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Daniel Rantanen (born 11 May 1998) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays for TPS as a midfielder.

Daniel Rantanen

Personal information
Date of birth	(1998-05-11) 11 May 1998 (age 24)
Place of birth	Helsinki, Finland[1]
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	TPS
Youth career
2001–2002	PK-35
2003–2005	PuiU
2006–2010	HJK
2011–2015	PK-35
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015	PK-35	18	(3)
2016–2018	HIFK	4	(0)
2016	→ Gnistan (loan)	6	(0)
2016	→ PK-35 (loan)	7	(0)
2019	Ekenäs IF	23	(6)
2020	AC Oulu	16	(1)
2021	PK-35	25	(5)
2022–	TPS	0	(0)
National team
2014	Finland U-16	3	(0)
2015	Finland U-17	4	(0)
2016	Finland U-18	6	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 October 2021

Career

Early years

Rantanen started playing football at the age of three at PK-35.[2] He then moved to Puistolan Urheilijat, where he played for three years and then .[2] However, 13-year old Rantanen then returned to PK-35.[2]

Club career

Rantanen his senior career in 2015, when he was promoted to PK-35's first team and made his debut the day before his 17th birthday in the Ykkönen. In the 2015 season, Rantanen played a total of 18 Ykkönen matches and scored three goals, helping the team with promotion to the Veikkausliiga for the 2016 season.

He then moved to HIFK, which played in the Veikkausliiga for the 2016 season.[3] Rantanen made his debut in Veikkausliiga on April 25, 2016 in against PS Kemi. In the summer 2016, he went on trials at Premier League clubs, Crystal Palace and later Stoke City.[2] Rantanen scored two goals in a friendly game for Stoke and the club showed interest in him. However, he had recently signed with HIFK, which made such an operation difficult.

In the 2016 season, Rantanen only played four league matches in HIFK and then went on loan to IF Gnistan and later to his former club PK-35. In the 2017 season, Rantanen only played for HIFK's reserve team and U19s.

Rantanen joined Ekenäs IF, which played in Ykkönen for the 2019 season. He played a total of 23 Ykkönen matches in the 2019 season and scored six goals in them. On 10 December 2019 it was confirmed, that Rantanen had signed a one-year deal with AC Oulu.[4]

On 9 December 2021, he agreed to join TPS for the 2022 season.[5]

Private life

Daniel comes from a football family. His twin sister, Amanda Rantanen, is also a footballer. His mother, Anne Maria Weckström-Rantanen, has also played football and since worked as a football coach. His father, Rami Rantanen, as a former Finnish national player.[2]

References

External links

• Daniel Rantanen at FootballDatabase.eu

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