Oskari Forsman

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Oskari Forsman
Personal information
Full name Oskari Jussi [1] Forsman
Date of birth (1988-01-28) 28 January 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth Oulu, Finland [1]
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) [1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Tallinna Kalev
Number 88
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2009–2011 KTP 44 (0)
2010OPS (loan) 25 (0)
2012 FC Jazz 27 (0)
2013–2014 RoPS 11 (0)
2013TP-47 (loan) 5 (0)
2015–2016 TPS 50 (0)
2017–2018 PS Kemi 44 (0)
2018 FC Lahti 9 (0)
2019–2021 IFK Mariehamn 78 (0)
2022 VPS 23 (0)
2023– Tallinna Kalev 42 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:00, 22 April 2024 (UTC)

Oskari Jussi [1] Forsman (born 28 January 1988) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays for Tallinna Kalev, as a goalkeeper. [2]

Club career

On 29 December 2021, he signed with VPS for the 2022 season. [3]

In January 2023 he started playing for Tallinna Kalev in Estonian Meistriliiga. [4] After 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]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Oskari Forsman at WorldFootball.net
  2. Oskari Forsman at Soccerway
  3. "Välkommen Oskari Forsman Vepsuun!" (in Finnish). VPS. 29 December 2021. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  4. Remmelkoor, Kristjan (16 January 2023). "Ametlik: Kaleviga liitus Soome väravavaht, kelle jaoks pole mängimine ainus ülesanne". Soccernet.ee.
  5. Kellest said parimad ja halvimad? Fännide valitud hooaja sümboolsesse koosseisu mahub vaid kaks meistrit (kes arenes enim, kes on aasta treener?, soccernet.ee, 29 November 2023
  6. Premium liiga parimad ründajad ja väravavahid 2023, soccernet.ee, 8 November 2023
  7. Rõõmusõnumid euroklubist: esikinnas Forsman pikendas Kaleviga lepingut, soccernet.ee, 28 November 2023