Otso Koskinen
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1 January 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Vantaa, Finland | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Lahti | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2019 | VJS[1] | ||
| 2019–2020 | Honka | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2023 | Honka II | 10 | (2) |
| 2021–2023 | Honka | 62 | (6) |
| 2024– | Lahti | 22 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Finland U16 | 5 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Finland U17 | 8 | (1) |
| 2021–2022 | Finland U19 | 6 | (0) |
| 2023– | Finland U21 | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 October 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22 December 2023 | |||
Otso Koskinen (born 1 January 2003) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Veikkausliiga side Lahti.[2]
Career
[edit]FC Honka
[edit]Born in Vantaa, Koskinen started to play football in the youth sector of Vantaan Jalkapalloseura (VJS),[3] before joining the FC Honka youth system in 2019. He went on to make his senior debut with the club's reserve team in the third-tier league Kakkonen in 2020. Later he made his Veikkausliiga debut with the Honka first team in 2021.[4]
FC Lahti
[edit]After the 2023 season, Honka was suddenly declared for bankruptcy, and Koskinen was released. Soon after, it was announced that Koskinen had signed with fellow Veikkausliiga side FC Lahti on a two-year deal, starting in 2024.[5] He debuted with his new club on 27 January 2024, in a Finnish League Cup match against Inter Turku, scoring a goal in a 3–2 loss.[6]
Honours
[edit]FC Honka
- Finnish Cup: 2023 Runners-up
- Finnish League Cup: 2022
References
[edit]- ^ Tulospalvelu Palloliitto, O.Koskinen, Finnish FA/ Palloliitto
- ^ OTSO KOSKINEN HALUAA HAASTAA HUIPPUMAAT MYYRMÄESSÄ – ”LOHKO ON KOVA, MUTTA MITÄ VAIN VOI TAPAHTUA”, Finnish FA/ Palloliitto, 18 February 2022
- ^ Nuoret pelaavat Myyrmäessä jalkapallon EM-kisapaikasta – Suomea edustava vantaalaislähtöinen Otso Koskinen, 19, elää futiksen ehdoilla: "Enhän minä koulua pystyä fyysisesti käymään", vantaansanomat.fi, Matti Hannula, 19 March 2022
- ^ Otso Koskinen tuli vaihdosta kentälle ja viimeisteli heti – Honka avasi voitto- ja maalitilinsä KuPSin kustannuksella, uusimaa.fi, Jorma Ylönen, 19 April 2023
- ^ Otso Koskinen siirtyy FC Lahteen, fclahti.fi, 14 December 2023
- ^ VUODEN ENSIMMÄISET PISTEET KOTIIN LIIGACUPIN AVAUSOTTELUSTA, fcinter.fi, 27 January 2024
External links
[edit]- Otso Koskinen at Soccerway
- Otso Koskinen at WorldFootball.net