Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 27 October 2003 | ||
Place of birth | Rovaniemi, Finland | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | SJK | ||
Number | 16 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2020 | RoPS | ||
2022 | Hellas Verona | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2020–2021 | RoPS II | 10 | (1) |
2021 | RoPS | 26 | (4) |
2022–2023 | SJK II | 3 | (0) |
2023– | SJK | 30 | (2) |
International career‡ | |||
2019 | Finland U16 | 3 | (0) |
2019–2020 | Finland U17 | 9 | (0) |
2021–2022 | Finland U19 | 8 | (0) |
2023– | Finland U21 | 3 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 July 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 3 October 2023 |
Otto Kemppainen (born 27 October 2003) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Veikkausliiga club SJK and the Finland U21 national team. [1]
Born in Rovaniemi, Kemppainen started his playing career in RoPS. After a short stint in Hellas Verona academy in 2022, [2] [3] [4] Kemppainen signed a professional contract with SJK on 26 July 2022, on a deal until the end of 2024. [5]
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