Santeri Silander

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Santeri Silander
Personal information
Date of birth (2004-04-20) 20 April 2004 (age 20)
Place of birth Finland
Position(s) Right back
Team information
Current team
OLS
Number 57
Youth career
0000–2016 LPS
2017–2022 HJK
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2022–2024 Klubi 04 24 (0)
2022–2024 HJK 0 (0)
2024– OLS 2 (0)
2024– AC Oulu 3 (1)
International career
2019 Finland U16 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 October 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 September 2024

Santeri Silander (born 20 April 2004) is a Finnish professional football defender for Veikkausliiga club AC Oulu.

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Career

Silander played in the youth sector of Laajasalon Palloseura (LPS) in Laajasalo, Helsinki, before joining HJK youth academy in 2017. He made his senior debut with the club's reserve team Klubi 04 in 2022, playing in the third tier Kakkonen. [1] He made his first team debut for HJK in Finnish League Cup in 2023.

After starting the 2024 season with Klubi 04 in third tier Ykkönen, in August 2024, Silander moved to Oulu to start his medical studies at the University of Oulu. He subsequently joined Oulun Luistinseura (OLS), the reserve team of Veikkausliiga club AC Oulu. [2] On 14 September, Silander debuted in Veikkausliiga with AC Oulu first team, scoring a goal in a crucial 3–0 home win over Lahti. [3]

Career statistics

As of 23 October 2024.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCup [a] League cup [b] EuropeTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Klubi 04 2022 Kakkonen 6060
2023 Kakkonen150150
2024 Ykkönen 3030
Total240000000240
HJK Helsinki 2023 Veikkausliiga 0000100010
2024 Veikkausliiga0000200020
Total0000300030
OLS 2024Ykkönen2020
AC Oulu 2024Veikkausliiga3131
Career total291003000321

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