Sampo Ala-Iso

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Sampo Ala-Iso
Personal information
Date of birth (2003-03-06) 6 March 2003 (age 20)
Place of birth Tornio, Finland
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
Gnistan
Number 32
Youth career
KePS
0000–2019 TP-47
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019 TP-47 8 (0)
2020–2021 RoPS II 27 (1)
2021 RoPS 3 (0)
2022– Gnistan 41 (1)
2023NJS (loan) 1 (1)
International career
2018 Finland U16 3 (0)
Medal record
RoPS
Silver medal icon.svg Ykkönen 2021
Gnistan
Silver medal icon.svg Ykkönen 2023
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 October 2023

Sampo Ala-Iso (born 6 March 2003) is a Finnish professional football player who plays as a centre back for Veikkausliiga side Gnistan.

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Career

Ala-Iso played in the youth sectors of Kemin Palloseura and TP-47, before moving to Rovaniemi when aged 16 and joining Rovaniemen Palloseura (RoPS). [1] [2]

On 29 January 2022, Ala-Iso signed a two-year deal with IF Gnistan, playing in the second-tier level Ykkönen. [3] At the end of the 2023 season, Gnistan won promotion to Veikkausliiga, and on 12 December 2023, the club exercised their option to extend Ala Iso's contract for the 2024 season. [4]

International career

Ala-Iso represented Finland at under-16 youth international level on three occasions.

Honours

IF Gnistan

Career statistics

As of 1 March 2024 [5]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [lower-alpha 1] OtherContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
TP-47 2019 Kolmonen 8080
RoPS II 2020 Kakkonen 5151
2021Kakkonen220220
Total271000000271
RoPS 2021 Ykkönen 303060
Gnistan 2022Ykkönen210102 [lower-alpha 2] 0240
2023 Ykkönen201306 [lower-alpha 2] 0291
2024 Veikkausliiga 00005 [lower-alpha 3] 151
Total4114013100582
NJS (loan) 2023 Kakkonen1111
Career total80370131001004
  1. Includes Suomen Cup
  2. 1 2 Includes Ykkönen Cup
  3. Includes Finnish League Cup

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