Kasper Paananen
Personal information
Full name Kasper Vili Valtteri Paananen
Date of birth (2003-03-16) 16 March 2003
Place of birth Oulu, Finland
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
SJK
Number 31
Youth career
–2016 ORPa[1]
2017 OTP
2018–2019 OLS
2019–2023 Bologna
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023– SJK II 26 (8)
2023– SJK 1 (0)
International career
2018–2019 Finland U16 9 (7)
2019 Finland U17 6 (1)
2021 Finland U19 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 October 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 31 October 2023

Kasper Vili Valtteri Paananen (born 16 March 2003) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a winger for Veikkausliiga club SJK.

Career

Paananen was born in Oulu and played for ORPa, OTP and OLS in his youth years, before he moved to Italy in 2019 and signed with Bologna.[2] Paananen spent four years in Italy,[3][4] played 61 matches, and scored 20 goals in total for the youth academy teams of Bologna, before returning to Finland in 2023 and signing with SJK.[5][6] He was first registered to the club's academy squad, playing in the second tier Ykkönen.

Personal life

His younger brother Julius Paananen is also a professional football player for AC Oulu.[7]

References

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