Samuel Pasanen (born 2 January 2006) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Veikkausliiga club Lahti.[2]
| Personal information | |||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 2 January 2006 | ||||||||||
| Place of birth | Bremen, Germany | ||||||||||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||
Current team | Lahti | ||||||||||
| Number | 6 | ||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||
| Werder Bremen | |||||||||||
| Kuusysi | |||||||||||
| –2022 | Lahti | ||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||
| 2022– | Reipas Lahti | 8 | (1) | ||||||||
| 2022– | Lahti | 24 | (2) | ||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | Finland U16 | 5 | (1) | ||||||||
| 2022– | Finland U17 | 13 | (3) | ||||||||
| 2023– | Finland U18 | 5 | (1) | ||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 May 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 March 2024 | |||||||||||
Club career edit
Pasanen started football in the youth sectors of Werder Bremen and Kuusysi before joining FC Lahti organisation.
FC Lahti edit
Pasanen signed his first professional contract with FC Lahti on 27 January 2022, on a three-year deal ahead of the 2022 Veikkausliiga season.[3] Pasanen made his Veikkausliiga debut on 24 July 2022, at the age of 16, in a 3–1 home defeat against SJK.[4] He scored his first Veikkausliiga goals on 16 October 2022, a brace against HIFK in a 6–1 home victory.[5]
International career edit
A regular Finnish youth international, Pasanen has represented Finland at under-16, under-17 and under-18 youth national team levels.
In September 2022, Pasanen was named the captain of Finland U17 squad for the 2023 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification tournament against Greece, Italy and Kosovo. Finland finished 2nd in the group and qualified to the elite round in March 2023.[6]
Pasanen was part of the Finland U18 squad winning the friendly tournament Baltic Cup in June 2023.[7]
Personal life edit
Pasanen is the son of former Finland national team defender Petri Pasanen.[8] He was born in Bremen, Germany, when his father was playing for Werder Bremen.
Career statistics edit
- As of 3 May 2024
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Other | Continental | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Reipas Lahti | 2022 | Kakkonen | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | |||
| 2023 | Kakkonen | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | ||
| FC Lahti | 2022 | Veikkausliiga | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3[b] | 0 | — | 9 | 2 | |
| 2023 | Veikkausliiga | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5[b] | 0 | — | 24 | 0 | ||
| 2024 | Veikkausliiga | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6[b] | 1 | – | 11 | 1 | ||
| Total | 24 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 3 | ||
| Career total | 32 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 4 | ||
- ^ Includes Finnish Cup
- ^ a b c Includes Finnish League Cup
Honours edit
Finland U18
- Baltic Cup: 2023
Individual
- Football Association of Finland: The Boy Player of the Year 2022[9]
References edit
- ^ Finnish FA
- ^ Urpunen, Janne (4 April 2023). "Eteenpäin ja ylöspäin, sanoo Kuusysin mies: "Tarvitaan kasvua, lihasta ja kokemusta"". Etelä-Suomen Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 2 October 2023.
- ^ Tapiomäki, Riitta (27 January 2022). "Petri Pasasen poika Samuel FC Lahden keskikentälle". Yle (in Finnish). Retrieved 2 October 2023.
- ^ Lyytikäinen, Eerikki (24 July 2022). ""Tämä oli ikimuistoinen päivä" - liigadebyytti maistui 16-vuotiaalle Samuel Pasaselle". Etelä-Suomen Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 2 October 2023.
- ^ "LAHTI VS. HIFK 6 - 1". soccerway. 16 October 2022. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
- ^ U17-pojat päättää EM-karsinnat tiistaina, Finnish FA/ Palloliitto, 10 October 2022
- ^ U18-pojat nimetty kesäkuun Baltic Cupiin, Football Association of Finland, 30 May 2023
- ^ Hirvonen, Juho (25 November 2022). "Jotain tuttua! Toisen polven suomalaislupaus Ajaxin testattavana". Suomifutis (in Finnish). Retrieved 2 October 2023.
- ^ "Captain's Ball 2022 - Palkitut osa 1". Finnish FA (in Finnish). 1 December 2022. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
External links edit
- Samuel Pasanen at Soccerway
- Samuel Pasanen at WorldFootball.net