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)
2021–2022 AC Oulu 29 (2)
2022– VPS 61 (6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 October 2024

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

Career statistics

As of 23 October 2024. [5]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCup [a] League cup [b] EuropeTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
VPS 2015 Veikkausliiga 1010401 [c] 070
2016 Veikkausliiga100031–41
Total20107110111
Kiisto (loan) 2015 Kakkonen 90–––90
Jaro (loan) 2016 Ykkönen 97–––97
First Vienna 2016–17 Austrian Regionalliga 92–––92
Austria Wien II 2017–18 Austrian Regionalliga192–––192
VPS 2018 Veikkausliiga90–––90
2019 Veikkausliiga16281––243
2020 Ykkönen18550––235
Total4371310000568
VPS Akatemia2018 Kolmonen 22–––22
2019Kakkonen20–––20
Total4200000042
AC Oulu 2021 Veikkausliiga27230––302
2022 Veikkausliiga201020–50
Total292402000352
OLS 2022Kakkonen76–––76
VPS 2022Veikkausliiga162–––162
2023 Veikkausliiga1923051–273
2024 Veikkausliiga26220412 [d] 0343
Total616509220778
VPS Akatemia2023Kolmonen10–––10
Career total193342311833023738

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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.
  5. ↑ Samu Alanko stats, Football Association of Finland


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