 [11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCup [a] League cup [b] EuropeTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
OLS
2019 Kakkonen 10———10
2020 Kakkonen91———91
2022Kakkonen10———10
Total111000000111
AC Oulu 2020 Ykkönen 10060——160
2021 Veikkausliiga 25120——271
2022 Veikkausliiga1702030—220
2023 Veikkausliiga2203000—250
2024 Veikkausliiga1903020—240
Total93116050001141
HJK 2025 Veikkausliiga0000000000
Career total104216050001252

Honours

AC Oulu

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References

  1. ↑ "Jere Kallinen". acoulu.fi. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
  2. ↑ Nevala, Kai (26 August 2021). "AC Oulussa läpimurron tehnyt 19-vuotias Jere Kallinen" (in Finnish). Kaleva . Retrieved 2 October 2023.
  3. ↑ 17-VUOTIAALLE JERE KALLISELLE PELAAJASOPIMUS, AC Oulu, 21 December 2019
  4. ↑ OULU VS. GNISTAN 2 - 0, int.soccerway.com
  5. ↑ MARIEHAMN VS. OULU 3 - 1, int.soccerway.com
  6. ↑ HUIPPULUPAUS JERE KALLISELLE PITKÄ JATKOSOPIMUS, AC Oulu, 28 October 2021
  7. ↑ Nevala, Kai (12 May 2022). "Raju taklaus vei AC Oulun Jere Kallisen leikkauspöydälle" (in Finnish). Kaleva . Retrieved 7 July 2023.
  8. ↑ Nevala, Kai (7 February 2023). "Toistamiseen loukkaantunut Jere Kallinen" (in Finnish). Kaleva . Retrieved 2 October 2023.
  9. ↑ Jere Kallinen lähtee AC Oulusta kärkitason joukkueeseen – "Isommassa seurassa on vielä enemmän kilpailua", Kaleva, 24 October 2024
  10. ↑ Jere Kallinen vaihtaa Oulun Klubiin, hjk.fi, 25 November 2024
  11. ↑ "Jere Kallinen". flashscore.
  12. ↑ "Tables - Ykkönen". soccerway.com. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
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