Leo Väisänen

Leo Väisänen (born 23 July 1997) is a Finnish football Centre back who plays for IF Elfsborg in the Swedish Allsvenskan[1] and the Finland national team.[2] Väisänen was born in Helsinki, Finland. He began his senior club career playing for HJK and RoPS, before signing with Den Bosch at age 21 in 2018.[3]

Leo Väisänen
Väisänen with RoPS in 2018.
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-07-23) 23 July 1997
Place of birth Helsinki, Finland
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position(s) Centre back
Club information
Current team
 IF Elfsborg
Number 15
Youth career
0000–2015 KäPa
2015 HJK
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 Klubi 04 19 (3)
2016 HJK 3 (0)
2016 → PK-35 (loan) 9 (1)
2017–2018 RoPS 46 (1)
2018–2019 Den Bosch 45 (6)
2020– IF Elfsborg 0 (0)
National team‡
2014 Finland U-17 1 (0)
2015 Finland U-18 5 (0)
2015 Finland U-19 4 (1)
2017–2018 Finland U-21 8 (0)
2019– Finland 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:56, 18 January 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18 November 2019

Club career

Väisänen made his Veikkausliiga debut for HJK on 14 April 2016 in a game against RoPS.[4] In November 2016 he signed a two-year contract with RoPS.[5] In August 2018 Väisanen was signed by the Dutch side FC Den Bosch.[6]

On 12 January 2020 Väisänen joined Swedish club IF Elfsborg on a 3,5-year contract.[7]

International

He made his Finland national football team debut on 11 June 2019 in an Euro 2020 qualifier against Liechtenstein, as an 86th-minute substitute for Jukka Raitala.[8]

Personal life

He is the younger brother of Sauli Väisänen.[9] Their mother Anna-Liisa Tilus-Väisänen is a television presenter for Yle and Miss World 1984 semi-finalist.

References
  1. Leo Väisänen at WorldFootball.net
  2. "Leo Väisänen" (in Finnish). Football Association of Finland. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  3. "Puolustaja Leo Väisänen siirtyy Alankomaihin - Väisäsen uusi seura on FC Den Bosch" [Defender Leo Väisänen moves to the Netherlands - Väisänen's new club is FC Den Bosch] (in Finnish). RoPS. 18 August 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  4. "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 14 April 2016.
  5. "Leo Väisänen ja RoPS sopimukseen" (in Finnish). Veikkausliiga. 29 November 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  6. "Leo Väisänen siirtyy Alankomaihin - RoPS-puolustajan uusi seura on FC Den Bosch" (in Finnish). Veikkausliiga. 31 August 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  7. TERVETULOA LEO VÄISÄNEN, elfsborg.se, 12 January 2020
  8. "Liechstenstein v Finland game report". UEFA. 11 June 2019.
  9. "Leo Väisänen: "The goal of a breakthrough in Veikkausliiga"" (in Finnish). Veikkausliiga. 25 February 2017.
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