Leo Väisänen

Leo Väisänen (born 23 July 1997) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a centre back for IF Elfsborg in the Swedish Allsvenskan[1] and the Finland national team.[2] Väisänen was born in Helsinki, Finland. He began his senior club career playing for HJK and RoPS, before signing with Den Bosch at age 21 in 2018.[3]

Leo Väisänen
Väisänen with RoPS in 2018.
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-07-23) 23 July 1997
Place of birth Helsinki, Finland
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Club information
Current team
 IF Elfsborg
Number 15
Youth career
0000–2015 KäPa
2015 HJK
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 Klubi 04 19 (3)
2016 HJK 3 (0)
2016 → PK-35 (loan) 9 (1)
2017–2018 RoPS 46 (1)
2018–2019 Den Bosch 45 (6)
2020– IF Elfsborg 54 (3)
National team‡
2014 Finland U17 1 (0)
2015 Finland U18 5 (0)
2015 Finland U19 4 (1)
2017–2018 Finland U21 8 (0)
2019– Finland 16 (0)
Honours
Klubi 04
Kakkonen Eastern Group2015
HJK Helsinki
Veikkausliiga2016
Finnish Cup2016
RoPS
Veikkausliiga2018
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25 April 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23:03, 29 March 2022 (UTC)

Club career

HJK

Väisänen made his Veikkausliiga debut for HJK on 14 April 2016 in a game against RoPS.[4]

RoPS

In November 2016 he signed a two-year contract with RoPS.[5] He made his debut on 12 April 2017, playing the full 90 minutes of a 6–2 defeat at Inter Turku.[6]

Den Bosch

In August 2018 Väisanen was signed by the Dutch side FC Den Bosch.[7]

Elfsborg

On 12 January 2020 Väisänen joined Swedish club IF Elfsborg on a 3,5-year contract.[8]

International career

He made his Finland national football team debut on 11 June 2019 in a Euro 2020 qualifier against Liechtenstein, as an 86th-minute substitute for Jukka Raitala.[9]

Väisänen was called up for the UEFA Euro 2020 pre-tournament friendly match against Sweden on 29 May 2021.[10] On 12 June 2021 Väisänen came in as a 90th minute substitute for Jukka Raitala in a UEFA Euro 2020 match against Denmark.[11]

Personal life

He is the younger brother of Sauli Väisänen.[12] Their mother Anna-Liisa Tilus-Väisänen is a television presenter for Yle and Miss World 1984 semi-finalist.

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 13 September 2021[13]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Domestic Cups Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Klubi 04 2015 Kakkonen 17 1 0 0 — 17 1
2016 2 0 0 0 — 2 0
Total 19 1 0 0 — 19 1
HJK 2015 Veikkausliiga 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
2016 3 0 2 1 0 0 5 2
Total 3 0 3 1 0 0 6 1
PK-35 (loan) 2016 Veikkausliiga 9 1 0 0 — 9 1
RoPS 2017 Veikkausliiga 22 1 0 0 — 22 1
2018 24 0 5 0 — 29 0
Total 46 1 5 0 0 0 51 1
Den Bosch 2018–19 Eerste Divisie 28 3 3 0 — 31 3
2019–20 17 3 1 0 — 18 3
Total 45 6 4 0 0 0 49 6
Elfsborg 2020 Allsvenskan 26 0 5 0 — 31 0
2021 12 2 0 0 6[lower-alpha 1] 1 18 3
Total 38 2 5 0 6 1 49 3
Career total 160111716 118313
  1. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa Conference League


International
As of match played on 7 September 2021.[14]
National teamYearCompetitive Friendly Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Finland 201920 0 0 2 0
202020 2 0 4 0
202120 2 0 4 0
Total 6 0 4 0 10 0

Honours

Club

Klubi 04

References
  1. Leo Väisänen at WorldFootball.net
  2. "Leo Väisänen" (in Finnish). Football Association of Finland. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  3. "Puolustaja Leo Väisänen siirtyy Alankomaihin - Väisäsen uusi seura on FC Den Bosch" [Defender Leo Väisänen moves to the Netherlands - Väisänen's new club is FC Den Bosch] (in Finnish). RoPS. 18 August 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  4. "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 14 April 2016.
  5. "Leo Väisänen ja RoPS sopimukseen" (in Finnish). Veikkausliiga. 29 November 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  6. "RoPS:lle kylmää kyytiä Turussa – Inter-hyökkääjältä myrskyvaroitus!" [Cold ride for RoPS in Turku - storm warning from Inter attacker!] (in Finnish). suomifutis.com. 12 April 2017. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
  7. "Leo Väisänen siirtyy Alankomaihin - RoPS-puolustajan uusi seura on FC Den Bosch" (in Finnish). Veikkausliiga. 31 August 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  8. TERVETULOA LEO VÄISÄNEN, elfsborg.se, 12 January 2020
  9. "Liechstenstein v Finland game report". UEFA. 11 June 2019.
  10. "Näillä pelaajilla Huuhkajat lähtevät kohti EM-kisoja – kaksi nimeä kiinnostivat yli muiden" (in Finnish). Helsingin Sanomat. 19 May 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  11. "Joel Pohjanpalo puski Suomelle sensaatiomaisen voiton EM-avauksessa, Lukas Hradecký torjui Tanskan rankkarin" [Joel Pohjanpalo´s header gave Finland a sensational victory in European Championship opening match, Lukas Hradecký caught a penalty kick] (in Finnish). Helsingin Sanomat. 12 June 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  12. "Leo Väisänen: "The goal of a breakthrough in Veikkausliiga"" (in Finnish). Veikkausliiga. 25 February 2017.
  13. "L. VÄISÄNEN". Soccerway. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  14. "Leo Väisänen". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 14 September 2021.


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