| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 10 September 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Turku, Finland | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Haka | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2018 | TuNL | ||
| 2018– | Inter Turku | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2024 | Inter Turku II | 41 | (4) |
| 2022–2024 | Inter Turku | 18 | (1) |
| 2025– | Haka | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Finland U15 | 3 | (0) |
| 2022 | Finland U17 | 2 | (0) |
| 2023 | Finland U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2023– | Finland U19 | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 October 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 October 2023 | |||
Valentin Purosalo (born 10 September 2005) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Veikkausliiga club Haka. [1] [2] [3]
Born in Turku, Purosalo grew up near Veritas Stadion, the home stadium of Inter Turku, [4] and started playing football in Turun Nappulaliiga youth sector. He joined Inter Turku in 2018. [5]
He made his Veikkausliiga debut with Inter Turku first team on 8 July 2023, in a 2–2 away draw against Haka, scoring his first league goal in the match. [6]
On 19 November 2024, Purosalo joined Haka on a two-year deal with a one-year option. [7]
In October 2023, Purosalo was part of the Finland U19 squad in the 2024 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification tournament, playing in three games against Romania, Czech Republic and San Marino. [8]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Inter Turku II | 2021 | Kolmonen | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2022 | Kolmonen | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 12 | 0 | |||
| 2023 | Kolmonen | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 13 | 2 | |||
| 2024 | Kakkonen | 16 | 2 | – | – | – | 16 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 41 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 4 | ||
| Inter Turku | 2022 | Veikkausliiga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | Veikkausliiga | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | 15 | 1 | ||
| 2024 | Veikkausliiga | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | – | 18 | 0 | ||
| Total | 18 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 1 | ||
| Haka | 2025 | Veikkausliiga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | – | 5 | 0 | |
| Career total | 59 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 5 | ||
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