Samu Volotinen
 Volotinen with VPS in 2018. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 26 August 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Vantaa, Finland[1] | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | PK Keski-Uusimaa | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| VJS/Akatemia[2] | |||
| PK-35 | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2016 | PK-35 | 9 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | VPS | 22 | (0) |
| 2019 | Čelik Zenica | 0 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Apollon Limassol | 0 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | IF Gnistan | 18 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Pargas IF (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2023 | SalPa | 0 | (0) |
| 2024– | PK Keski-Uusimaa | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 April 2024 | |||
Samu Volotinen (born 26 August 1998) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for PK Keski-Uusimaa.
Career
Volotinen spent his early career in Finland with PK-35 Vantaa and VPS.[3] In December 2018 he signed for Bosnian club Čelik Zenica.[4] The deal was officially confirmed on 12 January 2019.[5] On 20 February 2019 the club announced that Volotinen would not be part of the registered squad due to the Bosnian league's restrictions on the number of foreign players, and they instead planned to bring foreign players to other positions.[6]
In June 2019 he signed for Cypriot First Division club Apollon Limassol.[7]
In January 2021 he returned to Finland, signing with IF Gnistan,[8] signing a new contract with the club in December 2021.[9]
References
- ^ a b Samu Volotinen at WorldFootball.net
- ^ Samu Volotisen liigadebyytti tuli yllättäen, pk35vantaa.fi, 18 April 2016
- ^ Samu Volotinen at Soccerway. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
- ^ Finski golman stigao u Premijer ligu BiH at sport1.ba, 30 December 2018
- ^ Samu Volotinen potpisao za NK Čelik, sportsport.ba, 12 January 2019
- ^ Nelogična politika Čelika: Još jedno zimsko pojačanje ostaje bez angažmana na Bilinom polju, sport1.oslobodjenje.ba, 20 February 2019
- ^ "Samu Volotinen για τον άσσο". apollon.com.cy.
- ^ Samu Volotinen Gnistanin maalin suulle, gnistan.fi, 1 December 2020
- ^ Samu Volotinen jatkaa Gnistanin maalilla, gnistan.fi, 27 December 2021
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- 1998 births
- Sportspeople from Vantaa
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- Men's association football goalkeepers
- Finnish men's footballers
- PK-35 Vantaa (men) players
- Vaasan Palloseura players
- NK Čelik Zenica players
- Apollon Limassol FC players
- IF Gnistan players
- Pargas Idrottsförening players
- Salon Palloilijat players
- Pallokerho Keski-Uusimaa players
- Veikkausliiga players
- Ykkönen players
- Kakkonen players
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