Rasmus Schüller

Rasmus Schüller (born 18 June 1991) is a Finnish footballer who plays as a central midfielder.

Rasmus Schüller
Personal information
Full name Rasmus Schüller
Date of birth (1991-06-18) 18 June 1991
Place of birth Espoo, Finland
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 HJK
Number 28
Youth career
FC Kasiysi
HooGee
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008−2011 FC Honka 63 (5)
2012−2015 HJK 88 (10)
2016 BK Häcken 18 (1)
2017–2019 Minnesota United 53 (1)
2017 → HJK (loan) 7 (0)
2020– HJK 0 (0)
National team‡
Finland U19
2010−2012 Finland U21 13 (0)
2013− Finland 40 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 October 2019
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18 November 2019

Club career

Early career

Schüller began his career at FC Kasiysi, a club based in his hometown Espoo. Later he moved on to rivals HooGee.

FC Honka

Schüller made his debut in an FC Honka jersey during the 2008 Finnish League Cup. He played in his first Premier Division match in August 2008 against RoPS.[1] In December 2008, Schüller signed a contract with Honka that would have kept him in Espoo until the end of the 2011 season.[2]

Schüller scored his first league goal for FC Honka in June 2009, less than a week after his 18th birthday, when his team came out victorious from a match against Kuopion Palloseura.[3] Schüller scored on his debut in European club competitions, netting his team's second goal of the game when FC Honka beat Welsh side Bangor City FC in the Europa League on 16 July 2009.[4] In August 2009, Schüller scored his second league goal for FC Honka and was named man of the match when he helped his team to a 3–1 victory over Tampere United.[5]

On 22 September 2009, it was announced that Schüller had put pen to paper for a new deal until the end of the 2012 season.[6]

HJK

In February 2012, HJK announced the signing of Schüller from FC Honka, along with teammate Demba Savage, for an undisclosed fee.[7] Qualified for the Europa League group stages 2014 with HJK with a 5-4 aggregate victory over SK Rapid Wien.

BK Häcken

On 7 October 2015, Schüller agreed to transfer to Swedish Allsvenskan side BK Häcken for the 2016 season.[8] Schüller was then joined at BK Häcken by HJK teammate Demba Savage on 28 October 2015.[9]

Minnesota United

2017 season

On 24 January 2017, Schüller signed with Minnesota United.[10]

Schüller was released by Minnesota at the end of their 2019 season.[11]

Return to HJK (loan)

On 9 August 2017, Schüller rejoined HJK until the end of the season.[12]

International career

Schüller was a member of the Finnish U21 national team.[13]

Personal life

Schüller is a Swedish-speaking Finn with German ancestry.[14]

Schüller has studied law in University of Helsinki.[15]

Career statistics
As of matches played on 27 August 2018.[16]
ClubSeasonLeagueCup[lower-alpha 1]ContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Honka2008Veikkausliiga30—1[lower-alpha 2]040
20091923[lower-alpha 3]1223
20101932[lower-alpha 3]0213
20112204[lower-alpha 3]0260
Totals6359110736
HJK2012Veikkausliiga2526[lower-alpha 4]3315
20132372[lower-alpha 5]0257
20141117[lower-alpha 4]0181
20152906[lower-alpha 4]01[lower-alpha 2]0300
Totals88102131011013
Häcken2016Allsvenskan1812020—221
Minnesota United2017MLS7010—80
201825110260
Totals321200000340
HJK (loan)2017Veikkausliiga701000—80
Career totals20815503242024719
  1. Appearances in the Finnish Cup, Swedish Cup, and U.S. Open Cup.
  2. Appearances in the Finnish League Cup.
  3. Appearances in the UEFA Cup/Europa League.
  4. Appearances in the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League.
  5. Appearances in the UEFA Champions League.

Honours

BK Häcken

References
  1. "RoPS - FC Honka 10.8.2008". Veikkausliiga (in Finnish). Rovaniemi, Finland. 10 August 2008. Archived from the original on 20 July 2011. Retrieved 10 August 2008.
  2. "Rasmus Schüller jatkaa Hongassa kolme vuotta". FC Honka (in Finnish). Espoo, Finland. 10 December 2008. Retrieved 10 December 2008.
  3. "FC Honka - KuPS 24.6.2009". Veikkausliiga (in Finnish). Espoo, Finland. 14 June 2009. Archived from the original on 25 June 2009. Retrieved 24 June 2009.
  4. "Hongalle kahden maalin voitto". Veikkausliiga (in Finnish). Espoo, Finland. 16 July 2009. Retrieved 10 July 2009.
  5. "FC Honka - TamU 15.8.2009". Veikkausliiga (in Finnish). Espoo, Finland. 15 August 2009. Retrieved 16 August 2009.
  6. "Schüllerille ja Aallolle jatkosopimukset". Veikkausliiga (in Finnish). Espoo, Finland. 22 September 2009. Retrieved 29 September 2009.
  7. "Schüller ja Savage HJK:hon". Veikkausliiga (in Finnish). Helsinki, Finland. 7 February 2012. Archived from the original on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2012.
  8. "Finsk landslagsman klar för Häcken!". BK Häcken (in Swedish). 7 October 2015. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
  9. "Demba Savage klar för Häcken!". BK Häcken (in Swedish). 28 October 2015. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
  10. "Schuller Inks Deal With MNUFC". Minnesota United FC. 24 January 2017. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
  11. https://www.mnufc.com/post/2019/10/25/mnufc-declines-contract-options-2020-season
  12. https://www.hjk.fi/uutiset/Miehet-3956
  13. "Under-21 - Schüller". UEFA. 2 January 2011. Retrieved 2 January 2011.
  14. Rasmus saa potkua pallokentälle! (in Finnish) Hymy
  15. Jalkapallon ehdoilla (in Finnish) Lakimiesuutiset
  16. "Rasmus Schüller » Club matches". World Football. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
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