Akseli Puukko
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| Date of birth | 24 August 2006 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Lahti, Finland | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Full-back | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Bologna U20 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| Reipas Lahti | |||||||||||||||||
| –2022 | Lahti | ||||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Bologna | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2024 | Reipas Lahti | 9 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2024 | Lahti | 31 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | Finland U16 | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Finland U17 | 15 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Finland U18 | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Finland U19 | 9 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 September 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 October 2024 | |||||||||||||||||
Akseli Puukko (born 24 August 2006) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a right-back for U20 team of Serie A club Bologna, and the Finland U19 national team.[1]
FC Lahti
After playing in the youth sector of his hometown club FC Lahti organisation, Puukko signed his first professional contract with the club on 30 September 2022, on a three-year deal.[2] Puukko made his Veikkausliiga debut at the age of 16, on 16 October 2022 at home against HIFK, after being named in the starting line-up.[3] He played 77 minutes in a 6–1 victory.[4]
On 16 November 2023, FC Lahti announced that Puukko had extended his contract with the club, signing a deal until the end of the 2026 season.[5]
Bologna
On 30 August 2024, it was confirmed that Puukko would join the Italian Serie A club Bologna for an undisclosed fee.[6][7][8] However, he was first assigned to the youth academy team, competing in Primavera.[9] He also represented Bologna in the UEFA Youth League.
International career
Puukko is a regular Finnish youth international, having represented Finland at under-16, under-17, under-18 and under-19 youth national team levels.[10]
In September 2022, Puukko was named in the Finland U17 squad for the 2023 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification tournament against Greece, Italy and Kosovo, playing in all three games. Finland finished 2nd in the group and qualified to the elite round in March 2023.[11]
Puukko was part of the Finland U18 squad winning the friendly tournament Baltic Cup in June 2023.[12]
In October 2023, Puukko was part of the Finland U19 squad in the 2024 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification tournament, scoring one goal in three games against Romania, Czech Republic and San Marino.