Benjamin Källman
Finnish footballer (born 1998)
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Paul Benjamin Källman (born 17 June 1998) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a forward for 2. Bundesliga club Hannover 96 and the Finland national team.
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Källman with Cracovia in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Paul Benjamin Källman[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 17 June 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Ekenäs, Finland | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[2] | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Hannover 96 | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2012 | EIF | ||
| 2012–2013 | Honka | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2015 | EIF | 38 | (6) |
| 2016–2022 | Inter Turku | 122 | (44) |
| 2016 | → EIF (loan) | 7 | (3) |
| 2018–2019 | → Dundee (loan) | 18 | (1) |
| 2019 | → Vendsyssel FF (loan) | 7 | (2) |
| 2019 | → Viking (loan) | 11 | (3) |
| 2020 | → Haugesund (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2022–2025 | Cracovia | 101 | (33) |
| 2025– | Hannover 96 | 26 | (13) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016–2017 | Finland U19 | 5 | (0) |
| 2017–2020 | Finland U21 | 19 | (12) |
| 2018– | Finland | 37 | (10) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 March 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 17 November 2025 | |||
Club career
Early career
Born in Ekenäs, Källman started playing football in his hometown club Ekenäs IF (EIF). Growing up, he also played handball in BK-46.[3]
After a stint in a youth sector of FC Honka, Källman made his senior debut for EIF in the third-tier Kakkonen on 3 May 2014, at the age of 15.[2][4][5]
Inter Turku and loans
On 25 November 2015, Källman signed his first contract with Inter Turku in Finnish top-tier Veikkausliiga, starting in 2016.[3]
In August 2018, he signed on loan for Scottish Premiership club Dundee, with an option to buy.[6][7]
On 30 January 2019, he was then loaned out to Vendsyssel FF in the Danish Superliga.[8]
In July 2019 he was loaned out to Eliteserien club Viking FK in Norway.[9]
In February 2020, Källman was sent on loan to Norwegian FK Haugesund.[10]
Källman returned to his parent club Inter in August 2020. Next 2021 Veikkausliiga season, Källman scored 14 goals and was the league's joint top scorer with Ariel Ngueukam. He left Inter at the end of June 2022.[11]
Cracovia
On 2 July 2022, Källman moved to Polish side Cracovia on a free transfer, signing a three-year contract with the club.[12] He scored his first goal in Ekstraklasa on 29 July 2022, in a 3–0 home win over Legia Warsaw.[13][14] On 22 April 2023, Källman scored his first brace in the league, in a 2–1 away win against Lechia Gdansk.[15] His second brace in Polish top tier occurred on 20 December 2023, defeating Legia Warsaw 2–0 at home.[16]
On 18 August 2024, Källman scored his first brace of the 2024–25 season, helping his side to a 4–2 away win against Jagiellonia Białystok.[17] At the turn of November, Källman scored two braces in two consecutive Ekstraklasa victories, against Motor Lublin[18] and Lechia Gdansk,[19] respectively. Subsequently, Polish media reported of a notable offer previously made by an unnamed Turkish club, which Cracovia had rejected.[20][21] In mid-May 2025, it was announced that Källman would leave Cracovia after the season following the expiration of his contract.[22]
Hannover 96
On 20 May 2025, German 2. Bundesliga club Hannover 96 announced the signing of Källman on a three-year deal on a free transfer, starting in the 2025–26 season,[23] making him the second Finnish player to represent Hannover after Mikael Forssell.[24] On 9 August, he scored his first goal for Hannover in 2. Bundesliga, in a 2–0 away win against Fortuna Düsseldorf.[25] Three weeks later, he scored the winning goal against Holstein Kiel in a 2–1 away victory, with his third goal in his fourth appearance, all as a substitute.[26] On 26 October, Källman scored his first brace in 2. Bundesliga, in a 3–0 away win against Eintracht Braunschweig.[27] On 22 November, Källman scored a brace in a 2–0 away win against the league leaders SC Paderborn.[28]
International career
A former Finnish youth international,[29] Källman made his full international debut for the Finland national team in 2018.[30] He scored his first international goal in his second international appearance on 11 June 2019, in a UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying win against Liechtenstein.[31]
Personal life
Källman is a Swedish-speaking Finn.[32] His father Mikael Källman is widely considered to be Finland's greatest handball player of all time.[33][34]
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| EIF | 2014 | Kakkonen | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 14 | 2 | |||
| 2015 | Ykkönen | 25 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 26 | 5 | ||||
| Total | 38 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | – | 38 | 6 | |||||
| EIF Akademi | 2015 | Kolmonen | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 4 | ||||
| Inter Turku | 2016 | Veikkausliiga | 22 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 3 | ||
| 2017 | Veikkausliiga | 31 | 9 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | 37 | 12 | ||||
| 2018 | Veikkausliiga | 20 | 8 | 7 | 8 | — | — | — | 27 | 16 | ||||
| 2019 | Veikkausliiga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2020 | Veikkausliiga | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[c] | 0 | — | 12 | 4 | |||
| 2021 | Veikkausliiga | 27 | 14 | 5 | 0 | — | 2[d] | 1 | — | 34 | 15 | |||
| 2022 | Veikkausliiga | 12 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | 20 | 14 | ||
| Total | 122 | 44 | 26 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 157 | 64 | ||
| EIF (loan) | 2016 | Ykkönen | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 3 | |||
| Dundee (loan) | 2018–19 | Scottish Premiership | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 1 | ||
| Vendsyssel FF (loan) | 2018–19 | Danish Superliga | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4[e] | 0 | 11 | 2 | ||
| Viking (loan) | 2019 | Eliteserien | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 13 | 4 | |||
| Haugesund (loan) | 2020 | Eliteserien | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||||
| Cracovia | 2022–23 | Ekstraklasa | 34 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 36 | 6 | |||
| 2023–24 | Ekstraklasa | 33 | 9 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 36 | 9 | ||||
| 2024–25 | Ekstraklasa | 34 | 18 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 35 | 18 | ||||
| Total | 101 | 33 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 107 | 33 | ||
| Hannover 96 | 2025–26 | 2. Bundesliga | 26 | 13 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 27 | 13 | |||
| Career total | 347 | 109 | 38 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 398 | 131 | ||
- Includes Suomen Cup, Scottish Cup, Danish Cup, Norwegian Cup, Polish Cup and DFB-Pokal
- Includes Finnish League Cup and Scottish League Cup
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
- Appearances in Danish Superliga relegation play-offs
International
- As of match played 17 November 2025[4]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finland | |||
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 8 | 3 | |
| 2023 | 7 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 10 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 10 | 3 | |
| Total | 37 | 10 | |
- Scores and results list Finland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Källman goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 June 2019 | Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz, Liechtenstein |  Liechtenstein | 2–0 | 2–0 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualification |
| 2 | 14 June 2022 | Bilino Polje Stadium, Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2–1 | 2–3 | 2022–23 UEFA Nations League B |
| 3 | 26 September 2022 | City Stadium, Podgorica, Montenegro |  Montenegro | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2022–23 UEFA Nations League B |
| 4 | 20 November 2022 | Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway |  Norway | 1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly |
| 5 | 26 March 2023 | Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland |  Northern Ireland | 1–0 | 1–0 | UEFA Euro 2024 qualification |
| 6 | 19 June 2023 | Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland |  San Marino | 2–0 | 6–0 | UEFA Euro 2024 qualification |
| 7 | 7 June 2024 | Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland |  Scotland | 1–2 | 2–2 | Friendly |
| 8 | 10 June 2025 | Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland |  Poland | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 9 | 7 September 2025 | Silesian Stadium, Chorzów, Poland | 1–3 | 1–3 | ||
| 10 | 9 October 2025 | Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland |  Lithuania | 1–1 | 2–1 | |
Honours
Inter Turku
Viking
Individual
