Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 7 March 2003 | ||
Place of birth | Espoo, Finland | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | HJK | ||
Number | 18 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2020 | MP[1] | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2019–2022 | MP | 68 | (13) |
2020 | → SavU (loan) | 3 | (0) |
2023– | HJK | 25 | (2) |
International career‡ | |||
2022 | Finland U19 | 2 | (1) |
2022– | Finland U21 | 8 | (2) |
Medal record | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 October 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 November 2023 |
Topi Keskinen (born 7 March 2003) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a winger for Veikkausliiga club HJK and the Finland under-21 national team.[2][3] Keskinen is known for his pace and dribbling.[4]
Early years
Keskinen was born in Espoo, but soon after his family moved to Mikkeli in Eastern Finland. He started to play football in the youth sector of the local club Mikkelin Palloilijat (MP).
Club career
Mikkelin Palloilijat
He made his senior debut with MP first team in 2019, when the club played in third-tier level Kakkonen. The club won a promotion, and Keskinen was named in the squad for the 2020 Ykkönen season, in Finland's second tier. In 2020, he also played briefly for the associate farm club Savilahden Urheilijat in the fourth tier Kolmonen.
He finished the 2022 Ykkönen season scoring 10 goals and providing six assists for his team in the division.[5]
HJK Helsinki
Keskinen signed a three-year deal with Finnish champions HJK on 23 November 2022, ahead of the 2023 Veikkausliiga season.[6] On 8 February 2023, Keskinen scored four goals in his second competitive game for the club, in a 5–2 pre-season Finnish League Cup win over FC Lahti.[7]
He scored his first Veikkausliiga goal on 5 May 2023, in 2–1 away loss to KuPS.[8] Keskinen also scored the only goal, as HJK defeated Molde 1–0 in the first leg of the UEFA Champions League 2nd qualifying round, on 25 July 2023.[9] He played in all 14 matches in the HJK's 2023–24 European campaign, in which HJK qualified to the UEFA Europa Conference League group stage.[10][11]
In the end of the 2023 season, Keskinen won his first Finnish championship title with HJK, which was the fourth championship of HJK in a row. He was named The Player of the Year by the supporters of the club, and the Rookie of the Year in Veikkausliiga.[12] Keskinen finished his first season in the league scoring twice and providing eight assists in 25 matches.[13]
International career
Keskinen has represented Finland at under-19 and under-21 youth national team levels.
In March 2022, Keskinen was callep up to Finland youth national team for the first time, when he was named in the Finland U19 squad for the 2022 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification Elite round games against Belgium, Italy and Germany. He made his youth national team debut on 23 March 2022 against Belgium, scoring a goal in the game.[14]
He made his first appearance for the Finland under-21 national team on 7 June 2022, in a 3–0 home win against Azerbaijan.[15] On 21 November 2023, Keskinen scored a brace for Finland U21 team, in a 6–0 home win against Armenia.[16][17]
Personal life
Keskinen is a devoted Manchester United supporter, and has named Wayne Rooney his idol in football. He has a tattoo of fishing Wayne Rooney in his forearm.[18]
Career statistics
- As of 14 December 2023[19]
Club | Season | League | National cup[lower-alpha 1] | Other | Europe | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
MP | 2019 | Kakkonen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
2020 | Ykkönen | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 0 | |||
2021 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 3 | ||||
2022 | 24 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 3[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | — | 30 | 12 | |||
Total | 68 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 15 | ||
SavU (loan) | 2020 | Kolmonen | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
HJK | 2023 | Veikkausliiga | 25 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 3] | 4 | 14[lower-alpha 4] | 1 | 44 | 7 |
Career total | 96 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 1 | 126 | 22 |
- ↑ Includes Suomen Cup
- ↑ Appearances in Ykkönen Cup
- ↑ Appearances in Finnish League Cup
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League and UEFA Europa Conference League
Honours
Club
HJK
- Veikkausliiga: 2023
- Finnish League Cup: 2023
Individual
References
- ↑ Tulospalvelu Palloliitto, T.Keskinen, Finnish FA/ Palloliitto
- ↑ "Topi Keskinen: Tiesin kyllä, että tulen pärjäämään liigassa". Finnish FA (in Finnish). Retrieved 2023-07-31.
- ↑ Palomäki, Janne (5 April 2023). "20-vuotias Topi Keskinen sai todellisen unelmadebyytin HJK-paidassa: "Se oli ihan jees"" (in Finnish). Iltalehti. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
- ↑ Suomen nopein futaaja, Ilta-Sanomat, Ari Virtanen, 30 November 2023
- ↑ EDUSTUS: Topi Keskinen – MP:n luottopelaaja, mikkelinpalloilijat.fi
- ↑ "Topi Keskinen HJK:hon kolmen vuoden sopimuksella". HJK (in Finnish). Retrieved 2023-07-31.
- ↑ HJK - FC Lahti
- ↑ KuPS 2 – 1 HJK, Veikkausliiga
- ↑ Miettinen, Heikki (25 July 2023). "HJK:lle tärkeä voitto Moldesta" (in Finnish). Helsingin Sanomat. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
- ↑ HJK-sensaatio Topi Keskinen olisi jo voinut siirtyä ulkomaille, mutta jäi Suomeen – puhuu nyt suoraan tulevaisuudestaan, mtvuutiset.fi/MTV Oy, 1 August 2023
- ↑ Topi Keskinen hankki aarteen europelistä: ”Se oli minun Fifa-veskani”, Iltalehti, 9 November 2023
- ↑ Topi Keskiselle vuoden pelaajan palkinto, forzahjk.fi, 25 October 2023
- ↑ Topi Keskiseltä kauden upein maali, Joona Toiviolle uran ensimmäinen Veikkausliigassa – HJK vahvasti kiinni mestaruudessa, Yle, 27 September 2023
- ↑ FINLAND U19 VS. BELGIUM U19 1 - 3, int.soccerway.com
- ↑ FINLAND U21 VS. AZERBAIJAN U21 3 - 0, soccerway.com
- ↑ Huuhkajista rannalle jätetyt nuoret näyttivät taitojaan murskavoitossa – Topi Keskiseltä unelmamaali: ”Herranpieksut!”, Yle, Samu Saatsi, Juuso Koskinen, 21 November 2023
- ↑ Pikkuhuuhkajille huima murskavoitto – Topi Keskinen täräytti häikäisevän osuman, MTV Oy/mtvuutiset.fi, Ilari Savonen, 21 November 2023
- ↑ Suomen nuoren lupauksen tatuointi hämmentää – Sai faneilta härskin lempinimen hurjan maalijuhlan myötä, Iltalehti, Sami Ikonen, 4 April 2023
- ↑ "Topi Keskinen". flashscore.
- ↑ Toimittajat äänestivät: Tässä on Veikkausliigan tähdistöjoukkue, Iltalehti, 21 October 2023
- ↑ Captain's Ball 2023 Kaj Natrille – Katso kaikki palkitut, Veikkausliiga, 1 December 2023
External links
- Topi Keskinen at Soccerway
- Topi Keskinen at WorldFootball.net