Oskari Sallinen (born 22 June 2001) is a professional Finnish football midfielder who plays for Ekenäs IF.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (2001-06-22) 22 June 2001 (age 21) | ||
| Place of birth | Finland[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Ekenäs IF | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2012–2017 | JJK | ||
| 2017–2018 | → Groningen (loan) | ||
| 2018–2020 | Groningen | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2018 | JJK | 1 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | KuPS | 0 | (0) |
| 2021 | → Ekenäs IF (loan) | 26 | (0) |
| 2022– | Ekenäs IF | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2016–2017 | Finland U16 | 6 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Finland U17 | 9 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Finland U18 | 3 | (0) |
| 2019 | Finland U19 | 4 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 October 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 November 2019 | |||
He made his debut for JJK on 15 June 2017 in their Veikkausliiga 4–0 loss to HJK Helsinki.[2]
In the summer of 2017, Sallinen was loaned out to Groningen. Sallinen played for the club's U17 and U19 squads. The contract was a 1-year loan deal with the option to buy.[3] The option was exercised and he spent two additional years in Groningen's youth teams.