| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Roope Eemeli Salo | ||
| Date of birth | 9 August 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Jyväskylä, Finland | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) [1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | KuPS | ||
| Number | 26 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Muuramen Yritys | |||
| 2012–2021 | JJK | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2023 | JJK | 57 | (3) |
| 2024 | AC Oulu | 10 | (0) |
| 2024 | → OLS (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2025– | KuPS | 2 | (0) |
| 2025– | KuPS II | 10 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 27 July 2025 | |||
Roope Eemeli Salo (born 9 August 2004) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Veikkausliiga club KuPS.
Salo started to play football in Muuramen Yritys , and joined the youth sector of JJK in Jyväskylä when he was eight years old. He debuted with the JJK first team, also known as the Kettupaidat, in the third-tier Kakkonen on 7 November 2020 against GBK Kokkola, at the age of 16. [2] In the 2022 season, despite his young age, he became an integral part of the team and also helped the club to earn a promotion to the second-tier Ykkönen. Next season in Ykkönen, he played the most minutes for his team, excluding the goalkeepers. [3]
His contract with JJK was extended on 8 July 2022, on a deal until the end of 2024. [4]
On 19 November 2023, AC Oulu in Veikkausliiga announced the signing of Salo on a two-year deal with an option for an additional year, for an undisclosed fee. [5] [6] [7] He debuted with his new club on 27 January 2024, in a Finnish League Cup draw against Haka. [8] One week later, he scored his first goal for AC Oulu, in a 2–0 League Cup win against SJK. [9] His contract was terminated on 18 March 2025. [10]
| Club | Season | League | National cup [a] | League cup [b] | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| JJK Jyväskylä | 2020 | Kakkonen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2021 | Kakkonen | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| 2022 | Kakkonen | 24 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 26 | 4 | |||
| 2023 | Ykkönen | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | — | 31 | 2 | ||
| Total | 57 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 6 | ||
| AC Oulu | 2024 | Veikkausliiga | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | — | 17 | 1 | |
| OLS | 2024 | Ykkönen | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||
| SalPa | 2025 | Ykkösliiga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | |
| KuPS | 2025 | Veikkausliiga | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| KuPS Akatemia | 2025 | Ykkönen | 10 | 1 | – | – | – | 10 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 87 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 104 | 8 | ||
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