Samu Alanko

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Samu Alanko [1]
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-05-16) 16 May 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Finland
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Winger, Attacker
Team information
Current team
 VPS
Number 77
Youth career
VPS
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2015–2016 VPS 2 (0)
2015 → Kiisto (loan) 9 (0)
2016 → Jaro (loan) 9 (7)
2017 First Vienna 9 (2)
2017–2018 Austria II 19 (2)
2018–2020 VPS 43 (8)
2019 VPS II 2 (0)
2021–2022 AC Oulu 27 (2)
2022– VPS 61 (6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 September 2024

Samu Alanko (born 16 May 1998) is a Finnish footballer who plays as a winger or attacker for VPS. [1]

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Career

Alanko started his career with Finnish top flight side VPS, where he made 9 appearances and scored 1 goal. [2] On 11 February 2015, Alanko debuted for VPS during a 0-1 loss to SJK. [2] On 20 February 2016, he scored his first goal for VPS during a 2-0 win over Kemi City FC. [2]

In 2015, Alanko is sent on loan to Kiisto in the Finnish third division.

In 2016, he was sent on loan to Finnish second division club Jaro.

In 2018, he returned to VPS in the Finnish top flight after playing for Austrian third division team Austria II. [3]

On 13 July 2022, Alanko returned to VPS once again. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Joukkue 2022" (in Finnish). AC Oulu. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 Samu Alanko at Soccerway
  3. ↑ "Interview mit Samu Alanko (FK Austria Amateure)". centerfield.at.
  4. ↑ "Tervetuloa kotiin Samu Alanko!" (in Finnish). VPS. 13 July 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2022.


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