Markus Arsalo

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Markus Arsalo
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-10-21) 21 October 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Tampere, Finland
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 SJK
Number 18
Youth career
TPV
Ilves
TPS
2020–2021 Inter Turku
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019 TPS II 2 (0)
2020–2022 Inter Turku II 13 (4)
2020–2022 Inter Turku 16 (0)
2021 → Jazz (loan) 16 (1)
2023 SJK II 20 (1)
2023– SJK 28 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 November 2024

Markus Arsalo (born 21 October 2002) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Veikkausliiga club SJK.

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Club career

Born in Tampere, Arsalo started his youth career with local clubs TPV and Ilves, before moving to Turku and first joining Turun Palloseura (TPS). He made his Veikkausliiga debut with Inter Turku in the 2022 season, [1] [2] [3] before joining SJK Seinäjoki organisation in December. [4] [5]

During the 2023 season, he played for SJK Akatemia in the second-tier Ykkönen, before he was promoted to the first team for 2024. He scored his first goal for SJK in Veikkausliiga on 27 July, in a 5–5 home draw against Lahti. On 25 October, his deal with SJK was extended until the end of 2026. [6]

Career statistics

As of 23 October 2024.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCup [a] League cup [b] EuropeTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
TPS II 2019 Nelonen 20–––20
Inter Turku II 2020 Kolmonen 102–––102
2021Kolmonen00–––00
2022Kolmonen32–––32
Total134000000134
Jazz (loan)2021 Kakkonen 161–––161
Inter Turku 2022 Veikkausliiga 16033302 [c] 0243
SJK Akatemia 2023 Ykkönen 2010010–211
SJK 2023 Veikkausliiga000020–20
2024 Veikkausliiga2815150–382
Total281517000402
Career total957841102011611
  1. ↑ Includes Suomen Cup
  2. ↑ Includes Finnish League Cup and Ykköscup
  3. ↑ Apperances in UEFA Conference League

Honours

Inter Turku

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