Otto Huuhtanen

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Otto Huuhtanen
Personal information
Full name Otto Eemeli Huuhtanen [1]
Date of birth (2000-02-28) 28 February 2000 (age 25)
Place of birth Espoo, Finland
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
–2016 Ilves
2016–2019 Newcastle United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(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 Eemeli Huuhtanen (born 28 February 2000) is a Finnish former footballer.

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Career

At the age of 16, Huuhtanen signed for Newcastle United in the English Premier League after a trial. [2]

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 [3]

In February 2022, Huuhtanen signed for MP for the 2022 season. [4]

On 20 December 2022, Huuhtanen signed with SJK for the 2023 season. [5]

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. [6] The game ended in a 7–0 away win for Inter Turku. [7]

Personal life

His younger brother Eetu is also a professional football goalkeeper. [8] [9]

References

  1. ↑ Urheilukoulussa lokakuussa 2021 palveluksensa aloittavat kesälajien urheilijat on valittu, maavoimat.fi, 24 May 2021
  2. ↑ Ilves-kasvatti Otto Huuhtanen raivaa tietä huipulle Newcastlessa kangasalansanomat.fi (Archived)
  3. ↑ "Otto Huuhtanen siirtyy FC Hongan maalille".
  4. ↑ "EDUSTUS: Otto Huuhtanen täydentää MP:n maalivahtiosaston, Tuomo Hiltunen maalivahtivalmentajaksi" (Press release) (in Finnish). MP. 2 February 2022. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  5. ↑ "Otto Huuhtanen mukaan SJK:n maalivahtirinkiin" [Otto Huuhtanen joining SJK's goalkeeper circle] (in Finnish). SJK. 20 December 2022. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
  6. ↑ OTTO HUUHTANEN VAKTAR MÅLET, herrar.eiffotboll.fi, 13 July 2024
  7. ↑ FC Inter latoi seitsemän maalia EIF:n verkkoon – myös Ykkösliigan kärkikamppailussa hurjat maalijuhlat, suomifutis.com, 14 July 2024
  8. ↑ 18-vuotias suomalainen maalivahtilupaus taistelee peliajasta valioliigaseurassa - pikkuveli tahtoo samoille jalanjäljille, Iltalehti, 6 March 2018
  9. ↑ Kaksi äitiä kertoo, miltä 16-vuotiaan kotoa lähtö tuntuu: “Ikävä iskee aina uudestaan, kun poika käy kotona”, Yle, 14 October 2018


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