Benjamin Källman (born 17 June 1998) is a Finnish international footballer who plays as a forward for Cracovia and the Finland national team.
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| Date of birth | (1998-06-17) 17 June 1998 (age 24) | ||
| Place of birth | Ekenäs, Finland | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
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Current team | Cracovia | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2015 | EIF | 38 | (6) |
| 2016–2022 | Inter Turku | 122 | (44) |
| 2016 | → EIF (loan) | 7 | (3) |
| 2018–2019 | → Dundee (loan) | 18 | (1) |
| 2019 | → Vendsyssel FF (loan) | 7 | (2) |
| 2019 | → Viking (loan) | 11 | (3) |
| 2020 | → Haugesund (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2022– | Cracovia | 17 | (4) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2018– | Finland | 9 | (3) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:30, 11 November 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 September 2022 | |||
Born in Ekenäs, Källman has played for EIF and Inter Turku.[1] In August 2018, he signed on loan for Scottish club Dundee, with an option to buy.[2][3] On 30 January 2019, he was then loaned out to Vendsyssel FF in the Danish Superliga.[4] In July 2019 he was loaned out to Viking FK in Norway.[5]
On 2 July 2022, Källman moved to Polish side Cracovia on a three-year contract.[6]
Källman made his international debut for Finland in 2018.[7]
His father Mikael Källman is widely considered to be Finland's greatest handball player of all time.[8]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| EIF | 2014 | Kakkonen | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 1 | ||
| 2015 | Ykkönen | 25 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 5 | |||
| Total | 38 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 38 | 6 | ||||
| Inter Turku | 2016 | Veikkausliiga | 22 | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 27 | 3 | |
| 2017 | Veikkausliiga | 31 | 9 | 6 | 3 | — | — | 37 | 12 | |||
| 2018 | Veikkausliiga | 20 | 8 | 7 | 8 | — | — | 27 | 16 | |||
| 2019 | Veikkausliiga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2020 | Veikkausliiga | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 12 | 4 | ||
| 2021 | Veikkausliiga | 27 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 34 | 15 | ||
| 2022 | Veikkausliiga | 12 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6[lower-alpha 1] | 6 | 20 | 14 | |
| Total | 122 | 44 | 26 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 157 | 64 | ||
| EIF (loan) | 2016 | Ykkönen | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 3 | ||
| Dundee (loan) | 2018–19 | Scottish Premiership | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 1 | ||
| Vendsyssel FF (loan) | 2018–19 | Danish Superliga | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 4[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 11 | 2 | |
| Viking (loan) | 2019 | Eliteserien | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 13 | 4 | ||
| Haugesund (loan) | 2020 | Eliteserien | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | 10 | 0 | |||
| Cracovia | 2022–23 | Ekstraklasa | 17 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 19 | 4 | |
| Career total | 230 | 63 | 31 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 274 | 84 | ||
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1. | 11 June 2019 | Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz, Liechtenstein | 2–0 | 2–0 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualification | |
| 2. | 14 June 2022 | Bilino Polje Stadium, Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2–1 | 2–3 | 2022–23 UEFA Nations League B | |
| 3. | 26 September 2022 | City Stadium, Podgorica, Montenegro | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2022–23 UEFA Nations League B |
MKS Cracovia – current squad | |
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