Rasmus Karjalainen
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-04-04) 4 April 1996
Place of birth Oulu, Finland
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 AC Oulu
Number 7
Youth career
0000–2013 OLS
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014 OLS 19 (1)
2015 SJK Akatemia 27 (15)
2016 AC Oulu 22 (3)
2017 PS Kemi 32 (8)
2018–2019 KuPS 43 (20)
2019–2021 Fortuna Sittard 15 (1)
2020 → Örebro SK (loan) 13 (4)
2021–2022 Helsingborgs IF 26 (4)
2022–2023 AC Oulu 41 (15)
2024– SJK 0 (0)
International career‡
2016 Finland U19 1 (0)
2017–2018 Finland U21 9 (0)
2018– Finland 13 (1)
Medal record
KuPS
Third placeVeikkausliiga2018
First placeVeikkausliiga2019
AC Oulu
Second placeFinnish League Cup2023
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 October 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 December 2020

Rasmus Karjalainen (born 4 April 1996) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a winger for SJK.[1] He began his senior career in 2014, at age 18, with OLS.

Karjalainen made his international debut for Finland in June 2018, and has since appeared in 2018–19 UEFA Nations League and in Finland's UEFA Euro 2020 campaign, in which Finland national team secured its first ever place in European Football Championship tournament's group stage.

Club career

OLS

Karjalainen made his debut on senior level on 3 May 2014 in the ranks of OLS in a Kakkonen match against PS Kemi.[2]

SJK Akatemia

For the next season he transferred to SJK's reserve team SJK Akatemia. During the season he gained 27 caps and 15 goals and was the second best goal scorer of the division.[3]

Oulu

He spent season 2016 in his home town Oulu playing for AC Oulu.[4]

PS Kemi

Karjalainen made his debut on the highest level of Finnish football, Veikkausliiga on season 2017 when he transferred to PS Kemi.[5] He made his debut on 8 April, playing the first 70 minutes of a 0–0 draw against HIFK.[6]

KuPS

For season 2018 he signed for KuPS.[7]

Fortuna Sittard

In June 2019 he made a deal with Eredivisie side Fortuna Sittard, for an undisclosed fee.[8]

In August 2020 he was loaned for a year to Allsvenskan side Örebro.[9] In March 2021, Karjalainen suffered almost a career ending severe head injury in training with Örebro, and was forced to be ruled out for several months.[10]

Helsingborg

On 17 July 2021, Karjalainen joined Superettan club Helsingborgs IF, signing a two-year deal.[11]

Return to Oulu

On 23 June 2022, Karjalainen returned to AC Oulu for an undisclosed fee.[12]

After the 2023 Veikkausliiga season, it was announced that Karjalainen will leave AC Oulu.[13]

SJK

On 16 November 2023, it was confirmed by SJK that they had signed with Karjalainen on a two-year deal, starting in 2024.[14] He played for the club's reserve team Kerho-07, currently SJK Akatemia, in 2015.

International career

Karjalainen made his debut for the Finland national team on 5 June 2018 in a friendly match in Ilie Oană Stadium, Ploiești against Romania when he replaced Berat Sadik as a substitute on 63rd minute.[15]

Career statistics

As of match played 28 October 2023[16]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Domestic Cups Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
OLS 2014 Kakkonen 19 1 0 0 — 19 1
SJK Akatemia 2015 27 15 0 0 — 27 15
AC Oulu 2016 Ykkönen 22 3 0 0 — 22 3
PS Kemi 2017 Veikkausliiga 32 8 5 1 — 37 9
KuPS 2018 31 17 6 2 2[lower-alpha 1] 1 39 20
2019 12 3 5 1 0 0 17 4
Total 43 20 11 3 2 1 56 24
Fortuna Sittard 2019–20 Eredivisie 15 1 2 1 — 17 2
Örebro 2020 Allsvenskan 13 4 2 1 — 15 5
Helsingborg 2021 Superettan 19 4 1 1 — 20 5
2022 Allsvenskan 7 0 0 0 — 7 0
Total 26 4 1 1 0 0 27 5
AC Oulu 2022 Veikkausliiga 14 7 0 0 — 14 7
2023 27 8 6 1 — 33 9
Total 41 15 6 1 0 0 47 16
SJK 2024 Veikkausliiga 0000—00
Career total 238712782126780
  1. ↑ Appearances in the UEFA Europa League

International

As of match played on 11 November 2020.[17]
National teamYearCompetitive Friendly Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Finland 201820 2 0 4 0
201930 2 1 5 1
202020 2 0 4 0
Total 7 0 6 1 13 1

International goals

Scores and results list Finland's goal tally first.[18]
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.11 January 2019Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar Estonia1–21–2Friendly

Honours

Club

KuPS

AC Oulu

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Rasmus Karjalainen" (in Finnish). Football Association of Finland. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  2. ↑ "OLS vs. PS Kemi Kings 0 - 3". soccerway. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  3. ↑ "Kerho 07:n kausi päättyi voittoon" (in Finnish). SJK. 3 October 2015. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  4. ↑ "Rasmus Karjalainen vahvistamaan AC Oulun hyökkäyspäätä" [Rasmus Karjalainen to strengthen AC Oulu's attacking] (in Finnish). AC Oulu. 19 November 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  5. ↑ "Rasmus Karjalainen ja PS Kemi sopimukseen" [Rasmus Karjalainen and PS Kemi make a contract] (in Finnish). Veikkausliiga. 20 January 2017. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  6. ↑ "PS Kemi Kings vs. HIFK 0 - 0". soccerway.com. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  7. ↑ "Veikkausliigan siirrot talvella 2017-2018" [Veikkausliiga transfers in winter 2017-2018] (in Finnish). Veikkausliiga. 18 March 2018. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  8. ↑ "Maajoukkuehyökkääjä Rasmus Karjalainen siirtyy Kuopiosta Hollannin pääsarjaan: "Täydellinen askel minulle"" [National team striker Rasmus Karjalainen moves from Kuopio to the Dutch main series: "A perfect step for me"] (in Finnish). Yle. 24 June 2019. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  9. ↑ "Huuhkaja-hyökkääjä Karjalainen siirtyy Hollannista lainalle Ruotsiin" [Eagle Owl´s striker Karjalainen moves from the Netherlands on loan to Sweden] (in Finnish). Yle. 26 August 2020. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  10. ↑ Huuhkajapelaaja järkyttyi – pieni kolhu harjoituksissa johti lähes hengenvaaralliseen vammaan: ”Luojan kiitos se löydettiin”, Iltalehti, 25 March 2021
  11. ↑ "Rasmus Karjalainen klar för HIF" [Rasmus Karjalainen ready for HIF] (in Swedish). Helsingborgs IF. 17 July 2021. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  12. ↑ "RASMUS KARJALAINEN PALAA KOTIIN" (in Finnish). AC Oulu. 23 June 2022. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
  13. ↑ Analyysi: AC Oulun avauksesta menee puolet uusiksi – Muutamat pelaajat ilmoittivat jo jatkavansa muualla, Kaleva (newspaper), Kai Nevala, 30 October 2023
  14. ↑ Rasmus Karjalainen tekee paluun Kerhoon, sjk.fi, 16 November 2023
  15. ↑ "Romania päätti Huuhkajien pitkän putken" [Romania ended Eagle Owl´s long unbeaten track] (in Finnish). Aamulehti. 5 June 2018. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  16. ↑ "R. KARJALAINEN". Soccerway. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  17. ↑ "Rasmus Karjalainen". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  18. ↑ "Rasmus Karjalainen". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  19. ↑ "Jalkapallolehdistön tähdistö valittiin – KuPS sai hopeaa, Ilves pronssia ja Lahtikin pääsee europeleihin – Päivän Lehti". www.paivanlehti.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 2 January 2023.

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