Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 26 November 2006 | ||
Place of birth | Oulu, Finland | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | AC Oulu | ||
Number | 51 | ||
Youth career | |||
OrPa | |||
2016–2017 | OTP | ||
2017–2023 | OLS | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2023– | OLS | 8 | (2) |
2023– | AC Oulu | 2 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2023– | Finland U17 | 5 | (2) |
2023– | Finland U18 | 4 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 March 2024 |
Julius Paananen (born 26 November 2006) is a Finnish professional football midfielder for Veikkausliiga side AC Oulu.
Paananen signed his first professional contract with AC Oulu on 18 June 2023, on a deal until the end of 2024 with an option to extend. [1] He made his debut in Veikkausliiga on 6 October 2023, in away game against Ilves. [2] [3]
Paananen has represented Finland at under-17 and under-18 youth international levels. [4] [5]
His older brother Kasper Paananen is also a professional football player for SJK. [6]
Club | Season | League | National cup [lower-alpha 1] | Other | Continental | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
OLS | 2023 | Kakkonen | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 2 | ||
2024 | Ykkönen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
Total | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | ||
AC Oulu | 2023 | Veikkausliiga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
2024 | Veikkausliiga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 [lower-alpha 2] | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | ||
Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
Career total | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 |
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