Otto Kemppainen (born 27 October 2003) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Veikkausliiga club AC Oulu and the Finland U21 national team.[1]
Club career
Born in Rovaniemi, Kemppainen started his playing career in Rovaniemen Palloseura (RoPS). After a short stint in Hellas Verona academy in 2022,[2][3][4] Kemppainen signed a professional contract with Veikkausliiga club SJK Seinäjoki on 26 July 2022, on a deal until the end of 2024.[5]
On 4 November 2024, Kemppainen signed with AC Oulu in Veikkausliiga on a two-year deal with a one-year option.[6]
Career statistics
- As of 26 February 2025[7]
| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | League cup[b] | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| RoPS II | 2020 | Kakkonen | 7 | 1 | – | – | – | 7 | 1 | |||
| 2021 | Kakkonen | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | ||
| RoPS | 2021 | Ykkönen | 26 | 4 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 28 | 4 | ||
| SJK Akatemia | 2022 | Ykkönen | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2023 | Ykkönen | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2024 | Ykkösliiga | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| SJK | 2023 | Veikkausliiga | 23 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 28 | 1 | |
| 2024 | Veikkausliiga | 11 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | – | 17 | 3 | ||
| Total | 34 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 4 | ||
| AC Oulu | 2025 | Veikkausliiga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | |
| Career total | 74 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 9 | ||
- ^ Includes Suomen Cup
- ^ Includes Finnish League Cup
References
- ^ "Otto Kemppainen: "Ammattimaisessa ympäristössä on kiva tehdä hommia"". Finnish FA (in Finnish). Retrieved 3 October 2023.
- ^ Virtanen, Ari (4 January 2022). "HS:n tiedot: RoPS:n kasvatti Otto Kemppainen, 18, siirtyy Serie A-seura Hellas Veronaan". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 3 October 2023.
- ^ Saukko, Markku (31 January 2022). ""Olen jo näyttänyt, että pysyn mukana" RoPSin nuori kasvatti Otto Kemppainen elää todeksi lapsuuden haavettaan ja pelaa ammattilaisena Italiassa". Lapin Kansa (in Finnish). Retrieved 3 October 2023.
- ^ Saukko, Markku (12 July 2022). "Nuoret jalkapalloilijat uuden edessä - Italian kova koulu teki pojista miehiä". Lapin Kansa (in Finnish). Retrieved 3 October 2023.
- ^ "Huippulupaava Otto Kemppainen SJK:n riveihin". SJK (in Finnish). 26 July 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
- ^ OTTO KEMPPAINEN AC OULUUN, acoulu.fi, 4 November 2024
- ^ Otto Kemppainen, stats at Finnish FA
External links
- Otto Kemppainen at Soccerway
- Otto Kemppainen at WorldFootball.net