Markus Arsalo (born 21 October 2002) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Veikkausliiga club SJK.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 21 October 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Tampere, Finland | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | SJK | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| TPV | |||
| Ilves | |||
| TPS | |||
| 2020–2021 | Inter Turku | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019 | TPS II | 2 | (0) |
| 2020–2022 | Inter Turku II | 13 | (4) |
| 2020–2022 | Inter Turku | 16 | (0) |
| 2021 | → Jazz (loan) | 16 | (1) |
| 2023 | SJK II | 20 | (1) |
| 2023– | SJK | 28 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 November 2024 | |||
Club career
editBorn in Tampere, Arsalo started his youth career with local clubs TPV and Ilves, before moving to Turku and first joining Turun Palloseura (TPS). He made his Veikkausliiga debut with Inter Turku in the 2022 season,[1][2][3] before joining SJK Seinäjoki organisation in December.[4][5]
During the 2023 season, he played for SJK Akatemia in the second-tier Ykkönen, before he was promoted to the first team for 2024. He scored his first goal for SJK in Veikkausliiga on 27 July, in a 5–5 home draw against Lahti. On 25 October, his deal with SJK was extended until the end of 2026.[6]
Career statistics
edit- As of 23 October 2024.
| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | League cup[b] | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| TPS II | 2019 | Nelonen | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | |||
| Inter Turku II | 2020 | Kolmonen | 10 | 2 | – | – | – | 10 | 2 | |||
| 2021 | Kolmonen | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2022 | Kolmonen | 3 | 2 | – | – | – | 3 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | ||
| Jazz (loan) | 2021 | Kakkonen | 16 | 1 | – | – | – | 16 | 1 | |||
| Inter Turku | 2022 | Veikkausliiga | 16 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | 24 | 3 |
| SJK Akatemia | 2023 | Ykkönen | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 21 | 1 | |
| SJK | 2023 | Veikkausliiga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | |
| 2024 | Veikkausliiga | 28 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | – | 38 | 2 | ||
| Total | 28 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 95 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 116 | 11 | ||
- ^ Includes Suomen Cup
- ^ Includes Finnish League Cup and Ykköscup
- ^ Apperances in UEFA Conference League
Honours
editInter Turku
- Finnish Cup runner-up: 2022
- Finnish League Cup runner-up: 2022
References
edit- ^ Markus Arsalo vahvistamaan FC Jazzia, fcjazz.com, 21 May 2021
- ^ MARKUS ARSALO LAINALLE FC JAZZIIN, fcinter.fi, 21 May 2021
- ^ NUORET TOPPARIT JAN HEINONEN JA MARKUS ARSALO AIKOVAT TAISTELLA PELIAJASTA, fcinter.fi, 20 January 2022
- ^ 20-vuotias Markus Arsalo Interistä SJK:n riveihin, sjk.fi, 7 December 2022
- ^ Arsalo Interistä SJK:n riveihin: "Läpimurtoa täällä lähdetään hakemaan", ilkkapohjalainen.fi, 7 December 2022
- ^ Markus Arsalo kuuluu Kerhon kalustoon myös kaudella 2025, sjk.fi, 25 October 2024
External links
edit- Markus Arsalo at Soccerway
- Markus Arsalo at WorldFootball.net
- Markus Arsalo stats at Finnish FA