Sulo Ketola (born 14 February 2007) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Borussia Mönchengladbach U19 academy team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 14 February 2007 | ||
| Place of birth | Rauma, Finland | ||
| Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Borussia Mönchengladbach U19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2020 | FC Rauma[1] | ||
| 2020–2023 | Pallo-Iirot | ||
| 2023– | Borussia Mönchengladbach | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2023 | Pallo-Iirot | 20 | (4) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021–2022 | Finland U15 | 5 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | Finland U16 | 7 | (4) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 October 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 October 2023 | |||
Career
editBorn in Rauma, Ketola played in the youth sectors of local clubs FC Rauma and Pallo-Iirot.[2] He debuted in senior level in 2021 with Pallo-Iirot first team, in the fourth-tier Kolmonen. He represented the club in Kolmonen in 2021–2022, and in third-tier Kakkonen in 2023.[1]
After having trialed with several notable European clubs,[3][4] it was announced in the late June 2023 that Ketola would join Bundesliga club Borussia Mönchengladbach organisation. He signed a three-year deal with the club, for an undisclosed fee,[5][6] and was initially assigned to U17 academy team.
Personal life
editHis father Kari Ketola is a former footballer, who played for Porin Pallo-Toverit (PPT, currently FC Jazz) in top division Mestaruussarja in 1987, and for several different clubs in Rauma area.[7]
Career statistics
edit- As of 27 January 2024 [1]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Other | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Pallo-Iirot | 2021 | Kolmonen | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 1 | ||
| 2022 | Kolmonen | 7 | 1 | 4 | 6 | — | — | 11 | 7 | |||
| 2023 | Kakkonen | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 8 | 4 | |||
| Career total | 20 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 12 | ||
- ^ Includes Suomen Cup
References
edit- ^ a b c Tulospalvelu Palloliitto, S.Ketola, Finnish FA/ Palloliitto
- ^ "Monnan kentältä Mönchengladbachiin - Suti lähtee Saksaan". FC Rauma (in Finnish). 22 June 2023. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
- ^ Liuhala, Juhani (3 October 2022). "Euroopan seuratuin raumalainen". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 9 October 2023.
- ^ "Raumalainen jalkapallolupaus Sulo Ketola AC Milanin testiin: "Jälleen uusi maa, uudet tavat ja erilaista jalkapalloa"". Satakunnan Kansa (in Finnish). 20 November 2022. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
- ^ "Sulo Ketola siirtyy Borussia Mönchengladbachiin". Pallo-Iirot (in Finnish). 22 June 2023. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
- ^ Gladbach setzt auf zwei flinke Finnen!, Bild, 26 June 2023
- ^ Setänen, Eetu (22 June 2023). "Raumalaislupaus Sulo Ketolalle, 16, historiallinen huippusiirto Saksaan". ls24.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 9 October 2023.
External links
edit- Sulo Ketola at Soccerway
- Sulo Ketola at WorldFootball.net