Rasmus Schüller

Rasmus Schüller
Schüller playing for Djurgården in 2023
Personal information
Full name Rasmus Vilhelm Schüller
Date of birth (1991-06-18) 18 June 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Espoo, Finland
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Djurgårdens IF
Number 6
Youth career
FC Kasiysi
HooGee
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008−2011 Honka 63 (5)
2012−2015 HJK 88 (10)
2016 BK Häcken 18 (1)
2017–2019 Minnesota United 53 (1)
2017 → HJK (loan) 7 (0)
2020 HJK 17 (3)
2021– Djurgården 86 (2)
International career‡
Finland U19
2010−2012 Finland U21 13 (0)
2013− Finland 79 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 October 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 October 2024

Rasmus Vilhelm Schüller (born 18 June 1991) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Djurgårdens IF and the Finland national team.[1]

Club career

Early career

Schüller began his career at FC Kasiysi, a club based in his hometown Espoo. Later he moved on to rivals HooGee.

FC Honka

Schüller made his debut in an FC Honka jersey during the 2008 Finnish League Cup. He played in his first Premier Division match in August 2008 against RoPS.[2] In December 2008, Schüller signed a contract with Honka that would have kept him in Espoo until the end of the 2011 season.[3]

Schüller scored his first league goal for FC Honka in June 2009, less than a week after his 18th birthday, when his team came out victorious from a match against Kuopion Palloseura.[4] Schüller scored on his debut in European club competitions, netting his team's second goal of the game when FC Honka beat Welsh side Bangor City FC in the Europa League on 16 July 2009.[5] In August 2009, Schüller scored his second league goal for FC Honka and was named man of the match when he helped his team to a 3–1 victory over Tampere United.[6]

On 22 September 2009, it was announced that Schüller had put pen to paper for a new deal until the end of the 2012 season.[7]

HJK

In February 2012, HJK announced the signing of Schüller from FC Honka, along with teammate Demba Savage, for a fee of €200.000.[8] Qualified for the Europa League group stages 2014 with HJK with a 5-4 aggregate victory over SK Rapid Wien.

BK Häcken

On 7 October 2015, Schüller agreed to transfer to Swedish Allsvenskan side BK Häcken for the 2016 season.[9] Schüller was then joined at BK Häcken by HJK teammate Demba Savage on 28 October 2015.[10]

Minnesota United

On 24 January 2017, Schüller signed with Minnesota United,[11] for a reported fee of $750,000.[12]

Schüller was released by Minnesota at the end of their 2019 season.[13]

Schüller with Minnesota in 2018

Return to HJK

On 9 August 2017, Schüller rejoined HJK on a loan deal until the end of the season.[14]

After his contract expired with Minnesota in the end of 2019, he signed a permanent deal with HJK.

Djurgården

In the end of 2020, Schüller returned to Allsvenskan and joined Djurgården.[15] The transfer fee was not disclosed, but it was accordingly to the clause in his contract with HJK, concerning any transfer abroad.[16]

On 8 January 2022, Schüller extended his contract with the club on a new deal until the end of 2025.[17] On 1 April 2024, in the opening game of the 2024 season, Schüller suffered a surgery-requiring foot injury by a tackle by Kolbeinn Þórðarson, and was estimated to be sidelined for months.[18] On 25 July, he made his first appearance after recovering from the injury, in a 3–0 UEFA Conference League qualifying win against Progrès Niederkorn.

International career

Schüller was a member of the Finnish U21 national team.[19]

Schüller was called up for the UEFA Euro 2020 pre-tournament friendly match against Sweden on 29 May 2021.[20]

He is currently one of the captains of the national team.

Personal life

Schüller is a Swedish-speaking Finn with German ancestry.[21]

Schüller studies law at University of Helsinki.[22]

Career statistics

Club

As of 16 December 2024.[23]
Club Season League Cup[a] Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Honka 2008 Veikkausliiga 3 0 2 0 — 1[b] 0 6 0
2009 Veikkausliiga 19 2 2 0 3[c] 1 4 0 28 3
2010 Veikkausliiga 19 3 1 0 2[c] 0 21 3
2011 Veikkausliiga 22 0 0 0 4[c] 0 26 0
Totals 63 5 5 0 9 1 4 0 81 6
HJK 2012 Veikkausliiga 25 2 2 0 6[d] 3 5 0 38 5
2013 Veikkausliiga 24 7 2 1 2[e] 0 6 0 34 1
2014 Veikkausliiga 11 1 2 0 7[d] 0 4 0 24 1
2015 Veikkausliiga 29 0 1 0 6[d] 0 5[b] 0 41 0
Totals 88 10 6 1 21 3 20 0 135 14
Häcken 2016 Allsvenskan 18 1 2 0 2[f] 0 — 22 1
Minnesota United 2017 MLS 7 0 1 0 — — 8 0
2018 MLS 31 1 1 0 — — 32 0
2019 MLS 15 0 0 0 — — 15 0
Totals 53 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 55 0
HJK (loan) 2017 Veikkausliiga 7 0 1 0 — — 8 0
HJK 2020 Veikkausliiga 17 3 9 1 — — 26 4
Djurgården 2021 Allsvenskan 26 0 3 0 — — 29 0
2022 Allsvenskan 23 1 3 0 11[g] 0 — 47 1
2023 Allsvenskan 23 1 5 0 2[g] 0 — 30 1
2024 Allsvenskan 14 0 4 1 9[g] 0 — 27 1
Total 86 2 15 1 22 0 0 0 123 3
Career totals 332 20 40 3 54 4 20 0 452 29
  1. ^ Appearances in the Finnish Cup, Swedish Cup, and U.S. Open Cup.
  2. ^ a b Appearances in the Finnish League Cup.
  3. ^ a b c Appearances in the UEFA Cup/Europa League.
  4. ^ a b c Appearances in the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League.
  5. ^ Appearances in the UEFA Champions League.
  6. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  7. ^ a b c Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

International

As of match played 13 October 2024
Finland
Year Apps Goals
2013 7 0
2014 2 0
2015 4 0
2016 8 0
2017 5 0
2018 6 0
2019 8 0
2020 5 0
2021 12 0
2022 7 0
2023 9 0
2024 6 0
Total 79 0

Honours

Djurgårdens IF

HJK

BK Häcken

Individual

References

  1. ^ "Rasmus Schüller till Djurgården". Djurgårdens IF Fotboll. 13 December 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  2. ^ "RoPS - FC Honka 10.8.2008". Veikkausliiga (in Finnish). Rovaniemi, Finland. 10 August 2008. Archived from the original on 20 July 2011. Retrieved 10 August 2008.
  3. ^ "Rasmus Schüller jatkaa Hongassa kolme vuotta". FC Honka (in Finnish). Espoo, Finland. 10 December 2008. Retrieved 10 December 2008.
  4. ^ "FC Honka - KuPS 24.6.2009". Veikkausliiga (in Finnish). Espoo, Finland. 14 June 2009. Archived from the original on 25 June 2009. Retrieved 24 June 2009.
  5. ^ "Hongalle kahden maalin voitto". Veikkausliiga (in Finnish). Espoo, Finland. 16 July 2009. Retrieved 10 July 2009.
  6. ^ "FC Honka - TamU 15.8.2009". Veikkausliiga (in Finnish). Espoo, Finland. 15 August 2009. Retrieved 16 August 2009.
  7. ^ "Schüllerille ja Aallolle jatkosopimukset". Veikkausliiga (in Finnish). Espoo, Finland. 22 September 2009. Retrieved 29 September 2009.
  8. ^ "Schüller ja Savage HJK:hon". Veikkausliiga (in Finnish). Helsinki, Finland. 7 February 2012. Archived from the original on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2012.
  9. ^ "Finsk landslagsman klar för Häcken!". BK Häcken (in Swedish). 7 October 2015. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
  10. ^ "Demba Savage klar för Häcken!". BK Häcken (in Swedish). 28 October 2015. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
  11. ^ "Schuller Inks Deal With MNUFC". Minnesota United FC. 24 January 2017. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
  12. ^ "Minnesota United close to signing Rasmus Schuller". espn. 11 January 2017. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
  13. ^ "MNUFC Declines Contract Options for 2020 Season | Minnesota United FC".
  14. ^ "Rasmus Schüller palaa Klubi-paitaan". 9 August 2017.
  15. ^ Rasmus Schüller siirtyy Djurgårdeniin, hjk.fi, 11 December 2020
  16. ^ Keskikentän kovanaama, Helsingin Sanomat, Janne Kosunen, 17 November 2023
  17. ^ Officiellt: Rasmus Schüller förlänger med Djurgården, fotbolltransfers.com, 8 January 2022
  18. ^ Rasmus Schüllerin jalka leikattiin – todennäköisesti sivussa koko kevään, Etelä-Suomen Sanomat, 3 April 2024
  19. ^ "Under-21 - Schüller". UEFA. 2 January 2011. Retrieved 2 January 2011.
  20. ^ "Näillä pelaajilla Huuhkajat lähtevät kohti EM-kisoja – kaksi nimeä kiinnostivat yli muiden" (in Finnish). Helsingin Sanomat. 19 May 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  21. ^ Rasmus saa potkua pallokentälle! (in Finnish) Hymy
  22. ^ Jalkapallon ehdoilla (in Finnish) Lakimiesuutiset
  23. ^ "Rasmus Schüller » Club matches". World Football. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
  24. ^ HJK miehitti lokakuun joukkueen Archived 5 February 2013 at archive.today (in Finnish)
  25. ^ Rasmus Schüller Veikkausliigan toukokuun pelaaja Archived 2014-06-04 at the Wayback Machine (in Finnish)
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