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Saku Ylätupa

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Saku Ylätupa
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-08-04) 4 August 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Espoo, Finland
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7+12 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Kalmar FF
Number 19
Youth career
FC Espoo
2016–2017 HJK
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 Klubi 04 30 (17)
2016–2017 HJK 0 (0)
2017RoPS (loan) 17 (3)
2017–2019 Jong Ajax 4 (1)
2019–2022 AIK 24 (1)
2020IFK Mariehamn (loan) 8 (0)
2022 GIF Sundsvall 27 (5)
2023– Kalmar FF 12 (0)
2024Helsingør (loan) 8 (0)
International career
2014–2016 Finland U17 11 (3)
2016–2017 Finland U18 2 (0)
2016–2018 Finland U19 17 (3)
2018– Finland U21 15 (2)
2019– Finland 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 November 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 January 2023

Saku Ylätupa (born 4 August 1999) is a Finnish footballer who plays for Kalmar FF.[1] A pacy two-footed Finland international, he prefers to play as an attacking midfielder, but he can also play as a central midfielder, winger or centre-forward.

Early career

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Born in Espoo in 1999,[2] Ylätupa started his football career in a youth team of a local club FC Espoo, before joining HJK youth sector. Ylätupa played in Klubi-04, the reserve team of HJK.

Club career

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HJK

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In 2016, Ylätupa was called up for HJK first team. On 2 April 2016, Ylätupa made his senior debut in Finnish League Cup against FC Lahti at Talin jalkapallohalli, playing the game as a starting line-up during 46 minutes.[3]

Ajax

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On 21 July 2017, it was announced that the midfielder had signed a three-year contract with Dutch side AFC Ajax.[4]

GIF Sundsvall

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On 10 January 2022, Ylätupa signed a three-year contract with GIF Sundsvall in Allsvenskan for a €125.000 transfer fee.[5]

Kalmar FF

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Following Sundsvall's relegation to the Superettan, on 16 January 2023 Ylätupa officially joined fellow Swedish side Kalmar FF for an undisclosed fee, signing a three-year contract with the club.[6]

FC Helsingør (loan)

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On 5 January 2024, he was sent on loan to Danish club Helsingør for the rest of the 2023–24 season.[7][8] At the end of the 2023-24 season, which ended with relegation to the Danish 2nd Division for Helsingør, Ylätupa left the club and returned to Kalmar.[9]

International career

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He made his debut in the Finland national football team on 8 January 2019 in a friendly against Sweden, as a 68th-minute substitute for Lassi Lappalainen.[10]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of 20 August 2024[11]
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Klubi 04 2015 Kakkonen 14 5 0 0 14 5
2016 Kakkonen 16 12 0 0 16 12
Total 30 17 0 0 30 17
HJK 2016 Veikkausliiga 0 0 2 1 3 0 0 0 5 1
2017 Veikkausliiga 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Total 0 0 5 1 3 0 0 0 8 1
RoPS (loan) 2017 Veikkausliiga 17 3 0 0 0 0 17 3
Jong Ajax 2018–19 Eerste Divisie 4 1 0 0 4 1
AIK 2019 Allsvenskan 6 0 5 0 0 0 11 0
2020 Allsvenskan 7 0 5 2 12 2
2021 Allsvenskan 11 1 3 1 14 2
Total 24 1 13 3 0 0 37 4
IFK Mariehamn (loan) 2020 Veikkausliiga 8 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
GIF Sundsvall 2022 Allsvenskan 27 5 1 0 28 5
Kalmar 2023 Allsvenskan 4 0 2 0 0 0 6 0
2024 Allsvenskan 4 0 1 1 5 1
Total 8 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 11 1
Helsingør (loan) 2023–24 Danish 1st Division 8 0 8 0
Career total 126 27 22 5 3 0 0 0 151 32

References

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  1. ^ Saku Ylätupa at Soccerway
  2. ^ "Saku Ylätupa". worldfootball.net. Retrieved February 9, 2017.
  3. ^ "HJK vs. Lahti – 5 February 2016 – Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved February 9, 2017.
  4. ^ "Ylätupa tekent voor drie jaar bij Ajax". Ajax Showtime. 21 July 2017. Retrieved July 21, 2017.
  5. ^ "Saku Ylätupa ansluter till GIF Sundsvall" (Press release) (in Swedish). GIF Sundsvall. 10 January 2022. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
  6. ^ "Välkommen till Kalmar FF – Saku Ylätupa". Kalmar FF (in Swedish). 16 January 2023. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
  7. ^ FC Helsingør låner kantspiller i Kalmar FF, fchelsingor.dk, 5 January 2024
  8. ^ Officiellt: FC Helsingör lånar Saku Ylätupa, fotbolltransfers.com, 5 January 2024
  9. ^ FC Helsingør faldt sammen med til tider pinligt spil i sidste hjemmekamp før nedrykning: - Jeg mislykkedes, helsingordagblad.dk, 26 May 2024
  10. ^ "Sweden v Finland game report". Eurosport. 8 January 2019.
  11. ^ Saku Ylätupa at Soccerway. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
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