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Finnish footballer (born 1999)
Saku Ylätupa
Personal information
Full name Saku Tuomas Severi Ylätupa
Date of birth (1999-08-04) 4 August 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Espoo, Finland
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team Kalmar FF
Number 19
Youth career
FC Espoo
2016–2017 HJK
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 Klubi 04 30 (17)
2016–2017 HJK 0 (0)
2017 → RoPS (loan) 17 (3)
2017–2019 Jong Ajax 4 (1)
2019–2022 AIK 24 (1)
2020 → IFK Mariehamn (loan) 8 (0)
2022 GIF Sundsvall 27 (5)
2023– Kalmar FF 12 (0)
2024 → Helsingør (loan) 8 (0)
International career
2014–2016 Finland U17 11 (3)
2016–2017 Finland U18 2 (0)
2016–2018 Finland U19 17 (3)
2018– Finland U21 15 (2)
2019– Finland 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 November 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 January 2023

Saku Ylätupa (born 4 August 1999) is a Finnish footballer who plays for Kalmar FF. A pacy two-footed Finland international, he prefers to play as an attacking midfielder, but he can also play as a central midfielder, winger or centre-forward.

Early career

Born in Espoo in 1999, Ylätupa started his football career in a youth team of a local club FC Espoo, before joining HJK youth sector. Ylätupa played in Klubi-04, the reserve team of HJK.

Club career

HJK

In 2016, Ylätupa was called up for HJK first team. On 2 April 2016, Ylätupa made his senior debut in Finnish League Cup against FC Lahti at Talin jalkapallohalli, playing the game as a starting line-up during 46 minutes.

Ajax

On 21 July 2017, it was announced that the midfielder had signed a three-year contract with Dutch side AFC Ajax.

GIF Sundsvall

On 10 January 2022, Ylätupa signed a three-year contract with GIF Sundsvall in Allsvenskan for a €125.000 transfer fee.

Kalmar FF

Following Sundsvall's relegation to the Superettan, on 16 January 2023 Ylätupa officially joined fellow Swedish side Kalmar FF for an undisclosed fee, signing a three-year contract with the club.

FC Helsingør (loan)

On 5 January 2024, he was sent on loan to Danish club Helsingør for the rest of the 2023–24 season. At the end of the 2023-24 season, which ended with relegation to the Danish 2nd Division for Helsingør, Ylätupa left the club and returned to Kalmar.

International career

He made his debut in the Finland national football team on 8 January 2019 in a friendly against Sweden, as a 68th-minute substitute for Lassi Lappalainen.

Career statistics

Club

As of 20 August 2024
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Klubi 04 2015 Kakkonen 14 5 0 0 — — 14 5
2016 Kakkonen 16 12 0 0 — — 16 12
Total 30 17 0 0 — — 30 17
HJK 2016 Veikkausliiga 0 0 2 1 3 0 0 0 5 1
2017 Veikkausliiga 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Total 0 0 5 1 3 0 0 0 8 1
RoPS (loan) 2017 Veikkausliiga 17 3 0 0 0 0 — 17 3
Jong Ajax 2018–19 Eerste Divisie 4 1 0 0 — — 4 1
AIK 2019 Allsvenskan 6 0 5 0 — 0 0 11 0
2020 Allsvenskan 7 0 5 2 — — 12 2
2021 Allsvenskan 11 1 3 1 — — 14 2
Total 24 1 13 3 — 0 0 37 4
IFK Mariehamn (loan) 2020 Veikkausliiga 8 0 0 0 0 0 — 8 0
GIF Sundsvall 2022 Allsvenskan 27 5 1 0 – – 28 5
Kalmar 2023 Allsvenskan 4 0 2 0 – 0 0 6 0
2024 Allsvenskan 8 0 1 1 – – 9 1
Total 12 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 15 1
Helsingør (loan) 2023–24 Danish 1st Division 8 0 – – – 8 0
Career total 130 27 22 5 3 0 0 0 155 32

References

  1. Saku Ylätupa at Soccerway
  2. "Saku Ylätupa". worldfootball.net. Retrieved February 9, 2017.
  3. "HJK vs. Lahti – 5 February 2016 – Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved February 9, 2017.
  4. "Ylätupa tekent voor drie jaar bij Ajax". Ajax Showtime. 21 July 2017. Retrieved July 21, 2017.
  5. "Saku Ylätupa ansluter till GIF Sundsvall" (Press release) (in Swedish). GIF Sundsvall. 10 January 2022. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
  6. "Välkommen till Kalmar FF – Saku Ylätupa". Kalmar FF (in Swedish). 16 January 2023. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
  7. FC Helsingør låner kantspiller i Kalmar FF, fchelsingor.dk, 5 January 2024
  8. Officiellt: FC Helsingör lånar Saku Ylätupa, fotbolltransfers.com, 5 January 2024
  9. FC Helsingør faldt sammen med til tider pinligt spil i sidste hjemmekamp før nedrykning: - Jeg mislykkedes, helsingordagblad.dk, 26 May 2024
  10. "Sweden v Finland game report". Eurosport. 8 January 2019.
  11. Saku Ylätupa at Soccerway. Retrieved 3 January 2019.

External links

Kalmar FF – current squad
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