Otto Salmensuu
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Otto Veikko Viljami Salmensuu[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 9 February 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Helsinki, Finland | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | AC Oulu | ||
| Number | 80 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| PK-35 | |||
| Reipas Lahti | |||
| Lahti | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2023 | SalPa | 11 | (0) |
| 2023 | → Pallo-Iirot (loan) | 13 | (5) |
| 2024– | AC Oulu | 19 | (0) |
| 2024– | → OLS | 12 | (3) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20 November 2025 | |||
Otto Veikko Viljami Salmensuu (born 9 February 2004) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a right winger for Veikkausliiga side AC Oulu.
Born in Helsinki and raised in Viikki, Salmensuu started football in a youth team of PK-35, before moving to Lahti when aged six, and joining Reipas Lahti youth sector.
Club career
After playing in the youth sectors of Reipas Lahti and FC Lahti in his hometown Lahti, Finland,[2] Salmensuu signed with Salon Palloilijat (SalPa) in second tier Ykkönen in August 2022. He was loaned out to third-tier Kakkonen club Pallo-Iirot in July 2023 for the rest of the season.[3][4]
On 22 November 2023, Salmensuu signed with Veikkausliiga club AC Oulu on a two-year deal with an option for one more.[5][6][7] He made his league debut with AC Oulu on 6 April 2024, in the opening match of the 2024 season against SJK.[8]