Santeri Silander

Santeri Silander
Personal information
Date of birth (2004-04-20) 20 April 2004 (age 20)
Place of birth Finland
Position(s) Right back
Team information
Current team
 OLS
Number 57
Youth career
0000–2016 LPS
2017–2022 HJK
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022–2024 Klubi 04 24 (0)
2022–2024 HJK 0 (0)
2024– OLS 2 (0)
2024– AC Oulu 3 (1)
International career‡
2019 Finland U16 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 October 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 September 2024

Santeri Silander (born 20 April 2004) is a Finnish professional football defender for Veikkausliiga club AC Oulu.

Career

Silander played in the youth sector of Laajasalon Palloseura (LPS) in Laajasalo, Helsinki, before joining HJK youth academy in 2017. He made his senior debut with the club's reserve team Klubi 04 in 2022, playing in the third tier Kakkonen.[1] He made his first team debut for HJK in Finnish League Cup in 2023.

After starting the 2024 season with Klubi 04 in third tier Ykkönen, in August 2024, Silander moved to Oulu to start his medical studies at the University of Oulu. He subsequently joined Oulun Luistinseura (OLS), the reserve team of Veikkausliiga club AC Oulu.[2] On 14 September, Silander debuted in Veikkausliiga with AC Oulu first team, scoring a goal in a crucial 3–0 home win over Lahti.[3]

Career statistics

As of 23 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
Klubi 04 2022 Kakkonen 6 0 – – – 6 0
2023 Kakkonen 15 0 – – – 15 0
2024 Ykkönen 3 0 – – – 3 0
Total 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 0
HJK Helsinki 2023 Veikkausliiga 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
2024 Veikkausliiga 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0
Total 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 0
OLS 2024 Ykkönen 2 0 – – – 2 0
AC Oulu 2024 Veikkausliiga 3 1 – – – 3 1
Career total 29 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 32 1
  1. ^ Includes Suomen Cup
  2. ^ Includes Finnish League Cup

References

  1. ^ HJK Klubi 04:n Santeri Silander ja Alex Lietsa jatkosopimuksiin, hjk.fi, 18 January 2024
  2. ^ SANTERI SILANDER SIIRTYY KLUBI 04:STA RESERVIJOUKKUEEN VAHVUUTEEN, acoulu.fi, 26 August 2024
  3. ^ Lääketieteen fuksin ihmeellinen liigadebyytti: Santeri Silander tuli kentälle ja teki heti ensimmäisen maalinsa neljään vuoteen – AC Oululle iso voitto Raatissa, Kaleva, 14 September 2024