Saku Ylätupa
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Saku Tuomas Severi Ylätupa | ||
| Date of birth | 4 August 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Espoo, Finland | ||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | IF Gnistan | ||
| Youth career | |||
| FC Espoo | |||
| 2016–2017 | HJK | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2016 | Klubi 04 | 30 | (17) |
| 2016–2017 | HJK | 0 | (0) |
| 2017 | → RoPS (loan) | 17 | (3) |
| 2017–2019 | Jong Ajax | 4 | (1) |
| 2019–2022 | AIK | 24 | (1) |
| 2020 | → IFK Mariehamn (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2022 | GIF Sundsvall | 27 | (5) |
| 2023–2026 | Kalmar FF | 27 | (2) |
| 2024 | → Helsingør (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2026– | IF Gnistan | 1 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014–2016 | Finland U17 | 11 | (3) |
| 2016–2017 | Finland U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2016–2018 | Finland U19 | 17 | (3) |
| 2018– | Finland U21 | 15 | (2) |
| 2019– | Finland | 3 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10 March 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 16 January 2023 | |||
Saku Ylätupa (born 4 August 1999) is a Finnish footballer who plays for Veikkausliiga club IF Gnistan.[1] A pacy two-footed Finland international, he prefers to play as an attacking midfielder, but he can also play as a central midfielder, winger or centre-forward.
Club career
HJK
In 2016, Ylätupa was called up for HJK first team. On 2 April 2016, Ylätupa made his senior debut in Finnish League Cup against FC Lahti at Talin jalkapallohalli, playing the game as a starting line-up during 46 minutes.[3]
Ajax
On 21 July 2017, it was announced that the midfielder had signed a three-year contract with Dutch side AFC Ajax.[4]
GIF Sundsvall
On 10 January 2022, Ylätupa signed a three-year contract with GIF Sundsvall in Allsvenskan for a €125.000 transfer fee.[5]
Kalmar FF
Following Sundsvall's relegation to the Superettan, on 16 January 2023 Ylätupa officially joined fellow Swedish side Kalmar FF for an undisclosed fee, signing a three-year contract with the club.[6]
FC Helsingør (loan)
On 5 January 2024, he was sent on loan to Danish club Helsingør for the rest of the 2023–24 season.[7][8] At the end of the 2023-24 season, which ended with relegation to the Danish 2nd Division for Helsingør, Ylätupa left the club and returned to Kalmar.[9]
International career
He made his debut in the Finland national football team on 8 January 2019 in a friendly against Sweden, as a 68th-minute substitute for Lassi Lappalainen.[10]