Otto Kemppainen

Otto Kemppainen

Personal information
Date of birth	(2003-10-27) 27 October 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth	Rovaniemi, Finland
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	AC Oulu
Number	16
Youth career
0000–2020	RoPS
2022	Hellas Verona
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2020–2021	RoPS II	10	(1)
2021	RoPS	26	(4)
2022–2024	SJK II	4	(0)
2023–2024	SJK	34	(2)
2025–	AC Oulu	6	(1)
International career‡
2019	Finland U16	3	(0)
2019–2020	Finland U17	9	(0)
2021–2022	Finland U19	8	(0)
2023	Finland U21	3	(0)
Medal record RoPS Ykkönen 2021
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 28 July 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 3 October 2023

Otto Kemppainen (born 27 October 2003) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Veikkausliiga club AC Oulu and the Finland U21 national team. ^[1]

Club career

Born in Rovaniemi, Kemppainen started his playing career in Rovaniemen Palloseura (RoPS). After a short stint in Hellas Verona academy in 2022, ^{[2] [3] [4]} Kemppainen signed a professional contract with Veikkausliiga club SJK Seinäjoki on 26 July 2022, on a deal until the end of 2024. ^[5]

On 4 November 2024, Kemppainen signed with AC Oulu in Veikkausliiga on a two-year deal with a one-year option. ^[6]

Career statistics

As of 26 February 2025 ^[7]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup [a]		League cup [b]		Europe		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
RoPS II	2020	Kakkonen	7	1	–		–		–		7	1
	2021	Kakkonen	3	0	–		–		–		3	0
	Total		10	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	1
RoPS	2021	Ykkönen	26	4	2	0	–		–		28	4
SJK Akatemia	2022	Ykkönen	2	0	–		–		–		2	0
	2023	Ykkönen	1	0	–		–		–		1	0
	2024	Ykkösliiga	1	0	–		–		–		1	0
	Total		4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
SJK	2023	Veikkausliiga	23	1	2	0	3	0	–		28	1
	2024	Veikkausliiga	11	1	2	2	4	0	–		17	3
	Total		34	2	4	2	7	0	0	0	45	4
AC Oulu	2025	Veikkausliiga	0	0	0	0	2	0	–		2	0
Career total			74	7	6	2	9	0	0	0	89	9

1. Includes Suomen Cup
2. Includes Finnish League Cup

References

1. "Otto Kemppainen: "Ammattimaisessa ympäristössä on kiva tehdä hommia"". Finnish FA (in Finnish). Retrieved 3 October 2023.
2. Virtanen, Ari (4 January 2022). "HS:n tiedot: RoPS:n kasvatti Otto Kemppainen, 18, siirtyy Serie A-seura Hellas Veronaan". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 3 October 2023.
3. Saukko, Markku (31 January 2022). ""Olen jo näyttänyt, että pysyn mukana" RoPSin nuori kasvatti Otto Kemppainen elää todeksi lapsuuden haavettaan ja pelaa ammattilaisena Italiassa". Lapin Kansa (in Finnish). Retrieved 3 October 2023.
4. Saukko, Markku (12 July 2022). "Nuoret jalkapalloilijat uuden edessä - Italian kova koulu teki pojista miehiä". Lapin Kansa (in Finnish). Retrieved 3 October 2023.
5. "Huippulupaava Otto Kemppainen SJK:n riveihin". SJK (in Finnish). 26 July 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
6. OTTO KEMPPAINEN AC OULUUN, acoulu.fi, 4 November 2024
7. Otto Kemppainen, stats at Finnish FA

External links

• Otto Kemppainen at Soccerway
• Otto Kemppainen at WorldFootball.net