Otto Salmensuu (born 9 February 2004) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a right winger for Veikkausliiga side AC Oulu.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 9 February 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Helsinki, Finland | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | AC Oulu | ||
| Youth career | |||
| PK-35 | |||
| Reipas Lahti | |||
| Lahti | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2023 | SalPa | 11 | (0) |
| 2023 | → Pallo-Iirot (loan) | 13 | (5) |
| 2024– | AC Oulu | 8 | (0) |
| 2024– | → OLS | 10 | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 September 2024 | |||
Early career
editBorn in Helsinki and raised in Viikki, Salmensuu started football in a youth team of PK-35, before moving to Lahti when aged six, and joining Reipas Lahti youth sector.
Club career
editAfter playing in the youth sectors of Reipas Lahti and FC Lahti in his hometown Lahti, Finland,[1] Salmensuu signed with Salon Palloilijat (SalPa) in second tier Ykkönen in August 2022. He was loaned out to third-tier Kakkonen club Pallo-Iirot in July 2023 for the rest of the season.[2][3]
On 22 November 2023, Salmensuu signed with Veikkausliiga club AC Oulu on a two-year deal with an option for one more.[4][5][6] He made his league debut with AC Oulu on 6 April 2024, in the opening match of the 2024 season against SJK.[7]
Career statistics
edit- As of 1 September 2024.
| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | League cup[b] | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| SalPa | 2022 | Kakkonen | 8 | 0 | – | – | – | 8 | 0 | |||
| 2023 | Ykkönen | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 6 | 0 | ||
| Total | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| SalPa II | 2023 | Nelonen | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | |||
| Pallo-Iirot (loan) | 2023 | Kakkonen | 13 | 5 | – | – | – | 13 | 5 | |||
| AC Oulu | 2024 | Veikkausliiga | 8 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | – | 17 | 1 | |
| OLS | 2024 | Ykkönen | 10 | 3 | – | – | – | 10 | 3 | |||
| Career total | 43 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 9 | ||
- ^ Includes Suomen Cup
- ^ Includes Ykköscup and Finnish League Cup
References
edit- ^ Otto Salmensuu on valittu Itä-, Kaakkois-, ja Keski-Suomen alueleirille, fcreipas.fi, 14 September 2018
- ^ Raumalta löytyi sopiva astinlauta kohti huippua – "Meiltäkin pystyy ponnistamaan korkealle", ls24.fi, Satakunnan Kansa, 22 November 2023
- ^ Otto Salmensuu kauden loppuun kestävällä lainalla Pallo-Iiroihin, palloiirot.fi, 5 July 2023
- ^ OTTO SALMENSUU LAIVASTONSINISIIN, acoulu.fi, 22 November 2023
- ^ Otto Salmensuu AC Oulun tuorein vahvistus, Veikkausliiga, 22 November 2023
- ^ Mielenkiintoinen hyökkääjä siirtyy Ouluun – "Vauhtiin päästessään vaikeasti pideltävissä", sportti.com, 22 November 2023
- ^ SJK – ACO, veikkausliiga.com
External links
edit- Otto Salmensuu at Soccerway
- Otto Salmensuu at WorldFootball.net
- Otto Salmensuu at Finnish FA