| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (2005-03-09) 9 March 2005 (age 19) | ||
| Place of birth | Finland | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
| Current team | KuPS | ||
| Number | 30 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 0000–2021 | KuPS | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021 | KuFu-98 | 5 | (0) |
| 2022– | KuPS II | 27 | (3) |
| 2022– | KuPS | 1 | (0) |
| 2023 | → MP (loan) | 16 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2022–2023 | Finland U18 | 3 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 October 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 July 2024 | |||
Lauri Sahimaa (born 9 March 2005) is a Finnish professional football player who plays as a midfielder for Veikkausliiga side KuPS.
Club career
Sahimaa started playing football in Kuopion Palloseura (KuPS) organisation. He was named the Best Player of the Season of the KuPS reserve team in 2022.
For the 2023 season, he was loaned out to Mikkelin Palloilijat (MP) in second-tier Ykkönen.
Sahimaa debuted in Veikkausliiga with KuPS first team on 21 July 2024 as a starter, in a 1–0 home win against FC Lahti. On 13 October, his option for the 2025 was exercised.
Honours
KuPS
References
- Lauri Sahimaa on Akatemian paras pelaaja 2022, kups.fi, 23 October 2022
- Lainasopimus toi Lauri Sahimaan, 18, ja Otto Ruopin, 17, Mikkeliin kehittymään jalkapalloilijoina – "Ykkönen tuntuu nyt aika sopivalle haasteelle", Länsi-Savo, 12 May 2023
- EDUSTUS: KuPS:n Ruoppi ja Sahimaa lainalle MP:n keskikentälle, mikkelinpalloilijat.fi
- KuPS käy yllättävällä kokoonpanolla pisteautomaatin kimppuun – tuore hankinta on avauksessa ja lisäksi kentällä nähdään debytantti, Savon Sanomat, 21 July 2024
- Lauri Sahimaa jatkaa kasvattajaseurassa myös kaudella 2025!, kups.fi, 13 October 2024
- Kesällä Veikkausliigassa debytoinut keskikenttäläinen jatkaa KuPSissa ensi kaudelle, Savon Sanomat, 13 October 2024
- Kuopio villiintyi KuPSin mestaruudesta – Eini ilmestyi juhlahumuun, Yle, 19 October 2024
External links
- Lauri Sahimaa at Soccerway
- Lauri Sahimaa at WorldFootball.net
- Lauri Sahimaa stats at Football Association of Finland
| Kuopion Palloseura – current squad | |
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- Living people
- 2005 births
- Finnish men's footballers
- 21st-century Finnish sportsmen
- Men's association football midfielders
- Kolmonen players
- Kakkonen players
- Ykkönen players
- Veikkausliiga players
- SC Kuopio Futis-98 players
- Kuopion Palloseura players
- Mikkelin Palloilijat players
- Finland men's youth international footballers