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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (2000-02-28) 28 February 2000 (age 24) | ||
| Place of birth | Espoo, Finland | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 0000–2016 | Ilves | ||
| 2016–2019 | Newcastle United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016 | Ilves | 0 | (0) |
| 2020 | HIFK | 1 | (0) |
| 2020 | MYPA | 6 | (0) |
| 2021 | Honka | 0 | (0) |
| 2021 | → JIPPO (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2022 | MP | 16 | (0) |
| 2023 | SJK | 0 | (0) |
| 2023 | SJK II | 9 | (0) |
| 2024 | Ilves II | 3 | (0) |
| 2024 | Ekenäs IF | 1 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2016–2017 | Finland U17 | 7 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Finland U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2018 | Finland U19 | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 July 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 September 2018 | |||
Otto Huuhtanen (born 28 February 2000) is a Finnish former footballer.
Career
At the age of 16, Huuhtanen signed for Newcastle United in the English Premier League after a trial.
For 2020, he signed for Finnish top flight side HIFK Fotboll.
In 2020, he signed for Myllykosken Pallo −47 in the Finnish second division.
In January 2021, Huuhtanen signed for FC Honka
In February 2022, Huuhtanen signed for MP for the 2022 season.
On 20 December 2022, Huuhtanen signed with SJK for the 2023 season.
After Huuhtanen had already ended his playing career after the 2023 season, on 13 July 2024 he signed a short contract with Veikkausliiga club Ekenäs IF for a match against FC Inter Turku. The game ended in a 7–0 away win for Inter Turku.
Personal life
His younger brother Eetu is also a professional football goalkeeper.
References
- Ilves-kasvatti Otto Huuhtanen raivaa tietä huipulle Newcastlessa kangasalansanomat.fi (Archived)
- "Otto Huuhtanen siirtyy FC Hongan maalille".
- "EDUSTUS: Otto Huuhtanen täydentää MP:n maalivahtiosaston, Tuomo Hiltunen maalivahtivalmentajaksi" (Press release) (in Finnish). MP. 2 February 2022. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
- "Otto Huuhtanen mukaan SJK:n maalivahtirinkiin" [Otto Huuhtanen joining SJK's goalkeeper circle] (in Finnish). SJK. 20 December 2022. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
- OTTO HUUHTANEN VAKTAR MÅLET, herrar.eiffotboll.fi, 13 July 2024
- FC Inter latoi seitsemän maalia EIF:n verkkoon – myös Ykkösliigan kärkikamppailussa hurjat maalijuhlat, suomifutis.com, 14 July 2024
- 18-vuotias suomalainen maalivahtilupaus taistelee peliajasta valioliigaseurassa - pikkuveli tahtoo samoille jalanjäljille, Iltalehti, 6 March 2018
- Kaksi äitiä kertoo, miltä 16-vuotiaan kotoa lähtö tuntuu: “Ikävä iskee aina uudestaan, kun poika käy kotona”, Yle, 14 October 2018
External links
- Otto Huuhtanen at Soccerway
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