Markus Arsalo

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Markus Arsalo
Personal information
Full name Markus Mikael Arsalo [1]
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)
2021Jazz (loan) 16 (1)
2023 SJK II 18 (1)
2023– SJK 45 (2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22:05, 27 July 2025 (UTC)

Markus Mikael 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, [2] [3] [4] before joining SJK Seinäjoki organisation in December. [5] [6]

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. [7]

Career statistics

As of 23 April 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCup [a] League cup [b] EuropeTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
TPS II 2019 Nelonen 2020
Inter Turku II 2020 Kolmonen 102102
2021Kolmonen0000
2022Kolmonen3232
Total134000000134
Jazz (loan)2021 Kakkonen 161161
Inter Turku 2022 Veikkausliiga 16033302 [c] 0243
SJK Akatemia 2023 Ykkönen 2010010211
SJK 2023 Veikkausliiga00002020
2024 Veikkausliiga2815150382
2025 Veikkausliiga4100500091
Total3225112000493
Career total998841602012512
  1. Includes Suomen Cup
  2. Includes Finnish League Cup and Ykköscup
  3. Appearances in UEFA Conference League

Honours

Inter Turku

References