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Otto Kemppainen

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Otto Kemppainen
Personal information
Date of birth (2003-10-27) 27 October 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth Rovaniemi, Finland
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
AC Oulu
Youth career
0000–2020 RoPS
2022 Hellas Verona
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2021 RoPS II 10 (1)
2021 RoPS 26 (4)
2022–2024 SJK II 4 (0)
2023–2024 SJK 34 (2)
2025– AC Oulu 0 (0)
International career
2019 Finland U16 3 (0)
2019–2020 Finland U17 9 (0)
2021–2022 Finland U19 8 (0)
2023– Finland U21 3 (0)
Medal record
RoPS
Second place Ykkönen 2021
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 November 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 3 October 2023

Otto Kemppainen (born 27 October 2003) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Veikkausliiga club AC Oulu and the Finland U21 national team.[1]

Club career

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Born in Rovaniemi, Kemppainen started his playing career in Rovaniemen Palloseura (RoPS). After a short stint in Hellas Verona academy in 2022,[2][3][4] Kemppainen signed a professional contract with Veikkausliiga club SJK Seinäjoki on 26 July 2022, on a deal until the end of 2024.[5]

On 4 November 2024, Kemppainen signed with AC Oulu in Veikkausliiga on a two-year deal with a one-year option.[6]

Career statistics

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As of 2 November 2024.[7]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[a] League cup[b] Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
RoPS II 2020 Kakkonen 7 1 7 1
2021 Kakkonen 3 0 3 0
Total 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 1
RoPS 2021 Ykkönen 26 4 2 0 28 4
SJK Akatemia 2022 Ykkönen 2 0 2 0
2023 Ykkönen 1 0 1 0
2024 Ykkösliiga 1 0 1 0
Total 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
SJK 2023 Veikkausliiga 23 1 2 0 3 0 28 1
2024 Veikkausliiga 11 1 2 2 4 0 17 3
Total 34 2 4 2 7 0 0 0 45 4
AC Oulu 2025 Veikkausliiga 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career total 74 7 6 2 7 0 0 0 87 9
  1. ^ Includes Suomen Cup
  2. ^ Includes Finnish League Cup

References

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  1. ^ "Otto Kemppainen: "Ammattimaisessa ympäristössä on kiva tehdä hommia"". Finnish FA (in Finnish). Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  2. ^ Virtanen, Ari (4 January 2022). "HS:n tiedot: RoPS:n kasvatti Otto Kemppainen, 18, siirtyy Serie A-seura Hellas Veronaan". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  3. ^ Saukko, Markku (31 January 2022). ""Olen jo näyttänyt, että pysyn mukana" RoPSin nuori kasvatti Otto Kemppainen elää todeksi lapsuuden haavettaan ja pelaa ammattilaisena Italiassa". Lapin Kansa (in Finnish). Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  4. ^ Saukko, Markku (12 July 2022). "Nuoret jalkapalloilijat uuden edessä - Italian kova koulu teki pojista miehiä". Lapin Kansa (in Finnish). Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  5. ^ "Huippulupaava Otto Kemppainen SJK:n riveihin". SJK (in Finnish). 26 July 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  6. ^ OTTO KEMPPAINEN AC OULUUN, acoulu.fi, 4 November 2024
  7. ^ Otto Kemppainen, stats at Finnish FA
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