Seth Saarinen (born 5 May 2001) is a Finnish footballer who plays as a right-back for Eerste Divisie club De Graafschap.
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 5 May 2001 | ||
Place of birth | Helsinki, Finland | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | De Graafschap | ||
Youth career | |||
–2017 | HJK | ||
2017 | Zürich | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2018–2019 | Klubi 04 | 22 | (1) |
2020–2022 | Haka | 59 | (3) |
2023–2024 | KuPS | 43 | (4) |
2025– | De Graafschap | 0 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2016–2017 | Finland U16 | 5 | (0) |
2019 | Finland U18 | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 October 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12:34, 22 July 2020 (UTC) |
Club career
editSaarinen spent his youth years in HJK youth sector, before he transferred to FC Zürich in 2017, for a €100,000 transfer fee.[1]
Saarinen signed with Veikkausliiga club Haka on 11 December 2019 on a one-year deal.[2] His contract with Haka was extended for two more years on 6 September 2020.[3]
Ahead of the 2023 Veikkausliiga season, Saarinen signed with KuPS on a two-year deal.[4]
On 7 September 2024, it was announced that Saarinen would join Dutch club De Graafschap in January 2025. He had signed a two-and-a-half-year deal with an option for one more.[5]
Personal life
editSaarinen was born in Finland to a Swiss mother and a Finnish father, and he holds dual citizenship of Finland and Switzerland.[6] He fulfilled the mandatory military service in Santahamina, Helsinki, between Autumn 2023 and Spring 2024.
Career statistics
edit- As of 22 October 2024.[7]
Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Klubi 04 | 2018 | Ykkönen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
2019 | Kakkonen | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 2[b] | 0 | 22 | 1 | ||
Total | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 1 | ||
Haka | 2020 | Veikkausliiga | 12 | 0 | 6 | 1 | – | – | 18 | 1 | ||
2021 | Veikkausliiga | 19 | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 21 | 2 | |||
2022 | Veikkausliiga | 28 | 1 | 4 | 0 | – | 5[c] | 0 | 37 | 1 | ||
Total | 59 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 4 | ||
KuPS | 2023 | Veikkausliiga | 24 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2[d] | 0 | 6[c] | 0 | 35 | 3 |
2024 | Veikkausliiga | 19 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | 7[c] | 0 | 32 | 1 | |
Total | 43 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 66 | 4 | ||
KuPS Akatemia | 2024 | Ykkönen | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | |||
De Graafschap | 2024–25 | Eerste Divisie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||
Career total | 125 | 9 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 168 | 10 |
- Notes
- ^ Includes Suomen Cup
- ^ Appearances in the Kakkonen Cup
- ^ a b c Appearances in the Finnish League Cup
- ^ a b Appearances in the UEFA Europa Conference League
Honours
editKuPS
- Veikkausliiga: 2024[8]
- Veikkausliiga runner-up: 2023
- Finnish Cup: 2024[9]
- Finnish League Cup runner-up: 2024
References
edit- ^ 16-vuotias suomalaislupaus siirtyy HJK:sta Sveitsiin - maajoukkuevalinta vielä auki, Iltalehti, 12 June 2017
- ^ Haka teki uusia sopimuksia: Joonas Immonen jatkaa maalilla, nuoresta Seth Saarisesta ensimmäinen uusi kiinnitys, Aamulehti, 11 December 2019
- ^ Purme ja Saarinen jatkosopimuksiin Hakan kanssa, Veikkausliiga, 6 September 2020
- ^ KuPSissa jo kolme päävalmentajaa kokenut Saarinen lähti ulkomaan kentille heti yläkoulun jälkeen, mutta Sveitsin visiitti jäi lyhyeksi, Savon Sanomat, Outi Poikonen, 3 June 2023
- ^ De Graafschap versterkt zich in de winter met Seth Saarinen, degraafschap.nl, 7 September 2024
- ^ Rönkä, Otto (12 June 2017). "16-vuotiaasta Seth Saarisesta tuorein ulkomaille lähtevä suomalaislupaus – "FC Zürichiltä iso panostus"" (in Finnish). Yle. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
- ^ Seth Saarinen at Soccerway. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
- ^ Kuopio villiintyi KuPSin mestaruudesta – Eini ilmestyi juhlahumuun, Yle, 19 October 2024
- ^ KuPS nousi takaa ohi Suomen Cupin voittoon – Petteri Pennanen ratkaisi pelin upealla laukauksella, Yle, 21 September 2024