Casper Terho (born 24 June 2003) is a Finnish professional football player who plays for Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi. He will join Belgian side RUSG on 1 January 2023.
![]() Terho in 2022 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (2003-06-24) 24 June 2003 (age 19) | ||
Place of birth | Finland | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi | ||
Number | 19 | ||
Youth career | |||
Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2019–2020 | Klubi 04 | 27 | (15) |
2020–2022 | Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi | 41 | (6) |
2023- | Royale Union Saint-Gilloise | ||
National team‡ | |||
2018-2019 | Finland U16 | 5 | (3) |
2019- | Finland U17 | 6 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 October 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 May 2021 |
Casper Terho made his professional debut for Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi on the 26 August 2020, coming on as a substitute in the Veikkausliiga 2-0 home win against Seinäjoen Jalkapallokerho.[1][2] Along with other youngsters such as Kai Meriluoto, he played a few other games by the end of season, where his team ended up winning the 2020 championship.[3][4] He has also played for HJK reserve team Klubi 04 in Kakkonen and Ykkönen.[5]
Being already viewed as one of the brightest hopes from the Finnish champions academy, he scored his first goal in his 2021 season debuts, during the 4-2 home championship win against FC Honka on the 24 April 2021.[4] By the end of May, he became a regular starter with HJK, scoring another goal against Ilves, while still aged only 17.[6][7]
On 29 September 2022, Belgium side Royale Union Saint-Gilloise announced that they had reached an agreement with Helsinki about his transfer. He will join the Belgian side on 1 January 2023.[8]
Terho is a youth international for Finland, taking part in the 2020 Euro under-17 qualifications, where Finland topped their pool with Czech Republic, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Moldova, although the final stage of the tournament was eventually canceled due to the covid pandemic.[9]
HJK
Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi – current squad | |
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