Otto Huuhtanen

Otto Huuhtanen

Personal information
Date of birth	(2000-02-28) 28 February 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth	Espoo, Finland
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Youth career
0000–2016	Ilves
2016–2019	Newcastle United
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016	Ilves	0	(0)
2020	HIFK	1	(0)
2020	MYPA	6	(0)
2021	Honka	0	(0)
2021	→ JIPPO (loan)	3	(0)
2022	MP	16	(0)
2023	SJK	0	(0)
2023	SJK II	9	(0)
2024	Ilves II	3	(0)
2024	Ekenäs IF	1	(0)
International career‡
2016–2017	Finland U17	7	(0)
2017–2018	Finland U18	2	(0)
2018	Finland U19	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 July 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 September 2018

Otto Huuhtanen (born 28 February 2000) is a Finnish former footballer.

Career

At the age of 16, Huuhtanen signed for Newcastle United in the English Premier League after a trial. ^[1]

For 2020, he signed for Finnish top flight side HIFK Fotboll.

In 2020, he signed for Myllykosken Pallo −47 in the Finnish second division.

In January 2021, Huuhtanen signed for FC Honka ^[2]

In February 2022, Huuhtanen signed for MP for the 2022 season. ^[3]

On 20 December 2022, Huuhtanen signed with SJK for the 2023 season. ^[4]

After Huuhtanen had already ended his playing career after the 2023 season, on 13 July 2024 he signed a short contract with Veikkausliiga club Ekenäs IF for a match against FC Inter Turku. ^[5] The game ended in a 7–0 away win for Inter Turku. ^[6]

Personal life

His younger brother Eetu is also a professional football goalkeeper. ^{[7] [8]}

References

1. Ilves-kasvatti Otto Huuhtanen raivaa tietä huipulle Newcastlessa kangasalansanomat.fi (Archived)
2. "Otto Huuhtanen siirtyy FC Hongan maalille".
3. "EDUSTUS: Otto Huuhtanen täydentää MP:n maalivahtiosaston, Tuomo Hiltunen maalivahtivalmentajaksi" (Press release) (in Finnish). MP. 2 February 2022. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
4. "Otto Huuhtanen mukaan SJK:n maalivahtirinkiin" [Otto Huuhtanen joining SJK's goalkeeper circle] (in Finnish). SJK. 20 December 2022. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
5. OTTO HUUHTANEN VAKTAR MÅLET, herrar.eiffotboll.fi, 13 July 2024
6. FC Inter latoi seitsemän maalia EIF:n verkkoon – myös Ykkösliigan kärkikamppailussa hurjat maalijuhlat, suomifutis.com, 14 July 2024
7. 18-vuotias suomalainen maalivahtilupaus taistelee peliajasta valioliigaseurassa - pikkuveli tahtoo samoille jalanjäljille, Iltalehti, 6 March 2018
8. Kaksi äitiä kertoo, miltä 16-vuotiaan kotoa lähtö tuntuu: “Ikävä iskee aina uudestaan, kun poika käy kotona”, Yle, 14 October 2018

External links

• Otto Huuhtanen at Soccerway