Santeri Haarala (born 17 December 1999) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a winger for Allsvenskan club Djurgården.[1]
Career
On 7 August 2019, Haarala left Ilves to join a fellow Veikkausliiga club Rovaniemen Palloseura (RoPS) on a contract for the rest of 2019.[2] He suffered a groin injury and managed to play only one game with the first team before a surgery. His contract was not extended and left the club at the end of the year.[3] Eventually, his recovery from the injury lasted almost eight months.[4]
After a short spell with the reserve team of his former club Ilves in the third-tier Kakkonen, Haarala joined Veikkausliiga club TPS in August 2020 on a deal for the rest of the season.[5]
After a two-year stint with Kuopion Palloseura (KuPS) in Veikkausliiga, Haarala returned to his former club Ilves for the 2023 season, and on 29 February 2024 he signed a new three-year deal with the club.[6]
On 22 August 2024, Haarala joined Allsvenskan club Djurgården on a three-and-a-half-year contract,[7] for an undisclosed fee.[8][9][10] Three days later, in his Allsvenskan debut for Djurgården, Haarala provided an assist to a winning goal, in a 1–0 away win over Sirius.[11] He scored his first goal for the club on 19 September, in a 2–1 win over BK Häcken.[12]
International career
Haarala was never part of Finland youth national teams at any age level.[4]
On 2 September 2024, he received his first call-up to the Finland senior national team by the head coach Markku Kanerva, as a replacement to Daniel Håkans, for the 2024–25 UEFA Nations League B matches against Greece and England.[13]
Personal life
Haarala meditates frequently in his everyday life.[14]
Career statistics
- As of 16 January 2025[15]
| Club | Season | Division | League | Cup[a] | League cup[b] | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Ilves II | 2016 | Kolmonen | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2017 | Kolmonen | 20 | 7 | – | – | – | 20 | 7 | ||||
| 2018 | Kolmonen | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2019 | Kakkonen | 8 | 2 | – | – | – | 8 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 30 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 9 | ||
| Ilves | 2017 | Veikkausliiga | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2018 | Veikkausliiga | 19 | 0 | 4 | 1 | – | 1[c] | 0 | 24 | 1 | ||
| 2019 | Veikkausliiga | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 3 | 0 | |||
| Total | 20 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 1 | ||
| HJS (loan) | 2018 | Kakkonen | 7 | 2 | – | – | – | 7 | 2 | |||
| RoPS | 2019 | Veikkausliiga | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | |||
| RoPS II | 2019 | Kakkonen | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | |||
| Ilves II | 2020 | Kakkonen | 5 | 8 | – | – | – | 5 | 8 | |||
| TPS | 2020 | Veikkausliiga | 15 | 4 | – | – | – | 15 | 4 | |||
| KuPS | 2021 | Veikkausliiga | 25 | 4 | 6 | 4 | – | 6[d] | 0 | 37 | 8 | |
| 2022 | Veikkausliiga | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2[d] | 0 | 21 | 0 | |
| Total | 39 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 57 | 8 | ||
| Ilves | 2023 | Veikkausliiga | 26 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 0 | – | 36 | 11 | |
| 2024 | Veikkausliiga | 17 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 4[d] | 1 | 28 | 18 | |
| Total | 43 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 64 | 29 | ||
| Djurgården | 2024 | Allsvenskan | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 5[d] | 0 | 16 | 1 | |
| Career total | 172 | 47 | 23 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 18 | 1 | 225 | 62 | ||
- ^ Includes Suomen Cup
- ^ Includes Finnish League Cup
- ^ Includes UEFA Europa League
- ^ a b c d Includes UEFA Conference League
Honours
KuPS
- Veikkausliiga runner-up: 2021,[1] 2022[1]
- Finnish Cup: 2021,[1] 2022[1]
Ilves
Individual
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Santeri Haarala at Soccerway. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
- ^ Santeri Haarala siirtyy Rovaniemen Palloseuraan, ilvesedustus.fi, 7 August 2019
- ^ Huuhkajia tarttui haaviin, tuleeko vielä lisää? Veikkausliigan vilkas siirtoikkuna sulkeutumassa, is.fi, 7 December 2019
- ^ a b Ilveksen Santeri Haaralan uratarina on niin opettava, että se pitäisi kertoa jokaiselle junioripelaajalle, Apu Aitio, 1 August 2024
- ^ SANTERI HAARALA VAHVISTAMAAN TPS:N HYÖKKÄYSPÄÄTÄ, fc.tps.fi, 14 August 2020
- ^ "SANTERI HAARALA JATKAA ILVEKSESSÄ VUOTEEN 2026 ULOTTUVALLA SOPIMUKSELLA". ilvesedustus.fi. Ilves. 29 February 2024.
- ^ VÄLKOMMEN SANTERI HAARALA!, dif.se, 22 August 2024
- ^ Santeri Haarala siirtyy Djurgårdens IF:ään – Ilves saa hyökkääjästä merkittävän siirtokorvauksen, ilvesfootball.com, 22 August 2024
- ^ Saaga on ohi: Santeri Haarala lähtee Ruotsiin – Ilves-pomo tyrmää ruotsalaisväitteet siirtokorvauksesta, Aamulehti, 22 August 2024
- ^ MTV Urheilun tiedot: Ilves-tähti kaupattiin kovalla siirtosummalla Ruotsiin, mtvuutiset.fi, MTV Oy, Eetu Ikola, 22 August 2024
- ^ Santeri Haarala säväytti heti Ruotsissa – voitto tuli hämmentävästä tuomarivirheestä huolimatta, Aamulehti, 25 August 2024
- ^ Santeri Haarala avasi maalihanat Ruotsin pääsarjassa, Yle, 19 September 2024
- ^ "Håkans sivuun Huuhkajista – Haarala joukkueeseen". Palloliitto.fi (in Finnish). 2 September 2024. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
- ^ Meditaatio ja kynsilakka tuovat hyvää oloa Ilveksen tähdelle – rakkaan tokaisu jäi Santeri Haaralalle mieleen, Aamulehti, 4 April 2024
- ^ Santeri Haarala stats, Finnish FA
- ^ Toimittajat äänestivät: Tässä on Veikkausliigan tähdistöjoukkue, Iltalehti, 21 October 2023
- ^ Koplajoukkue 2024 nimetty - jalkapallotoimittajien valinnat vuoden parhaiksi palkitaan lauantaina, veikkausliiga.com, 19 October 2024
- ^ Ilveksen Santeri Haarala Veikkausliigan kuukauden pelaaja heinäkuussa, veikkaus.fi, 2 August 2024
External links
- Santeri Haarala at WorldFootball.net
- Santeri Haarala at Soccerway
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