Otto Huuhtanen
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Otto Eemeli Huuhtanen[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 28 February 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Espoo, Finland | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2016 | Ilves | ||
| 2016–2019 | Newcastle United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016 | Ilves | 0 | (0) |
| 2020 | HIFK | 1 | (0) |
| 2020 | MYPA | 6 | (0) |
| 2021 | Honka | 0 | (0) |
| 2021 | → JIPPO (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2022 | MP | 16 | (0) |
| 2023 | SJK | 0 | (0) |
| 2023 | SJK II | 9 | (0) |
| 2024 | Ilves II | 3 | (0) |
| 2024 | Ekenäs IF | 1 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016–2017 | Finland U17 | 7 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Finland U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2018 | Finland U19 | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14 July 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 9 September 2018 | |||
Otto Eemeli Huuhtanen (born 28 February 2000) is a Finnish former footballer.
Career
At the age of 16, Huuhtanen signed for Newcastle United in the English Premier League after a trial.[2]
For 2020, he signed for Finnish top flight side HIFK Fotboll.
In 2020, he signed for Myllykosken Pallo −47 in the Finnish second division.
In January 2021, Huuhtanen signed for FC Honka[3]
In February 2022, Huuhtanen signed for MP for the 2022 season.[4]
On 20 December 2022, Huuhtanen signed with SJK for the 2023 season.[5]
After Huuhtanen had already ended his playing career after the 2023 season, on 13 July 2024 he signed a short contract with Veikkausliiga club Ekenäs IF for a match against FC Inter Turku.[6] The game ended in a 7–0 away win for Inter Turku.[7]
Personal life
His younger brother Eetu is also a professional football goalkeeper.[8][9]
References
- ^ Urheilukoulussa lokakuussa 2021 palveluksensa aloittavat kesälajien urheilijat on valittu, maavoimat.fi, 24 May 2021
- ^ Ilves-kasvatti Otto Huuhtanen raivaa tietä huipulle Newcastlessa kangasalansanomat.fi (Archived)
- ^ "Otto Huuhtanen siirtyy FC Hongan maalille".
- ^ "EDUSTUS: Otto Huuhtanen täydentää MP:n maalivahtiosaston, Tuomo Hiltunen maalivahtivalmentajaksi" (Press release) (in Finnish). MP. 2 February 2022. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
- ^ "Otto Huuhtanen mukaan SJK:n maalivahtirinkiin" [Otto Huuhtanen joining SJK's goalkeeper circle] (in Finnish). SJK. 20 December 2022. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
- ^ OTTO HUUHTANEN VAKTAR MÅLET, herrar.eiffotboll.fi, 13 July 2024
- ^ FC Inter latoi seitsemän maalia EIF:n verkkoon – myös Ykkösliigan kärkikamppailussa hurjat maalijuhlat, suomifutis.com, 14 July 2024
- ^ 18-vuotias suomalainen maalivahtilupaus taistelee peliajasta valioliigaseurassa - pikkuveli tahtoo samoille jalanjäljille, Iltalehti, 6 March 2018
- ^ Kaksi äitiä kertoo, miltä 16-vuotiaan kotoa lähtö tuntuu: “Ikävä iskee aina uudestaan, kun poika käy kotona”, Yle, 14 October 2018
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