Valentin Purosalo
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 10 September 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Turku, Finland | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Haka | ||
| Number | 30 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2018 | TuNL | ||
| 2018–2022 | Inter Turku | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2024 | Inter Turku II | 41 | (4) |
| 2022–2024 | Inter Turku | 18 | (1) |
| 2025– | Haka | 14 | (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 as of 28 July 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals 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.[1][2][3]
Career
Born in Turku, Purosalo grew up near Veritas Stadion, the home stadium of Inter Turku,[4] 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.[5]
On 19 November 2024, Purosalo joined Haka on a two-year deal with a one-year option.[6]
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.[7]
Career statistics
- As of 20 May 2025[8]
| Club | Season | League | National 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 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | – | 13 | 1 | |
| Career total | 65 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 6 | ||
Honours
Inter Turku
- Finnish League Cup: 2024[9]
- Finnish League Cup runner-up: 2022
References
- ^ Ikola, Jari (8 July 2023). "Valentin Purosalo ei ujostellut avaukseen päästyään". Turun Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 17 October 2023.
- ^ "Interin Valentin Purosalo nautti liigauransa avausminuuteista ja avausmaalista". Etelä-Suomen Sanomat (in Finnish). 8 July 2023. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
- ^ Komea debyytti Veikkausliigassa - Interin Valentin Purosalo pamautti heti maalin, Veikkausliiga, 8 July 2023
- ^ Valentinin kotikenttäetu on omaa luokkaansa, lumo.fi
- ^ HAKA VS. INTER TURKU 2-2, soccerway
- ^ HAKA KIINNITTI TURKULAISLÄHTÖISEN LAITAPUOLUSTAJAN KAHDEKSI VUODEKSI, fchaka.fi, 19 November 2024
- ^ U19-pojat nimetty lokakuun EM-karsintaturnaukseen, Finnish FA/ Palloliitto, 25 September 2023
- ^ Valentin Purosalo stats, Football Association of Finland
- ^ Liigacupin voitto ratkesi rangaistuspotkukisassa: 17-vuotiaasta maalivahdista sankari, mtvuutiset.fi, MTV Oy, 30 March 2024
External links
- Valentin Purosalo at Soccerway
- Valentin Purosalo at WorldFootball.net