Jere Kallinen
Finnish footballer (born 2002)
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Jere Kallinen (born 10 January 2002) is a Finnish professional football player who plays as a defensive midfielder for Veikkausliiga club HJK Helsinki.[1][2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 10 January 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Oulu, Finland | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | HJK | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2019 | OLS | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2024 | AC Oulu | 93 | (1) |
| 2020–2022 | → OLS (loan) | 11 | (1) |
| 2025– | HJK | 23 | (4) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021–2023 | Finland U21 | 5 | (0) |
Medal record | |||
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19 November 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 16 November 2023 | |||
Club career
AC Oulu
Born in Oulu and raised in Ritaharju, Kallinen spent all his youth years with Oulun Luistinseura (OLS), before signing his first professional contract with Ykkönen side AC Oulu on 21 December 2019, at the age of 17.[3] He made his professional debut with the club on 27 June 2020, in a 2–0 home win against Gnistan. Kallinen contributed in 10 matches and helped AC Oulu to win the promotion to Veikkausliiga at the end of the 2020 season.[4] He scored his first goal for his club in Veikkausliiga on 9 May 2021, in a 3–1 away defeat against IFK Mariehamn.[5]
On 28 October 2021, his contract was extended until the end of 2024.[6]
In May 2022, in a Veikkausliiga match against HIFK, Kallinen suffered a surgery-requiring knee injury from a late tackle by Mosawer Ahadi, and was ruled out for few months.[7][8]
After the 2024 season, Kallinen announced he would leave Oulu. During five seasons, he made 114 appearances for the club in all competitions combined.[9]
HJK
On 25 November 2024, HJK Helsinki announced the signing of Kallinen on a two-year deal with a one-year option.[10]
International career
Kallinen has represented Finland at under-21 youth national team level.
Career statistics
- As of 20 July 2025[11]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| OLS | ||||||||||||
| 2019 | Kakkonen | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2020 | Kakkonen | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | 9 | 1 | ||||
| 2022 | Kakkonen | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | ||
| AC Oulu | 2020 | Ykkönen | 10 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 0 | ||
| 2021 | Veikkausliiga | 25 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 1 | |||
| 2022 | Veikkausliiga | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 22 | 0 | ||
| 2023 | Veikkausliiga | 22 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 25 | 0 | ||
| 2024 | Veikkausliiga | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 24 | 0 | ||
| Total | 93 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 114 | 1 | ||
| HJK | 2025 | Veikkausliiga | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 15 | 2 |
| Career total | 114 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 140 | 4 | ||
- Appearance(s) in UEFA Conference League