Aleksi Paananen (born 25 January 1993) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Veikkausliiga club AC Oulu. He is often labeled as Thiago Alcantara or Diego Maradona of Finnish football, of which the latter he got the nickname ”Diego”.[2]
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 25 January 1993 | ||
Place of birth | Siilinjärvi, Finland[1] | ||
Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | AC Oulu | ||
Number | 19 | ||
Youth career | |||
KuPS | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2010–2014 | KuPS | 110 | (9) |
2011 | → PK-37 (loan) | 3 | (2) |
2015–2018 | Lahti | 118 | (4) |
2019–2022 | Inter Turku | 83 | (9) |
2023 | HJK | 14 | (1) |
2024– | AC Oulu | 15 | (0) |
International career | |||
Finland U16 | 4 | (1) | |
2009–2010 | Finland U17 | 15 | (3) |
2010–2011 | Finland U18 | 4 | (2) |
2011 | Finland U19 | 4 | (0) |
2013 | Finland U20 | 2 | (1) |
2012–2013 | Finland U21 | 13 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 October 2024 |
Career
editFC Inter Turku
editOn 1 November 2018, Inter Turku announced the signing of Paananen for the 2019 season.[3] He signed a 2-year deal.
HJK
editOn 2 November 2022, Paananen signed a contract with HJK for the 2023 season, with an option for 2024.[4]
On 5 November 2023, it was announced that Paananen will leave HJK after the season.[2]
AC Oulu
editIn November 2023, it was announced that Paananen had signed with fellow Veikkausliiga side AC Oulu on a two-year deal with an option for an additional year, starting in 2024.[5]
Career statistics
edit- As of 19 October 2024[6]
Club | Season | League | Cup | League cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
KuPS | 2010 | Veikkausliiga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
2011 | Veikkausliiga | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 21 | 2 | ||
2012 | Veikkausliiga | 23 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5[a] | 3 | 37 | 5 | |
2013 | Veikkausliiga | 33 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 5 | — | 44 | 9 | ||
2014 | Veikkausliiga | 33 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | 40 | 5 | ||
Total | 110 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 143 | 21 | ||
PK-37 (loan) | 2011 | Kakkonen | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | |||
Lahti | 2015 | Veikkausliiga | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 36 | 0 |
2016 | Veikkausliiga | 33 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | 43 | 3 | ||
2017 | Veikkausliiga | 29 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 0 | |||
2018 | Veikkausliiga | 29 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | 2[a] | 0 | 36 | 2 | ||
Total | 118 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 147 | 3 | ||
Inter Turku | 2019 | Veikkausliiga | 20 | 1 | 7 | 0 | — | 2[a] | 0 | 29 | 1 | |
2020 | Veikkausliiga | 21 | 3 | 7 | 1 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 29 | 4 | ||
2021 | Veikkausliiga | 23 | 2 | 4 | 1 | – | 1[b] | 0 | 28 | 3 | ||
2022 | Veikkausliiga | 20 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 0 | – | 30 | 4 | ||
Total | 84 | 9 | 22 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 116 | 11 | ||
HJK | 2023 | Veikkausliiga | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 20 | 1 |
AC Oulu | 2024 | Veikkausliiga | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 17 | 0 | |
Career total | 344 | 25 | 51 | 6 | 37 | 6 | 16 | 3 | 448 | 36 |
- ^ a b c d e f Includes UEFA Europa League
- ^ a b Includes UEFA Europa Conference League
Honours
editKuPS
- Veikkausliiga runner-up: 2010
- Finnish Cup runner-up: 2011, 2012, 2013
Lahti
Inter Turku
- Veikkausliiga runner-up: 2019, 2020
- Finnish Cup runner-up: 2020, 2022
- Finnish League Cup runner-up: 2022
HJK
- Veikkausliiga: 2023
- Finnish League Cup: 2023
References
edit- ^ Veikkausliiga - Hall Of Fame Archived 30 April 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b Kiitos, Diego! , hjk.fi
- ^ Aleksi Paananen siirtyy FC Interiin Archived 21 January 2019 at the Wayback Machine, fcinter.fi, 1 November 2018
- ^ "Aleksi Paananen vahvistamaan HJK:n keskikenttää" [Aleksi Paananen to strengthen HJK's midfield] (in Finnish). HJK. 2 November 2022. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
- ^ ALEKSI PAANANEN SIIRTYY LAIVASTONSINISIIN, acoulu.fi, 5 November 2023
- ^ Aleksi Paananen, Finnish FA
External links
edit- (in Finnish) Profile at kups.fi[permanent dead link ]
- Aleksi Paananen at Soccerway