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Finnish footballer (born 2005)
Valentin Purosalo
Personal information
Date of birth (2005-09-10) 10 September 2005 (age 19)
Place of birth Turku, Finland
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Right-back
Team information
Current team Haka
Youth career
0000–2018 TuNL
2018– Inter Turku
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2024 Inter Turku II 41 (4)
2022–2024 Inter Turku 18 (1)
2025– Haka 0 (0)
International career
2019 Finland U15 3 (0)
2022 Finland U17 2 (0)
2023 Finland U18 2 (0)
2023– Finland U19 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 October 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 October 2023

Valentin Purosalo (born 10 September 2005) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Veikkausliiga club Haka.

Career

Born in Turku, Purosalo grew up near Veritas Stadion, the home stadium of Inter Turku, and started playing football in Turun Nappulaliiga youth sector. He joined Inter Turku in 2018.

He made his Veikkausliiga debut with Inter Turku first team on 8 July 2023, in a 2–2 away draw against Haka, scoring his first league goal in the match.

On 19 November 2024, Purosalo joined Haka on a two-year deal with a one-year option.

International career

In October 2023, Purosalo was part of the Finland U19 squad in the 2024 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification tournament, playing in three games against Romania, Czech Republic and San Marino.

Career statistics

As of 23 October 2024.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League cup Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Inter Turku II 2021 Kolmonen 1 0 – – – 1 0
2022 Kolmonen 11 0 1 0 – – 12 0
2023 Kolmonen 13 2 0 0 – – 13 2
2024 Kakkonen 16 2 – – – 16 2
Total 41 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 42 4
Inter Turku 2022 Veikkausliiga 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
2023 Veikkausliiga 9 1 2 0 4 0 – 15 1
2024 Veikkausliiga 9 0 3 0 6 0 – 18 0
Total 18 1 5 0 11 0 0 0 34 1
Haka 2025 Veikkausliiga 0 0 0 0 0 0 – 0 0
Career total 59 5 6 0 11 0 0 0 76 5

Honours

Inter Turku

References

  1. Ikola, Jari (8 July 2023). "Valentin Purosalo ei ujostellut avaukseen päästyään". Turun Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 17 October 2023.
  2. "Interin Valentin Purosalo nautti liigauransa avausminuuteista ja avausmaalista". Etelä-Suomen Sanomat (in Finnish). 8 July 2023. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
  3. Komea debyytti Veikkausliigassa - Interin Valentin Purosalo pamautti heti maalin, Veikkausliiga, 8 July 2023
  4. Valentinin kotikenttäetu on omaa luokkaansa, lumo.fi
  5. Tulospalvelu Palloliitto V.Purosalo, Finnish FA
  6. HAKA VS. INTER TURKU 2-2, soccerway
  7. HAKA KIINNITTI TURKULAISLÄHTÖISEN LAITAPUOLUSTAJAN KAHDEKSI VUODEKSI, fchaka.fi, 19 November 2024
  8. U19-pojat nimetty lokakuun EM-karsintaturnaukseen, Finnish FA/ Palloliitto, 25 September 2023
  9. Liigacupin voitto ratkesi rangaistuspotkukisassa: 17-vuotiaasta maalivahdista sankari, mtvuutiset.fi, MTV Oy, 30 March 2024

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