Hugo Oliver Keto (born 9 February 1998) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays a goalkeeper for Norwegian club Sandefjord.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Hugo Oliver Keto | ||
| Date of birth | 9 February 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Helsinki, Finland | ||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sandefjord | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010-2012 | Honka | ||
| 2013-2014 | HJK | ||
| 2014-2018 | Arsenal | ||
| 2018-2020 | Brighton & Hove Albion | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 0 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Waterford (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2020 | Klubi 04 | 3 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | HJK | 28 | (0) |
| 2022– | Sandefjord | 67 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014 | Finland U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2015–2017 | Finland U19 | 7 | (0) |
| 2017–2020 | Finland U21 | 9 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 October 2023 | |||
Career
editArsenal
editOn 4 July 2014, Keto joined the youth academy of English Premier League side Arsenal.
Brighton
editOn 9 July 2018, he joined the youth academy of Brighton in the English Premier League.
Waterford (loan)
editOn 12 February 2019, he was sent on loan to Republic of Ireland club Waterford.
HJK
editOn 6 June 2020, Keto returned to Finland and signed for HJK Helsinki in Veikkausliiga.[2]
Sandefjord
editOn 24 January 2022, he signed a three-year contract with Eliteserien club Sandefjord in Norway.[3]
International career
editKeto is a former regular youth international for Finland. He was first called up to the Finland senior national team in January 2018 for a friendly match against Jordan, but remained an unused substitute.[4] He also received call ups in October and November 2023 for UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying matches.[5][6]
Career statistics
edit- As of 4 November 2024[7]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Brighton & Hove Albion U21 | 2018-19 | — | — | — | 1[b] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Waterford (loan) | 2019 | LOI Premier Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[c] | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Klubi 04 | 2020 | Kakkonen | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| HJK | 2020 | Veikkausliiga | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2021 | Veikkausliiga | 21 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6[d] | 0 | — | 33 | 0 | ||
| Total | 28 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 40 | 0 | |||
| Sandefjord | 2022 | Eliteserien | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | ||
| 2023 | Eliteserien | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 0 | |||
| 2024 | Eliteserien | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 0 | |||
| Total | 67 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 72 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 100 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 119 | 0 | ||
- ^ Includes Finnish Cup, Norwegian Cup
- ^ Appearance in EFL Trophy
- ^ Appearance in League of Ireland Cup
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
References
edit- ^ 1 Hugo Keto
- ^ "Paluumuuttaja Klubin maalille". hjk.fi.
- ^ "FINSK MÅLVAKT FRA HJK HELSINGFORS KLAR FOR SF" (in Finnish). Sandefjord. 24 January 2022. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
- ^ Arsenalin maalivahti Hugo Keto valittiin Huuhkajiin – maajoukkue pelaa kaksi ottelua Abu Dhabissa, Helsingin Sanomat, 22 December 2017
- ^ Suomalaismaalivahti sai yllättävän puhelinsoiton Antti Niemeltä – Huuhkajien matkassa viiden vuoden tauon jälkeen, Yle, 11 October 2023
- ^ Huuhkajien tulokas yllättyi itsekin kutsustaan – seurajoukkue hankalassa tilanteessa: ”Ei se ideaalisin tilanne olisi”, suomifutis.com, 11 October 2023
- ^ Hugo Keto at Soccerway