Jere Kallinen
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 10 January 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Oulu, Finland | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | AC Oulu | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2019 | OLS | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2022 | OLS | 11 | (1) |
| 2020– | AC Oulu | 90 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021– | Finland U21 | 5 | (0) |
Medal record | |||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 July 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 November 2023 | |||
Jere Kallinen (born 10 January 2002) is a Finnish professional football player. He plays as a defensive midfielder for Veikkausliiga club AC Oulu and the Finland U21 national team.[1][2]
Club career
[edit]AC Oulu
[edit]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.[4] Kallinen 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]
International career
[edit]Kallinen represents Finland at under-21 youth national team level.
Career statistics
[edit]- As of 20 July 2024[9]
| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | League cup[b] | 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 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 21 | 0 | ||
| Total | 90 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 111 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 101 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 2 | ||
- ^ Includes Suomen Cup
- ^ Includes Finnish League Cup
Honours
[edit]AC Oulu
- Ykkönen: 2020[10]
- Finnish League Cup: Runners-up 2023
References
[edit]- ^ "Jere Kallinen". acoulu.fi. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
- ^ Nevala, Kai (26 August 2021). "AC Oulussa läpimurron tehnyt 19-vuotias Jere Kallinen" (in Finnish). Kaleva. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
- ^ 17-VUOTIAALLE JERE KALLISELLE PELAAJASOPIMUS, AC Oulu, 21 December 2019
- ^ OULU VS. GNISTAN 2 - 0, int.soccerway.com
- ^ MARIEHAMN VS. OULU 3 - 1, int.soccerway.com
- ^ HUIPPULUPAUS JERE KALLISELLE PITKÄ JATKOSOPIMUS, AC Oulu, 28 October 2021
- ^ Nevala, Kai (12 May 2022). "Raju taklaus vei AC Oulun Jere Kallisen leikkauspöydälle" (in Finnish). Kaleva. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
- ^ Nevala, Kai (7 February 2023). "Toistamiseen loukkaantunut Jere Kallinen" (in Finnish). Kaleva. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
- ^ "Jere Kallinen". flashscore.
- ^ "Tables - Ykkönen". soccerway.com. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
External links
[edit]- Jere Kallinen at Soccerway
- Jere Kallinen at WorldFootball.net
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