Rasmus Leislahti

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Rasmus Leislahti
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-06-16) 16 June 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Kirkkonummi, Finland
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
VPS
Number 24
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2018 Klubi-04 16 (0)
2019 Honka II 15 (0)
2020 VPS 14 (0)
2020VIFK 1 (0)
2021–2022 Ilves 46 (0)
2023 KTP 22 (0)
2024– VPS 9 (0)
International career
2018 Finland U19 11 (0)
2019–2022 Finland U21 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 June 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 February 2024

Rasmus Leislahti (born 16 June 2000) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Finnish premier division club VPS. [1]

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Club career

After playing in third tier Kakkonen with Klubi 04 and Honka II, and in second tier Ykkönen with VPS since 2018, Leislahti signed with Veikkausliiga club Ilves for the 2021 season. [2]

On 22 October 2022, Leislahti signed a two-year contract with newly promoted Veikkausliiga club KTP, beginning in the 2023 season. [3]

After KTP were relegated after the 2023 season, Leislahti signed a two-year deal with fellow Veikkausliiga club VPS, and returned to Vaasa. [4]

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References

  1. Rasmus Leislahti at Soccerway
  2. Rasmus Leislahti, 21, muutti Tampereelle ja hyppäsi seuralegendan saappaisiin – nyt hän on torjunut Ilveksen sensaatiomaisesti putoamispiinasta taisteluun europaikasta, Aamulehti, 1 October 2021
  3. "KTP:N MAALIVAHTIOSASTO UUDISTUU ENSI KAUDEKSI" [KTP'S GOALKEEPER DEPARTMENT WILL BE RENEWED FOR NEXT SEASON] (in Finnish). KTP. 22 October 2022. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
  4. Tervetuloa Vaasan Palloseuraan Rasmus Leislahti!, vepsu.fi, 4 December 2023