| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Samu Laitinen | ||
| Date of birth | (1999-08-13) 13 August 1999 (age 25) | ||
| Place of birth | Helsinki, Finland | ||
| Position(s) | Right-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| FC Kontu | |||
| HJK Helsinki | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2019 | Klubi 04 | 37 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | HJK Helsinki | 2 | (0) |
| 2020 | GBK | 5 | (0) |
| 2020 | KPV | 13 | (0) |
| 2021 | Gnistan | 5 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2016 | Finland U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2018 | Finland U19 | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 08:36, 24 December 2021 (UTC) | |||
Samu Laitinen (born 13 August 1999) is a Finnish professional footballer, who plays as a forward.
Club career
HJK
Laitinen is a product of FC Kontu and later joined HJK Helsinki, where he made his debut for the clubs second team, Klubi 04, in 2016. On 2 February 2017, he got his official debut for HJK in the Finnish Cup at the age of 17 against IF Gnistan.
In 2018, he became a regular starter for Klubi and on 8 September 2018, he also got his Veikkausliiga debut for HJK against FC Inter Turku. He started on the bench, before replacing Riku Riski for the last couple of minutes. Laitinen got his contract further extended for the 2019 season but with only one game four games in the whole 2019 season, he left the club at the end of the year.
KPV
On 4 December 2019 it was confirmed, that Laitinen had joined KPV on a one-year deal. Laitinen made his debut for KPV on 25 January 2020 against AC Oulu in the Finnish Cup.
IF Gnistan
On 5 February 2021, Laitinen moved to fellow league club IF Gnistan on a one-year deal. He made his debut on 13 February 2021 against JIPPO. in the Suomen Cup.
References
- Otteluraportti: Gnistan – HJK 0-4, hjk.fi, 2 February 2019
- HJK VS. INTER TURKU 3 - 0, soccerway.com, 2 September 2018
- HJK käytti viiden nuoren pelaajan sopimusten optiot, veikkausliiga.com, 10 December 2018
- SOPIMUSUUTISIA: Puolustaja Samu Laitinen KPV:hen!, kpv.fi, 4 December 2019
- KPV VS. OULU 1 - 1, soccerway.com, 25 February 2020
- IF Gnistan ja Samu Laitinen ovat allekirjoittaneet ensi kauden kattavan sopimuksen, gnistan.fi, 5 February 2021
External links
- Samu Laitinen at Soccerway
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- Veikkausliiga players
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- Klubi 04 players
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