Otto Salmensuu

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Otto Salmensuu
Personal information
Date of birth (2004-02-09) 9 February 2004 (age 20)
Place of birth Helsinki, Finland
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
AC Oulu
Youth career
PK-35
Reipas Lahti
Lahti
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2022–2023 SalPa 11 (0)
2023Pallo-Iirot (loan) 13 (5)
2024– AC Oulu 11 (0)
2024–OLS 11 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 October 2024

Otto Salmensuu (born 9 February 2004) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a right winger for Veikkausliiga side AC Oulu.

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Early career

Born in Helsinki and raised in Viikki, Salmensuu started football in a youth team of PK-35, before moving to Lahti when aged six, and joining Reipas Lahti youth sector.

Club career

After playing in the youth sectors of Reipas Lahti and FC Lahti in his hometown Lahti, Finland, [1] Salmensuu signed with Salon Palloilijat (SalPa) in second tier Ykkönen in August 2022. He was loaned out to third-tier Kakkonen club Pallo-Iirot in July 2023 for the rest of the season. [2] [3]

On 22 November 2023, Salmensuu signed with Veikkausliiga club AC Oulu on a two-year deal with an option for one more. [4] [5] [6] He made his league debut with AC Oulu on 6 April 2024, in the opening match of the 2024 season against SJK. [7]

Career statistics

As of 19 October 2024.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCup [lower-alpha 1] League cup [lower-alpha 2] EuropeTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
SalPa 2022 Kakkonen 8080
2023 Ykkönen 30201060
Total110201000140
SalPa II2023 Nelonen 1010
Pallo-Iirot (loan) 2023 Kakkonen135135
AC Oulu 2024 Veikkausliiga 1105140201
OLS 2024 Ykkönen113113
Career total478715000599
  1. Includes Suomen Cup
  2. Includes Ykköscup and Finnish League Cup

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