Otso Koskinen (born 1 January 2003) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Veikkausliiga side Lahti.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1 January 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Vantaa, Finland | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Lahti | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2019 | VJS[1] | ||
| 2019–2020 | Honka | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2023 | Honka II | 10 | (2) |
| 2021–2023 | Honka | 62 | (6) |
| 2024– | Lahti | 22 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Finland U16 | 5 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Finland U17 | 8 | (1) |
| 2021–2022 | Finland U19 | 6 | (0) |
| 2023– | Finland U21 | 2 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 October 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22 December 2023 | |||
Career
editFC Honka
editBorn in Vantaa, Koskinen started to play football in the youth sector of Vantaan Jalkapalloseura (VJS),[3] before joining the FC Honka youth system in 2019. He went on to make his senior debut with the club's reserve team in the third-tier league Kakkonen in 2020. Later he made his Veikkausliiga debut with the Honka first team in 2021.[4]
FC Lahti
editAfter the 2023 season, Honka was suddenly declared for bankruptcy, and Koskinen was released. Soon after, it was announced that Koskinen had signed with fellow Veikkausliiga side FC Lahti on a two-year deal, starting in 2024.[5] He debuted with his new club on 27 January 2024, in a Finnish League Cup match against Inter Turku, scoring a goal in a 3–2 loss.[6]
Honours
editFC Honka
- Finnish Cup: 2023 Runners-up
- Finnish League Cup: 2022
References
edit- ^ Tulospalvelu Palloliitto, O.Koskinen, Finnish FA/ Palloliitto
- ^ OTSO KOSKINEN HALUAA HAASTAA HUIPPUMAAT MYYRMÄESSÄ – ”LOHKO ON KOVA, MUTTA MITÄ VAIN VOI TAPAHTUA”, Finnish FA/ Palloliitto, 18 February 2022
- ^ Nuoret pelaavat Myyrmäessä jalkapallon EM-kisapaikasta – Suomea edustava vantaalaislähtöinen Otso Koskinen, 19, elää futiksen ehdoilla: "Enhän minä koulua pystyä fyysisesti käymään", vantaansanomat.fi, Matti Hannula, 19 March 2022
- ^ Otso Koskinen tuli vaihdosta kentälle ja viimeisteli heti – Honka avasi voitto- ja maalitilinsä KuPSin kustannuksella, uusimaa.fi, Jorma Ylönen, 19 April 2023
- ^ Otso Koskinen siirtyy FC Lahteen, fclahti.fi, 14 December 2023
- ^ VUODEN ENSIMMÄISET PISTEET KOTIIN LIIGACUPIN AVAUSOTTELUSTA, fcinter.fi, 27 January 2024
External links
edit- Otso Koskinen at Soccerway
- Otso Koskinen at WorldFootball.net