Oskari Väistö

Oskari Väistö
Personal information
Date of birth (2005-09-15) 15 September 2005
Place of birth Finland
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 SJK II
Number 21
Youth career
–2022 SJK
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022–2023 SJK Akatemia II[1] 7 (1)
2022– SJK Akatemia 39 (3)
2023– SJK 21 (1)
International career‡
2021 Finland U17 2 (0)
2023 Finland U18 3 (0)
2023– Finland U19 4 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22:00, 27 July 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 19 February 2024

Oskari Väistö (born 15 September 2005) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Veikkausliiga club SJK Seinäjoki.[2][3]

Club career

Väistö made his Veikkausliiga debut with SJK first team in 2023.

International career

Väistö has represented Finland at under-17, under-18 and under-19 youth international levels.[4][5]

He was part of the Finland U18 squad winning the friendly tournament Baltic Cup in June 2023.[6]

In October 2023, Väistö was named in the Finland U19 squad in the 2024 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification tournament, and played in all three games against Romania, Czech Republic and San Marino.[7]

Personal life

Growing up, Väistö has played also pesäpallo, the Finnish baseball, in a youth team of Seinäjoen Maila-Jussit.[8]

References

  1. ^ Oskari Väistö, Finnish FA/ Palloliitto
  2. ^ SJK ja VPS ovat jalkapallon B-nuorten kärkipäässä – Mitalijahti ei kuitenkaan ole ykkösasia, Ilkka-Pohjalainen, 19 August 2022
  3. ^ "Tavoitteena päästä pelaamaan hyviä minuutteja" - puolustajalupaus Oskari Väistö jatkaa SJK:ssa, veikkausliiga.com, 3 January 2024
  4. ^ Oskarille maajoukkuedebyytti, sjk-juniorit.fi, 26 August 2021
  5. ^ SJK:n Oskari Väistö odottaa vastuuta – U19-pojat kohtaa Walesin toistamiseen maanantaina, veikkausliiga.com, 11 September 2023
  6. ^ U18-pojat nimetty kesäkuun Baltic Cupiin, Football Association of Finland, 30 May 2023
  7. ^ U19-pojat nimetty lokakuun EM-karsintaturnaukseen, Finnish FA/ Palloliitto, 25 September 2023
  8. ^ SMJ Pelaajaesittelyt, smj.fi
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