Akseli Kalermo
Finnish footballer (born 1997)
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Akseli Matias Kalermo (born 17 March 1997) is a Finnish former professional footballer who played as a defender.
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Kalermo with AC Oulu in 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Akseli Matias Kalermo[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 17 March 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Kannus, Finland[2] | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[2] | ||
| Position | Centre back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| OLS | |||
| Tervarit | |||
| 2013–2014 | IF Brommapojkarna[3] | ||
| 2014–2015 | Atalanta | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2016 | RoPS | 6 | (0) |
| 2015 | → FC Santa Claus (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2016 | → FC Santa Claus (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | AC Oulu | 31 | (0) |
| 2018 | VPS | 1 | (0) |
| 2018 | → AC Kajaani (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2019 | Brattvåg IL | 11 | (1) |
| 2020–2022 | FK Riteriai | 66 | (0) |
| 2023 | Þór Akureyri | 19 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2013 | Finland U17 | 4 | (0) |
| 2015 | Finland U19 | 2 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 6 March 2024 | |||
Career
As a youth player, Kalermo joined the youth academy of Atalanta.[4]
Kalermo signed with Brattvåg IL for the 2019 season.[5]
In June 2020 he moved to Lithuanian club FK Riteriai.[6]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | League cup[b] | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| AC Oulu | 2012 | Ykkönen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||
| RoPS | 2015 | Veikkausliiga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |
| 2016 | Veikkausliiga | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
| Total | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
| FC Santa Claus (loan) | 2015 | Kakkonen | 7 | 0 | – | – | – | 7 | 0 | |||
| 2016 | Kakkonen | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| AC Oulu | 2016 | Ykkönen | 7 | 0 | – | – | – | 7 | 0 | |||
| 2017 | Ykkönen | 24 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 27 | 0 | |||
| Total | 31 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | ||
| VPS | 2018 | Veikkausliiga | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 0 | ||
| VPS Akatemia | 2018 | Kolmonen | 4 | 0 | – | – | – | 4 | 0 | |||
| AC Kajaani (loan) | 2018 | Ykkönen | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | |||
| Brattvåg | 2019 | 2. divisjon | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 12 | 1 | ||
| Brattvåg 2 | 2019 | 4. divisjon | 4 | 1 | – | – | – | 4 | 1 | |||
| Riteriai | 2020 | A Lyga | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1[c] | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2021 | A Lyga | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 30 | 0 | |||
| 2022 | A Lyga | 29 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 32 | 0 | |||
| Total | 66 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 0 | ||
| Þór Akureyri | 2023 | 1. deild karla | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 25 | 0 | |
| Career total | 154 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 175 | 2 | ||
- Includes Finnish League Cup and Icelandic Men's Football League Cup
- Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
Honours
- Football Association of Finland: Boy Player of the Year 2013[3]
