Osku Maukonen
Personal information
Date of birth (2007-02-15) 15 February 2007
Place of birth Finland
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Lahti
Number 31
Youth career
Reipas Lahti
–2023 Lahti
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023– Reipas Lahti 8 (0)
2023– Lahti 3 (0)
International career‡
2021 Finland U15 2 (0)
2022–2023 Finland U16 4 (0)
2023– Finland U17 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 October 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 October 2023

Osku Maukonen (born 15 February 2007) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Veikkausliiga club Lahti.

Club career

FC Lahti

Maukonen signed his first professional contract with his hometown club FC Lahti on 14 November 2022 at the age of 15, on a three-year deal.[1][2] Maukonen made his debut in Veikkausliiga with FC Lahti on 3 June 2023, after being named in the starting line-up against Ilves. Maukonen became the youngest ever goalkeeper to debut in the highest level in Finland, at the age of 16 years, 3 months and 19 days.[3][4][5]

International career

On 4 October 2023, Maukonen was named in the Finland U17 squad in the 2024 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification tournament. In the tournament Finland drew with Ukraine and Germany, 2–2 and 1–1 respectively, before winning Liechtenstein 3–0, placing 2nd in the group and advancing to the Elite round.[6][7] Maukonen played all three games.

References

  1. ↑ "FC Lahti ja Osku Maukonen sopimukseen". Lahti (in Finnish). 14 November 2022. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
  2. ↑ "15-vuotias maalivahti Osku Maukonen FC Lahden rinkiin". Etelä-Suomen Sanomat (in Finnish). 14 November 2022. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
  3. ↑ Pernu, Pekka (3 June 2023). ""Meni pää aika tyhjäksi, se tuli shokkina" - FC Lahden Osku Maukonen lähti peruskoulun päättäjäisistä suoraan kohti liigadebyyttiään". Etelä-Suomen Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 9 October 2023.
  4. ↑ "Osku Maukonen debytoi FC Lahden tolppien välissä - "En ihan näin nopeasti osannut odottaa". Veikkausliiga (in Finnish). 4 June 2023. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
  5. ↑ "Osku, 16, joutui Lahdessa odottamattomaan tilanteeseen - "Todella vaikuttava esitys"". Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). 9 June 2023. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
  6. ↑ U17-pojat nimetty lokakuun EM-karsintaturnaukseen, Football Association of Finland/ Palloliitto, 4 October 2023
  7. ↑ U17-pojat selvitti tiensä EM-jatkokarsintoihin, Football Association of Finland/ Palloliitto, 21 October 2023
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