Saku Savolainen

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Saku Savolainen
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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
–2015 KuPS
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2013– KuPS 256 (23)
2014KuFu-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).

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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
ClubSeasonDivisionLeague Cup League cup EuropeTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
KuPS 2013 Veikkausliiga 1821000192
2014 Veikkausliiga1702130221
2015 Veikkausliiga2745130355
2016 Veikkausliiga3144250406
2017 Veikkausliiga32150371
2018 Veikkausliiga242512 [a] 0313
2019 Veikkausliiga180403 [a] 0250
2020 Veikkausliiga221504 [b] 0311
2021 Veikkausliiga00520052
2022 Veikkausliiga12141002 [c] 0182
2023 Veikkausliiga18430002 [c] 2235
2024 Veikkausliiga19440604 [c] 0304
2025 Veikkausliiga70006400134
Total2452347823417232937
KuFu-98 (loan) 2014 Kakkonen 3030
Career total2482347823417233537

Honours

KuPS

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