Otto Kemppainen
Finnish footballer (born 2003)
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Otto Kemppainen (born 27 October 2003) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Veikkausliiga club AC Oulu and the Finland U21 national team.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 27 October 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Rovaniemi, Finland | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | AC Oulu | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2020 | RoPS | ||
| 2022 | Hellas Verona | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2021 | RoPS II | 10 | (1) |
| 2021 | RoPS | 26 | (4) |
| 2022–2024 | SJK II | 4 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | SJK | 34 | (2) |
| 2025– | AC Oulu | 6 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Finland U16 | 3 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Finland U17 | 9 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Finland U19 | 8 | (0) |
| 2023 | Finland U21 | 3 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 28 July 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 3 October 2023 | |||
Club career
Born in Rovaniemi, Kemppainen started his playing career in Rovaniemen Palloseura (RoPS). After a short stint in Hellas Verona academy in 2022,[2][3][4] Kemppainen signed a professional contract with Veikkausliiga club SJK Seinäjoki on 26 July 2022, on a deal until the end of 2024.[5]
On 4 November 2024, Kemppainen signed with AC Oulu in Veikkausliiga on a two-year deal with a one-year option.[6]
Career statistics
- As of 26 February 2025[7]
| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | League cup[b] | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| RoPS II | 2020 | Kakkonen | 7 | 1 | – | – | – | 7 | 1 | |||
| 2021 | Kakkonen | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | ||
| RoPS | 2021 | Ykkönen | 26 | 4 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 28 | 4 | ||
| SJK Akatemia | 2022 | Ykkönen | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2023 | Ykkönen | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2024 | Ykkösliiga | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| SJK | 2023 | Veikkausliiga | 23 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 28 | 1 | |
| 2024 | Veikkausliiga | 11 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | – | 17 | 3 | ||
| Total | 34 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 4 | ||
| AC Oulu | 2025 | Veikkausliiga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | |
| Career total | 74 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 9 | ||
- Includes Suomen Cup
- Includes Finnish League Cup