Saku Savolainen

Saku Savolainen
Savolainen with KuPS in 2020.
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-08-13) 13 August 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Iisalmi, Finland
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Right back
Team information
Current team
 KuPS
Number 6
Youth career
PK-37
0000–2015 KuPS
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013– KuPS 238 (23)
2014 → KuFu-98 (loan) 3 (0)
International career‡
2013–2014 Finland U18 5 (1)
2014–2015 Finland U19 9 (1)
2017–2018 Finland U21 6 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 October 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 October 2017

Saku Savolainen (born 13 August 1996) is a Finnish professional football player who plays as a right back or right winger for Veikkausliiga club Kuopion Palloseura (KuPS).

Club career

Savolainen made his Veikkausliiga debut for Kuopion Palloseura (KuPS) on 23 May 2013 in a game against JJK.[1]

In 2017, he was a candidate to be named in the Finland national team squad, but was forced to withdraw due to injury.[2]

In the early 2021, Savolainen suffered an injury which forced him to miss the entire season. He returned to the line-up in May 2022, in a Finnish Cup match against Ekenäs IF, scoring a goal in a 5–1 win.[3]

On 1 November 2022, Savolainen extended his contract with KuPS again, on a deal until the end of the 2024.[4]

Career statistics

As of 19 October 2024.[5]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season Division League Cup League cup Europe Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
KuPS 2013 Veikkausliiga 18 2 1 0 0 0 – 19 2
2014 Veikkausliiga 17 0 2 1 3 0 – 22 1
2015 Veikkausliiga 27 4 5 1 3 0 – 35 5
2016 Veikkausliiga 31 4 4 2 5 0 – 40 6
2017 Veikkausliiga 32 1 5 0 – – 37 1
2018 Veikkausliiga 24 2 5 1 – 2[a] 0 31 3
2019 Veikkausliiga 18 0 4 0 – 3[a] 0 25 0
2020 Veikkausliiga 22 1 5 0 – 4[b] 0 31 1
2021 Veikkausliiga 0 0 5 2 – 0 0 5 2
2022 Veikkausliiga 12 1 4 1 0 0 2[c] 0 18 2
2023 Veikkausliiga 18 4 3 0 0 0 2[c] 2 23 5
2024 Veikkausliiga 19 4 4 0 6 0 4[c] 0 30 4
Total 238 23 47 8 17 0 17 2 316 33
KuFu-98 (loan) 2014 Kakkonen 3 0 – – – 3 0
Career total 238 23 47 8 17 0 17 2 321 33
  1. ^ a b Includes UEFA Europa League
  2. ^ Includes UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League
  3. ^ a b c Includes UEFA Europa Conference League

Honours

KuPS

References

  1. ^ "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 23 May 2013.
  2. ^ Loukkaantumisen takia maajoukkuepelit väliin jättänyt Saku Savolainen mukana keskiviikon VPS-ottelussa, Savon Sanomat, 13 June 2017
  3. ^ Yli vuosi sitten loukkaantunut Saku Savolainen palasi kentälle ja maalasi – KuPS helposti jatkoon Suomen cupissa, Savon Sanomat, 26 May 2022
  4. ^ Saku Savolainen jatkaa keltamustassa, kups.fi, 1 November 2022
  5. ^ Saku Savolainen, Finnish FA
  6. ^ Kuopio villiintyi KuPSin mestaruudesta – Eini ilmestyi juhlahumuun, Yle, 19 October 2024
  7. ^ KuPS nousi takaa ohi Suomen Cupin voittoon – Petteri Pennanen ratkaisi pelin upealla laukauksella, Yle, 21 September 2024


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