Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 10 September 2005 | ||
Place of birth | Turku, Finland | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Right-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Inter Turku | ||
Number | 30 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2018 | TuNL | ||
2018– | Inter Turku | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2021– | Inter Turku II | 25 | (2) |
2023– | Inter Turku | 9 | (1) |
International career‡ | |||
2019 | Finland U15 | 3 | (0) |
2022 | Finland U17 | 2 | (0) |
2023 | Finland U18 | 2 | (0) |
2023– | Finland U19 | 3 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 October 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 October 2023 |
Valentin Purosalo (born 10 September 2005) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Veikkausliiga club Inter Turku and the Finland U19 national team.[1][2][3]
Born in Turku, Purosalo grew up near Veritas Stadion, the home stadium of Inter Turku,[4] and started playing football in Turun Nappulaliiga youth sector. He joined Inter Turku in 2018.[5]
He made his Veikkausliiga debut with Inter Turku first team on 8 July 2023, in a 2–2 away draw against Haka, scoring his first league goal in the match.[6]
In October 2023, Purosalo was part of the Finland U19 squad in the 2024 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification tournament, in three games against Romania, Czech Republic and San Marino.[7]