| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Otto Veikko Viljami Salmensuu [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 9 February 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Helsinki, Finland | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | AC Oulu | ||
| Number | 80 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| PK-35 | |||
| Reipas Lahti | |||
| Lahti | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2023 | SalPa | 11 | (0) |
| 2023 | → Pallo-Iirot (loan) | 13 | (5) |
| 2024– | AC Oulu | 18 | (0) |
| 2024– | → OLS | 11 | (3) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 28 July 2025 | |||
Otto Veikko Viljami Salmensuu (born 9 February 2004) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a right winger for Veikkausliiga side AC Oulu.
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.
After playing in the youth sectors of Reipas Lahti and FC Lahti in his hometown Lahti, Finland, [2] 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. [3] [4]
On 22 November 2023, Salmensuu signed with Veikkausliiga club AC Oulu on a two-year deal with an option for one more. [5] [6] [7] He made his league debut with AC Oulu on 6 April 2024, in the opening match of the 2024 season against SJK. [8]
| Club | Season | League | Cup [a] | League cup [b] | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| SalPa | 2022 | Kakkonen | 8 | 0 | – | – | – | 8 | 0 | |||
| 2023 | Ykkönen | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 6 | 0 | ||
| Total | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| SalPa II | 2023 | Nelonen | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | |||
| Pallo-Iirot (loan) | 2023 | Kakkonen | 13 | 5 | – | – | – | 13 | 5 | |||
| AC Oulu | 2024 | Veikkausliiga | 11 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | – | 20 | 1 | |
| 2025 | Veikkausliiga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | – | 5 | 0 | ||
| Total | 11 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 1 | ||
| OLS | 2024 | Ykkönen | 11 | 3 | – | – | – | 11 | 3 | |||
| Career total | 47 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 9 | ||