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Leo Väisänen (born 23 July 1997) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a centre back for IF Elfsborg in the Swedish Allsvenskan[1] and the Finland national team.[2] Väisänen was born in Helsinki, Finland. He began his senior club career playing for HJK and RoPS, before signing with Den Bosch at age 21 in 2018.[3]
 Väisänen with RoPS in 2018. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Leo Onni Artturi Väisänen | ||
| Date of birth | 23 July 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Helsinki, Finland | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | IF Elfsborg | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2015 | KäPa | ||
| 2015 | HJK | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2016 | Klubi 04 | 19 | (3) |
| 2016 | HJK | 3 | (0) |
| 2016 | → PK-35 (loan) | 9 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | RoPS | 46 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | Den Bosch | 45 | (6) |
| 2020– | IF Elfsborg | 70 | (3) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2014 | Finland U17 | 1 | (0) |
| 2015 | Finland U18 | 5 | (0) |
| 2015 | Finland U19 | 4 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | Finland U21 | 8 | (0) |
| 2019– | Finland | 21 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 October 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:03, 26 September 2022 (UTC) | |||
Väisänen made his international debut for Finland in June 2019, at the age of 21.
Club career
HJK
Väisänen made his Veikkausliiga debut for HJK on 14 April 2016 in a game against RoPS.[4]
RoPS
In November 2016 he signed a two-year contract with RoPS.[5] He made his debut on 12 April 2017, playing the full 90 minutes of a 6–2 defeat at Inter Turku.[6]
Den Bosch
In August 2018 Väisanen was signed by the Dutch side FC Den Bosch.[7]
Elfsborg
On 12 January 2020 Väisänen joined Swedish club IF Elfsborg on a 3,5-year contract.[8]
International career
He made his Finland national football team debut on 11 June 2019 in a Euro 2020 qualifier against Liechtenstein, as an 86th-minute substitute for Jukka Raitala.[9]
Väisänen was called up for the UEFA Euro 2020 pre-tournament friendly match against Sweden on 29 May 2021.[10] On 12 June 2021 Väisänen came in as a 90th minute substitute for Jukka Raitala in a UEFA Euro 2020 match against Denmark.[11]
Personal life
He is the younger brother of Sauli Väisänen.[12] Their mother Anna-Liisa Tilus-Väisänen is a television presenter for Yle and Miss World 1984 semi-finalist.
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 13 September 2021[13]
| Club | Season | League | Domestic Cups | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Klubi 04 | 2015 | Kakkonen | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 17 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Total | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 19 | 1 | |||
| HJK | 2015 | Veikkausliiga | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | ||
| Total | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | ||
| PK-35 (loan) | 2016 | Veikkausliiga | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 9 | 1 | |
| RoPS | 2017 | Veikkausliiga | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 22 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 24 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 29 | 0 | |||
| Total | 46 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 1 | ||
| Den Bosch | 2018–19 | Eerste Divisie | 28 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | 31 | 3 | |
| 2019–20 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 18 | 3 | |||
| Total | 45 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 6 | ||
| Elfsborg | 2020 | Allsvenskan | 26 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 31 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 18 | 3 | ||
| Total | 38 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 49 | 3 | ||
| Career total | 160 | 11 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 183 | 13 | ||
- Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa Conference League
International
- As of match played on 7 September 2021.[14]
| National team | Year | Competitive | Friendly | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Finland | 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
Honours
Club
Klubi 04
- Kakkonen Eastern Group: 2015
References
- Leo Väisänen at WorldFootball.net
- "Leo Väisänen" (in Finnish). Football Association of Finland. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
- "Puolustaja Leo Väisänen siirtyy Alankomaihin - Väisäsen uusi seura on FC Den Bosch" [Defender Leo Väisänen moves to the Netherlands - Väisänen's new club is FC Den Bosch] (in Finnish). RoPS. 18 August 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
- "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 14 April 2016.
- "Leo Väisänen ja RoPS sopimukseen" (in Finnish). Veikkausliiga. 29 November 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
- "RoPS:lle kylmää kyytiä Turussa – Inter-hyökkääjältä myrskyvaroitus!" [Cold ride for RoPS in Turku - storm warning from Inter attacker!] (in Finnish). suomifutis.com. 12 April 2017. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
- "Leo Väisänen siirtyy Alankomaihin - RoPS-puolustajan uusi seura on FC Den Bosch" (in Finnish). Veikkausliiga. 31 August 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
- TERVETULOA LEO VÄISÄNEN, elfsborg.se, 12 January 2020
- "Liechstenstein v Finland game report". UEFA. 11 June 2019.
- "Näillä pelaajilla Huuhkajat lähtevät kohti EM-kisoja – kaksi nimeä kiinnostivat yli muiden" (in Finnish). Helsingin Sanomat. 19 May 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
- "Joel Pohjanpalo puski Suomelle sensaatiomaisen voiton EM-avauksessa, Lukas Hradecký torjui Tanskan rankkarin" [Joel Pohjanpalo´s header gave Finland a sensational victory in European Championship opening match, Lukas Hradecký caught a penalty kick] (in Finnish). Helsingin Sanomat. 12 June 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
- "Leo Väisänen: "The goal of a breakthrough in Veikkausliiga"" (in Finnish). Veikkausliiga. 25 February 2017.
- "L. VÄISÄNEN". Soccerway. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
- "Leo Väisänen". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
External links
- IF Elfsborg official profile
- Leo Väisänen – SPL competition record
- Leo Väisänen at National-Football-Teams.com
- Leo Väisänen at Eu-Football.info
- Leo Väisänen at Soccerway
- Leo Väisänen at WorldFootball.net
Finland squad – UEFA Euro 2020 | ||
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Leo Väisänen (* 23. Juli 1997 in Helsinki) ist ein finnischer Fußballnationalspieler, der seit 2020 in der Allsvenskan für IF Elfsborg spielt.- [en] Leo Väisänen
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