Otto Kemppainen

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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
–2020 RoPS
2022 Hellas Verona
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(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
Silver medal icon.svg 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]

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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
ClubSeasonLeagueCup [a] League cup [b] EuropeTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
RoPS II 2020 Kakkonen 7171
2021Kakkonen3030
Total101000000101
RoPS 2021 Ykkönen 26420284
SJK Akatemia 2022Ykkönen2020
2023 Ykkönen1010
2024 Ykkösliiga 1010
Total4000000040
SJK 2023 Veikkausliiga 2312030281
2024 Veikkausliiga1112240173
Total342427000454
AC Oulu 2025 Veikkausliiga00002020
Career total747629000899

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