| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Oskari Jussi Forsman [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 28 January 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Oulu, Finland [1] | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) [1] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2008 | Inter Turku | 6 | (0) |
| 2009–2011 | KooTeePee | 44 | (0) |
| 2010 | → OPS (loan) | 25 | (0) |
| 2012 | Jazz | 27 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | RoPS | 11 | (0) |
| 2013 | → TP-47 (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | TPS | 50 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | PS Kemi | 44 | (0) |
| 2018 | Lahti | 9 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | IFK Mariehamn | 78 | (0) |
| 2022 | VPS | 23 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Tallinna Kalev | 70 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Oskari Jussi Forsman (born 28 January 1988) is a Finnish football coach and former professional player who played as a goalkeeper.
In his native Finland, Forsman has played in the three highest tiers Veikkausliiga, Ykkönen and Kakkonen. In Veikkausliiga, he has represented Inter Turku, RoPS, PS Kemi, Lahti and IFK Mariehamn. [2]
On 29 December 2021, he signed with Vaasan Palloseura (VPS) for the 2022 Veikkausliiga season. [3]
In January 2023 he started playing for Tallinna Kalev in Estonian Meistriliiga. [4] At the end of the 2023 Meistriliiga season, Forsman was named in the Team of the Year, [5] chosen by the fans. Forsman was also named The Best Goalkeeper and The Best Recruit of the Season. [6] Kalev also qualified for the 2024–25 UEFA Conference League qualifiers, their first appearance in the European competitions in the club's entire history. On 28 November 2023, his contract was extended for the 2024 season. [7] While playing, Forsman worked also as a goalkeeping coach for the club. He announced his retirement as a professional player after the 2024 season. [8]
| Club | Season | League | National cup [a] | League cup [b] | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Inter Turku | 2007 | Veikkausliiga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2008 | Veikkausliiga | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 5 | 0 | |||
| Total | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6 | 0 | ||
| KooTeePee | 2009 | Ykkönen | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 24 | 0 | ||
| 2010 | Ykkönen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2011 | Ykkönen | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 21 | 0 | |||
| Total | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 45 | 0 | ||
| OPS (loan) | 2010 | Ykkönen | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 25 | 0 | ||
| IFK Mariehamn | 2012 | Veikkausliiga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | |
| Jazz | 2012 | Kakkonen | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 29 | 0 | ||
| RoPS | 2013 | Veikkausliiga | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | 16 | 0 | |
| 2014 | Veikkausliiga | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 [c] | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Total | 11 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||
| TP-47 (loan) | 2013 | Kakkonen | 5 | 0 | – | – | – | 5 | 0 | |||
| TPS | 2015 | Ykkönen | 27 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 30 | 0 | ||
| 2016 | Ykkönen | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 26 | 0 | |||
| Total | 52 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 56 | 0 | ||
| PS Kemi | 2017 | Veikkausliiga | 29 | 0 | 5 | 0 | – | – | 34 | 0 | ||
| 2018 | Veikkausliiga | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 18 | 0 | |||
| Total | 44 | 0 | 8 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 52 | 0 | ||
| Lahti | 2018 | Veikkausliiga | 9 | 0 | – | – | 1 [c] | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| IFK Mariehamn | 2019 | Veikkausliiga | 31 | 0 | 9 | 0 | – | – | 40 | 0 | ||
| 2020 | Veikkausliiga | 22 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 26 | 0 | |||
| 2021 | Veikkausliiga | 25 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 28 | 0 | |||
| Total | 78 | 0 | 16 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 94 | 0 | ||
| VPS | 2022 | Veikkausliiga | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 24 | 0 | |
| Tallinna Kalev | 2023 | Meistriliiga | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 35 | 0 | ||
| 2024 | Meistriliiga | 35 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 [d] | 0 | 40 | 0 | |
| Total | 70 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 75 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 395 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 446 | 0 | ||
Inter Turku
RoPS
TPS
IFK Mariehamn