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Finnish footballer (born 2001)

Seth Saarinen
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-05-05) 5 May 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Helsinki, Finland
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team De Graafschap
Youth career
0000–2017 HJK
2017 Zürich
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2019 Klubi 04 22 (1)
2020–2022 Haka 59 (3)
2023–2024 KuPS 43 (4)
2025– De Graafschap 0 (0)
International career
2016–2017 Finland U16 5 (0)
2019 Finland U18 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 October 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12:34, 22 July 2020 (UTC)

Seth Saarinen (born 5 May 2001) is a Finnish footballer who plays as a right-back for Eerste Divisie club De Graafschap.

Club career

Saarinen spent his youth years in HJK youth sector, before he transferred to FC Zürich in 2017, for a €100,000 transfer fee.

Saarinen signed with Veikkausliiga club Haka on 11 December 2019 on a one-year deal. His contract with Haka was extended for two more years on 6 September 2020.

Ahead of the 2023 Veikkausliiga season, Saarinen signed with KuPS on a two-year deal.

On 7 September 2024, it was announced that Saarinen would join Dutch club De Graafschap in January 2025. He had signed a two-and-a-half-year deal with an option for one more.

Personal life

Saarinen was born in Finland to a Swiss mother and a Finnish father, and he holds dual citizenship of Finland and Switzerland. He fulfilled the mandatory Finnish military service in Santahamina, Helsinki, between Autumn 2023 and Spring 2024.

Career statistics

As of 22 October 2024.
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Klubi 04 2018 Ykkönen 2 0 0 0 – 0 0 2 0
2019 Kakkonen 20 1 0 0 – 2 0 22 1
Total 22 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 24 1
Haka 2020 Veikkausliiga 12 0 6 1 – – 18 1
2021 Veikkausliiga 19 2 2 0 – – 21 2
2022 Veikkausliiga 28 1 4 0 – 5 0 37 1
Total 59 3 12 1 0 0 0 0 76 4
KuPS 2023 Veikkausliiga 24 3 3 0 2 0 6 0 35 3
2024 Veikkausliiga 19 1 5 0 1 0 7 0 32 1
Total 43 4 8 0 3 0 13 0 66 4
KuPS Akatemia 2024 Ykkönen 1 1 – – – 1 1
De Graafschap 2024–25 Eerste Divisie 0 0 0 0 – – 0 0
Career total 125 9 20 1 3 0 20 0 168 10
Notes
  1. Includes Suomen Cup
  2. Appearances in the Kakkonen Cup
  3. ^ Appearances in the Finnish League Cup
  4. ^ Appearances in the UEFA Europa Conference League

Honours

KuPS

References

  1. 16-vuotias suomalaislupaus siirtyy HJK:sta Sveitsiin - maajoukkuevalinta vielä auki, Iltalehti, 12 June 2017
  2. Haka teki uusia sopimuksia: Joonas Immonen jatkaa maalilla, nuoresta Seth Saarisesta ensimmäinen uusi kiinnitys, Aamulehti, 11 December 2019
  3. Purme ja Saarinen jatkosopimuksiin Hakan kanssa, Veikkausliiga, 6 September 2020
  4. KuPSissa jo kolme päävalmentajaa kokenut Saarinen lähti ulkomaan kentille heti yläkoulun jälkeen, mutta Sveitsin visiitti jäi lyhyeksi, Savon Sanomat, Outi Poikonen, 3 June 2023
  5. De Graafschap versterkt zich in de winter met Seth Saarinen, degraafschap.nl, 7 September 2024
  6. Rönkä, Otto (12 June 2017). "16-vuotiaasta Seth Saarisesta tuorein ulkomaille lähtevä suomalaislupaus – "FC Zürichiltä iso panostus"" (in Finnish). Yle. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  7. Seth Saarinen at Soccerway. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  8. Kuopio villiintyi KuPSin mestaruudesta – Eini ilmestyi juhlahumuun, Yle, 19 October 2024
  9. KuPS nousi takaa ohi Suomen Cupin voittoon – Petteri Pennanen ratkaisi pelin upealla laukauksella, Yle, 21 September 2024
De Graafschap – current squad
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