Samuel Pasanen (born 2 January 2006) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Veikkausliiga club KuPS.[2]

Samuel Pasanen
Personal information
Date of birth (2006-01-02) 2 January 2006 (age 18)
Place of birth Bremen, Germany
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
KuPS
Youth career
Werder Bremen
Kuusysi
0000–2022 Lahti
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022–2024 Reipas Lahti 9 (1)
2022–2024 Lahti 43 (5)
2025– KuPS 0 (0)
International career
2021–2022 Finland U16 5 (1)
2022–2023 Finland U17 13 (3)
2023– Finland U18 5 (1)
2024– Finland U19 4 (0)
Medal record
Finland U18
First place Baltic Cup 2023[1]
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 October 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 October 2024

Club career

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FC Lahti

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Pasanen started football in the youth sectors of Werder Bremen and Kuusysi before joining FC Lahti organisation. Pasanen signed his first professional contract with FC Lahti on 27 January 2022, on a three-year deal ahead of the 2022 Veikkausliiga season.[3] Pasanen made his Veikkausliiga debut on 24 July 2022, at the age of 16, in a 3–1 home defeat against SJK.[4] He scored his first Veikkausliiga goals on 16 October 2022, a brace against HIFK in a 6–1 home victory.[5]

KuPS

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On 6 November 2024, Pasanen signed with reigning Finnish champions Kuopion Palloseura (KuPS) on a multi-year deal.[6][7]

International career

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A regular Finnish youth international, Pasanen has represented Finland at under-16, under-17 and under-18 youth national team levels.

In September 2022, Pasanen was named the captain of Finland U17 squad for the 2023 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification tournament against Greece, Italy and Kosovo. Finland finished 2nd in the group and qualified to the elite round in March 2023.[8]

Pasanen was part of the Finland U18 squad winning the friendly tournament Baltic Cup in June 2023.[9]

Personal life

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Pasanen is the son of former Finland national team defender Petri Pasanen.[10][11] He was born in Bremen, Germany, when his father was playing for Werder Bremen. He has also lived in Austria and Denmark as a child.

Career statistics

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As of 27 October 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[a] League cup[b] Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Reipas Lahti 2022 Kakkonen 4 1 4 1
2023 Kakkonen 4 0 4 0
2024 Kakkonen 1 0 1 0
Total 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 1
Lahti 2022 Veikkausliiga 3 2 3 0 3 0 9 2
2023 Veikkausliiga 16 0 3 0 5 0 24 0
2024 Veikkausliiga 24 3 3 0 6 1 33 4
Total 43 5 9 0 14 1 0 0 66 6
KuPS 2025 Veikkausliiga 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career total 52 6 9 0 14 1 0 0 75 7
  1. ^ Includes Finnish Cup
  2. ^ Includes Finnish League Cup

Honours

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Finland U18

Individual

References

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  1. ^ Finnish FA
  2. ^ Urpunen, Janne (4 April 2023). "Eteenpäin ja ylöspäin, sanoo Kuusysin mies: "Tarvitaan kasvua, lihasta ja kokemusta"". Etelä-Suomen Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 2 October 2023.
  3. ^ Tapiomäki, Riitta (27 January 2022). "Petri Pasasen poika Samuel FC Lahden keskikentälle". Yle (in Finnish). Retrieved 2 October 2023.
  4. ^ Lyytikäinen, Eerikki (24 July 2022). ""Tämä oli ikimuistoinen päivä" - liigadebyytti maistui 16-vuotiaalle Samuel Pasaselle". Etelä-Suomen Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 2 October 2023.
  5. ^ "LAHTI VS. HIFK 6 - 1". soccerway. 16 October 2022. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
  6. ^ KuPS ja Sa­muel Pa­sa­nen so­pi­muk­seen, kups.fi, 6 November 2024
  7. ^ Mestari-KuPS veti pisimmän korren Minihuuhkajien lupauksesta, mtvuutiset.fi, MTV Oy, 28 October 2024
  8. ^ U17-pojat päättää EM-karsinnat tiistaina, Finnish FA/ Palloliitto, 10 October 2022
  9. ^ U18-pojat nimetty kesäkuun Baltic Cupiin, Football Association of Finland, 30 May 2023
  10. ^ Hirvonen, Juho (25 November 2022). "Jotain tuttua! Toisen polven suomalaislupaus Ajaxin testattavana". Suomifutis (in Finnish). Retrieved 2 October 2023.
  11. ^ Samuel Pasanen, 18, kuittaili isälleen onnistumisen jälkeen – vastaus tuli nopeasti, Ilta-Sanomat, 20 April 2024
  12. ^ "Captain's Ball 2022 - Palkitut osa 1". Finnish FA (in Finnish). 1 December 2022. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
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