Aleksi Paananen
 Paananen with Lahti in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 25 January 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Siilinjärvi, Finland[1] | ||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | AC Oulu | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| KuPS | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2014 | KuPS | 110 | (9) |
| 2011 | → PK-37 (loan) | 3 | (2) |
| 2015–2018 | Lahti | 118 | (4) |
| 2019–2022 | Inter Turku | 83 | (9) |
| 2023 | HJK | 14 | (1) |
| 2024– | AC Oulu | 2 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| Finland U16 | 4 | (1) | |
| 2009–2010 | Finland U17 | 15 | (3) |
| 2010–2011 | Finland U18 | 4 | (2) |
| 2011 | Finland U19 | 4 | (0) |
| 2013 | Finland U20 | 2 | (1) |
| 2012–2013 | Finland U21 | 13 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 April 2024 | |||
Aleksi Paananen (born 25 January 1993) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Veikkausliiga club AC Oulu. He is often labeled as Thiago Alcantara or Diego Maradona of Finnish football, of which the latter he got the nickname ”Diego”.[2]
Career[edit]
FC Inter Turku[edit]
On 1 November 2018, Inter Turku announced the signing of Paananen for the 2019 season.[3] He signed a 2-year deal.
HJK[edit]
On 2 November 2022, Paananen signed a contract with HJK for the 2023 season, with an option for 2024.[4]
On 5 November 2023, it was announced that Paananen will leave HJK after the season[5]
AC Oulu[edit]
In November 2023, it was announced that Paananen had signed with fellow Veikkausliiga side AC Oulu on a two-year deal with an option for an additional year, starting in 2024.[6]
Career statistics[edit]
Club[edit]
- As of 17 May 2024
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Other | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| KuPS | 2010 | Veikkausliiga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2011 | Veikkausliiga | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[b] | 0 | 21 | 2 | ||
| 2012 | Veikkausliiga | 23 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4[c] | 0 | 5[b] | 3 | 37 | 5 | |
| 2013 | Veikkausliiga | 33 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 7[c] | 5 | — | 44 | 9 | ||
| 2014 | Veikkausliiga | 33 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4[c] | 1 | — | 40 | 5 | ||
| Total | 110 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 143 | 21 | ||
| PK-37 (loan) | 2011 | Kakkonen | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | |||
| Lahti | 2015 | Veikkausliiga | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4[c] | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 36 | 0 |
| 2016 | Veikkausliiga | 33 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6[c] | 0 | — | 43 | 3 | ||
| 2017 | Veikkausliiga | 29 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 0 | |||
| 2018 | Veikkausliiga | 29 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | 2[b] | 0 | 36 | 2 | ||
| Total | 118 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 147 | 3 | ||
| Inter Turku | 2019 | Veikkausliiga | 20 | 1 | 7 | 0 | — | 2[b] | 0 | 29 | 1 | |
| 2020 | Veikkausliiga | 21 | 3 | 7 | 1 | — | 1[b] | 0 | 29 | 4 | ||
| 2021 | Veikkausliiga | 23 | 2 | 4 | 1 | – | 1[d] | 0 | 28 | 3 | ||
| 2022 | Veikkausliiga | 20 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 6[c] | 0 | – | 30 | 4 | ||
| Total | 84 | 9 | 22 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 116 | 11 | ||
| HJK | 2023 | Veikkausliiga | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4[c] | 0 | 2[d] | 0 | 20 | 1 |
| AC Oulu | 2024 | Veikkausliiga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 4 | 0 | |
| Career total | 331 | 25 | 49 | 6 | 37 | 6 | 16 | 3 | 433 | 36 | ||
- ^ Includes Suomen Cup
- ^ a b c d e f Includes UEFA Europa League
- ^ a b c d e f g Includes Finnish League Cup
- ^ a b Includes UEFA Europa Conference League
References[edit]
- ^ Veikkausliiga - Hall Of Fame Archived 30 April 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Kiitos, Diego! , hjk.fi
- ^ Aleksi Paananen siirtyy FC Interiin Archived 21 January 2019 at the Wayback Machine, fcinter.fi, 1 November 2018
- ^ "Aleksi Paananen vahvistamaan HJK:n keskikenttää" [Aleksi Paananen to strengthen HJK's midfield] (in Finnish). HJK. 2 November 2022. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
- ^ Kiitos, Diego! , hjk.fi
- ^ ALEKSI PAANANEN SIIRTYY LAIVASTONSINISIIN, acoulu.fi, 5 November 2023
External links[edit]
- (in Finnish) Profile at kups.fi[permanent dead link]
- 1993 births
- People from Siilinjärvi
- Footballers from North Savo
- Living people
- Finnish men's footballers
- Finland men's youth international footballers
- Finland men's under-21 international footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Kuopion Palloseura players
- Pallo-Kerho 37 players
- FC Lahti players
- FC Inter Turku players
- Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi players
- Veikkausliiga players
- AC Oulu players