Samu Alanko

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Samu Alanko [1]
Personal information
Full name Samu Jesperi Alanko
Date of birth (1998-05-16) 16 May 1998 (age 27)
Place of birth Finland
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Winger, Attacker
Team information
Current team
Jerv
Number 77
Youth career
VPS
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2015–2016 VPS 2 (0)
2015Kiisto (loan) 9 (0)
2016Jaro (loan) 9 (7)
2017 First Vienna 9 (2)
2017–2018 Austria II 19 (2)
2018–2020 VPS 43 (8)
2021–2022 AC Oulu 29 (2)
2022–2024 VPS 61 (6)
2025– Jerv 13 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 July 2025

Samu Jesperi Alanko (born 16 May 1998) is a Finnish footballer who plays as a winger or attacker for Norwegian club Jerv. [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, this time from AC Oulu. [4]

For the 2025 season, Alanko moved to Norway and signed with Jerv in 2. divisjon. He revealed his spouse was already living in Norway.

Career statistics

As of 3 May 2025 [5]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCup [a] League cup [b] EuropeTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
VPS 2015 Veikkausliiga 1010401 [c] 070
2016 Veikkausliiga10003141
Total20107110111
Kiisto (loan) 2015 Kakkonen 9090
Jaro (loan) 2016 Ykkönen 9797
First Vienna 2016–17 Austrian Regionalliga 9292
Austria Wien II 2017–18 Austrian Regionalliga192192
VPS 2018 Veikkausliiga9090
2019 Veikkausliiga16281243
2020 Ykkönen18550235
Total4371310000568
VPS Akatemia2018 Kolmonen 2222
2019Kakkonen2020
Total4200000042
AC Oulu 2021 Veikkausliiga27230302
2022 Veikkausliiga20102050
Total292402000352
OLS 2022Kakkonen7676
VPS 2022Veikkausliiga162162
2023 Veikkausliiga1923051273
2024 Veikkausliiga26220412 [d] 0343
Total616509220778
VPS Akatemia2023Kolmonen1010
Jerv 2025 2. divisjon 300030
Career total196342311833024038

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.
  5. Samu Alanko stats, Football Association of Finland