Saku Savolainen

Saku Savolainen

Savolainen with KuPS in 2020.
Personal information
Full name	Saku Jussi Savolainen [1]
Date of birth	(1996-08-13) 13 August 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth	Iisalmi, Finland
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Right back
Team information
Current team	KuPS
Number	6
Youth career
	PK-37
0000–2015	KuPS
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–	KuPS	256	(23)
2014	→ KuFu-98 (loan)	3	(0)
International career‡
2013–2014	Finland U18	5	(1)
2014–2015	Finland U19	9	(1)
2017–2018	Finland U21	6	(2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 27 July 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 10 October 2017

Saku Jussi Savolainen (born 13 August 1996) is a Finnish professional football player who plays as a right back or right winger for Veikkausliiga club Kuopion Palloseura (KuPS).

Club career

Savolainen made his Veikkausliiga debut for Kuopion Palloseura (KuPS) on 23 May 2013 in a game against JJK. ^[2]

In 2017, he was a candidate to be named in the Finland national team squad, but was forced to withdraw due to injury. ^[3]

In the early 2021, Savolainen suffered an injury which forced him to miss the entire season. He returned to the line-up in May 2022, in a Finnish Cup match against Ekenäs IF, scoring a goal in a 5–1 win. ^[4]

On 1 November 2022, Savolainen extended his contract with KuPS again, on a deal until the end of the 2024. ^[5] On 4 November 2024, after winning the 2024 Finnish Cup and Finnish championship title with KuPS, he signed a new two-year deal with a one-year option. ^[6]

Career statistics

As of 14 May 2025 ^[7]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	Division	League		Cup		League cup		Europe		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
KuPS	2013	Veikkausliiga	18	2	1	0	0	0	–		19	2
	2014	Veikkausliiga	17	0	2	1	3	0	–		22	1
	2015	Veikkausliiga	27	4	5	1	3	0	–		35	5
	2016	Veikkausliiga	31	4	4	2	5	0	–		40	6
	2017	Veikkausliiga	32	1	5	0	–		–		37	1
	2018	Veikkausliiga	24	2	5	1	–		2 [a]	0	31	3
	2019	Veikkausliiga	18	0	4	0	–		3 [a]	0	25	0
	2020	Veikkausliiga	22	1	5	0	–		4 [b]	0	31	1
	2021	Veikkausliiga	0	0	5	2	–		0	0	5	2
	2022	Veikkausliiga	12	1	4	1	0	0	2 [c]	0	18	2
	2023	Veikkausliiga	18	4	3	0	0	0	2 [c]	2	23	5
	2024	Veikkausliiga	19	4	4	0	6	0	4 [c]	0	30	4
	2025	Veikkausliiga	7	0	0	0	6	4	0	0	13	4
	Total		245	23	47	8	23	4	17	2	329	37
KuFu-98 (loan)	2014	Kakkonen	3	0	–		–		–		3	0
Career total			248	23	47	8	23	4	17	2	335	37

1. Includes UEFA Europa League
2. Includes UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League
3. Includes UEFA Europa Conference League

Honours

KuPS

• Veikkausliiga: 2019, 2024 ^[8]
• Veikkausliiga runner-up: 2017, 2022, 2023
• Finnish Cup: 2021, 2022, 2024 ^[9]
• Finnish Cup runner-up: 2013
• Finnish League Cup runner-up: 2024

References

1. Urheilukoulun kesälajien saapumiserä IV/16 valittu, maavoimat.fi, 12 August 2016
2. "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 23 May 2013.
3. Loukkaantumisen takia maajoukkuepelit väliin jättänyt Saku Savolainen mukana keskiviikon VPS-ottelussa, Savon Sanomat, 13 June 2017
4. Yli vuosi sitten loukkaantunut Saku Savolainen palasi kentälle ja maalasi – KuPS helposti jatkoon Suomen cupissa, Savon Sanomat, 26 May 2022
5. Saku Savolainen jatkaa keltamustassa, kups.fi, 1 November 2022
6. KuPS-fanien toive toteutuu, Savon Sanomat, 4 November 2024
7. Saku Savolainen, Finnish FA
8. Kuopio villiintyi KuPSin mestaruudesta – Eini ilmestyi juhlahumuun, Yle, 19 October 2024
9. KuPS nousi takaa ohi Suomen Cupin voittoon – Petteri Pennanen ratkaisi pelin upealla laukauksella, Yle, 21 September 2024

External links

• Saku Savolainen at Soccerway