Sauli Väisänen
Defender - Centre-Back
at Ilves Tampere
at Ilves Tampere
508 days · joined 2025-01-01
👕200+ Apps
🏴25+ Caps
Market value
€300k
Centre-Back Defender
Career snapshot
13
clubs played for
13/14
debut season
0.04
goals / match
AIK
top club · 64 apps
Career highs
€850k
peak value · 2019
€225k
top transfer fee · 17/18
3
best season · 2014
40 / 2
int'l caps / goals
258Appearances
10Goals
5Assists
46Yellow cards
1Red cards
92Full matches (90′)
| Full name | Sauli Väisänen |
|---|---|
| Name in home country | Sauli Aapo Kasperi Väisänen |
| Date of birth | 1994-06-05 (31 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Helsinki, Finland |
| Citizenship |  Finland |
| Position | Defender - Centre-Back (main: Defender) |
| Foot | right |
| Height | 191.00 m |
| Current club | Ilves Tampere |
| Joined | 2025-01-01 |
| Contract expires | 2026-12-31 |
| Agent | Global Soccer ... |
Jul 2025
2025 — Ilves Tampere
24 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2025
25/26 — Ilves Tampere
3 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jan 2025
Transfer: Without Club → Ilves
24/25 · Transfer
Aug 2024
Transfer: Odense BK → Without Club
24/25 · Transfer
Jun 2024
Transfer: Ascoli → Odense BK
23/24 · Return from loan
Jan 2024
Transfer: Odense BK → Ascoli
23/24 · Loan
Jul 2023
23/24 — Odense Boldklub Reserves, Odense Boldklub, Ascoli Calcio
22 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2023
Transfer: Cosenza → Odense BK
23/24 · Transfer
Sep 2022
Injury: unknown
6 games missed
Jul 2022
22/23 — Cosenza Calcio
30 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Sep 2021
Injury: unknown
18 games missed
Aug 2021
Transfer: Chievo Verona → Cosenza
21/22 · Transfer
Jul 2021
21/22 — Cosenza Calcio
21 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2020
20/21 — Chievo Verona
5 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Aug 2019
Transfer: SPAL → Chievo Verona
19/20 · Transfer
Jul 2019
19/20 — SPAL, Chievo Verona
16 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jun 2019
Transfer: Crotone → SPAL
18/19 · Return from loan
Aug 2018
Transfer: SPAL → Crotone
18/19 · Loan
Jul 2018
18/19 — SPAL, FC Crotone
27 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Apr 2018
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Dec 2017
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Nov 2017
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Oct 2017
Injury: unknown
4 games missed
Jul 2017
Transfer: AIK → SPAL
17/18 · Transfer · €225k
Jul 2017
17/18 — AIK, SPAL 2013
13 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2017
2017 — AIK
12 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2016
16/17 — AIK
7 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2016
2016 — AIK, AIK U21
24 matches · 1 G · 2 A · across 2 competitions
Nov 2015
Transfer: Helsinki IFK → AIK
15/16 · Return from loan
Sep 2015
Transfer: AIK → Helsinki IFK
15/16 · Loan
Jul 2015
15/16 — AIK
4 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2015
2015 — AIK, AIK U21, Helsinki IFK
13 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
May 2015
Injury: unknown
25 games missed
Jul 2014
Transfer: FC Honka → AIK
13/14 · Transfer
Jul 2014
14/15 — FC Honka
2 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2014
2014 — AIK, FC Honka, AIK U21
28 matches · 3 G · 0 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2013
13/14 — AIK
3 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2013
2013 — FC Honka
4 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jan 2013
Transfer: FC Honka II → FC Honka
12/13 · Transfer
Jan 2012
Transfer: FC Honka U19 → FC Honka II
11/12 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €850k
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
Minutes played by club
Ilves Tampere
0.0%
Odense Boldklub
0.0%
Ascoli Calcio
0.0%
Odense Boldklub Reserves
0.0%
Cosenza Calcio
27.0%
AIK
27.5%
AIK U21
0.0%
Helsinki IFK
6.5%
FC Honka
22.8%
Chievo Verona
16.2%
SPAL
0.0%
FC Crotone
0.0%
SPAL 2013
0.0%
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ilves Tampere | 2 | 2025 | 25/26 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Odense Boldklub | 1 | 23/24 | 23/24 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ascoli Calcio | 1 | 23/24 | 23/24 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Odense Boldklub Reserves | 1 | 23/24 | 23/24 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Cosenza Calcio | 2 | 21/22 | 22/23 | 51 | 1 | 0 | 2,249 |
| AIK | 8 | 13/14 | 2017 | 64 | 3 | 2 | 2,288 |
| AIK U21 | 3 | 2014 | 2016 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Helsinki IFK | 1 | 2015 | 2015 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 540 |
| FC Honka | 3 | 14/15 | 2014 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 1,898 |
| Chievo Verona | 2 | 19/20 | 20/21 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 1,346 |
| SPAL | 2 | 18/19 | 19/20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FC Crotone | 1 | 18/19 | 18/19 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SPAL 2013 | 1 | 17/18 | 17/18 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25/26 | Europa League Qualifying | Ilves Tampere | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25/26 | UECL Qualifiers | Ilves Tampere | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 23/24 | Future Cup | Odense Boldklub Reserves | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23/24 | Oddset Pokalen | Odense Boldklub | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23/24 | Serie B | Ascoli Calcio | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 23/24 | Superliga | Odense Boldklub | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | Italy Cup | Cosenza Calcio | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | Serie B | Cosenza Calcio | 27 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2,249 |
| 22/23 | Serie B Play-out | Cosenza Calcio | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21/22 | Serie B | Cosenza Calcio | 20 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 21/22 | Serie B Play-out | Cosenza Calcio | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | Liigacup | Ilves Tampere | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | Suomen Cup | Ilves Tampere | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | Veikkausliiga | Ilves Tampere | 20 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | Allsvenskan | AIK | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | Allsvenskan | AIK | 22 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1,636 |
| 2016 | U21 Allsvenskan Norra | AIK U21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | Allsvenskan | AIK | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 325 |
| 2015 | U21 Allsvenskan Norra | AIK U21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | Veikkausliiga | Helsinki IFK | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 540 |
| 2014 | Allsvenskan | AIK | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | Liigacup | FC Honka | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 450 |
| 2014 | Suomen Cup | FC Honka | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 2014 | U21 Allsvenskan Norra | AIK U21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | Veikkausliiga | FC Honka | 15 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1,262 |
| 2013 | Liigacup | FC Honka | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2013 | Suomen Cup | FC Honka | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | Veikkausliiga | FC Honka | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 96 |
| 20/21 | Serie B | Chievo Verona | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20/21 | Serie B Play-off | Chievo Verona | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | Italy Cup | SPAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | Serie B | Chievo Verona | 16 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1,346 |
| 19/20 | Serie B Play-off | Chievo Verona | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | Italy Cup | SPAL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | Italy Cup | FC Crotone | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | Serie B | FC Crotone | 26 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | Europa League Qualifying | AIK | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | Italy Cup | SPAL 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | Serie A | SPAL 2013 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | Europa League Qualifying | AIK | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | Svenska Cupen | AIK | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 15/16 | Svenska Cupen | AIK | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 327 |
| 14/15 | Europa League Qualifying | FC Honka | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 13/14 | Svenska Cupen | AIK | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/12 | 2012-01-01 | FC Honka U19 | FC Honka II | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 12/13 | 2013-01-01 | FC Honka II | FC Honka | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 13/14 | 2014-07-25 | FC Honka | AIK | Transfer | 75000 | — |
| 15/16 | 2015-09-02 | AIK | Helsinki IFK | Loan | 150000 | — |
| 15/16 | 2015-11-01 | Helsinki IFK | AIK | Return from loan | 150000 | — |
| 17/18 | 2017-07-21 | AIK | SPAL | Transfer | 500000 | €225k |
| 18/19 | 2018-08-17 | SPAL | Crotone | Loan | 400000 | — |
| 18/19 | 2019-06-30 | Crotone | SPAL | Return from loan | 600000 | — |
| 19/20 | 2019-08-24 | SPAL | Chievo Verona | Transfer | 600000 | — |
| 21/22 | 2021-08-16 | Chievo Verona | Cosenza | Transfer | 400000 | — |
| 23/24 | 2023-07-01 | Cosenza | Odense BK | Transfer | 500000 | — |
| 23/24 | 2024-01-18 | Odense BK | Ascoli | Loan | 400000 | — |
| 23/24 | 2024-06-30 | Ascoli | Odense BK | Return from loan | 300000 | — |
| 24/25 | 2024-08-29 | Odense BK | Without Club | Transfer | 300000 | — |
| 24/25 | 2025-01-01 | Without Club | Ilves | Transfer | 300000 | — |
| Season | Injury | From | To | Days missed | Games missed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15/16 | Knock | 2015-05-25 | 2015-09-17 | 116 | 25 |
| 17/18 | Knock | 2017-10-23 | 2017-11-16 | 25 | 4 |
| 17/18 | influenza | 2017-11-30 | 2017-12-04 | 5 | 1 |
| 17/18 | muscular problems | 2017-12-23 | 2018-01-10 | 19 | 3 |
| 17/18 | Hamstring muscle injury | 2018-04-25 | 2018-05-11 | 17 | 2 |
| 21/22 | Metatarsal fracture | 2021-09-25 | 2022-01-25 | 123 | 18 |
| 22/23 | Broken toe | 2022-09-11 | 2022-10-21 | 41 | 6 |
Current€300k
Peak€850k
Low€75k
Δ since start+€225k
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | €300k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €300k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €500k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €400k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €450k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €450k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €350k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €400k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €400k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €675k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €600k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €400k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €850k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €600k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €400k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €500k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €500k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €500k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €150k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €125k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €150k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €150k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €75k |
| Team | Shirt | Matches | Goals | Debut | Age at debut | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team #20796 | #5 | 14 | 1 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #20795 | #5 | 2 | 1 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #3443 | #5 | 24 | 0 | — | — | former national player |
| Teammate | PPG played with | Joint goals | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Massimo Zilli | 1 | 0 | 779 |
| Michele Rigione | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Eero Markkanen | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Daniel Sundgren | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Patrik Carlgren | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Anton Salétros | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ebenezer Ofori | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Aldo Florenzi | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Armend Kabashi | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Marco Brescianini | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Joaquín Larrivey | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Idriz Voca | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrea Barberis | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Veikkausliiga | FC Honka | 1 | 2 |
| 15/16 | Svenska Cupen | AIK | 1 | 4 |
| 19/20 | Serie B | Chievo Verona | 1 | 16 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Allsvenskan | AIK | 2 | 22 |
| 2025 | Veikkausliiga | Ilves Tampere | 1 | 20 |
| 20/21 | Serie B | Chievo Verona | 1 | 4 |
Every loan spell across this player's career.
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Fee | Value at transfer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23/24 | 2024-06-30 | Ascoli | Odense BK | Return from loan | — | €300k |
| 23/24 | 2024-01-18 | Odense BK | Ascoli | Loan | — | €400k |
| 18/19 | 2019-06-30 | Crotone | SPAL | Return from loan | — | €600k |
| 18/19 | 2018-08-17 | SPAL | Crotone | Loan | — | €400k |
| 15/16 | 2015-11-01 | Helsinki IFK | AIK | Return from loan | — | €150k |
| 15/16 | 2015-09-02 | AIK | Helsinki IFK | Loan | — | €150k |
Teams faced most often by Sauli Väisänen's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).
| Opponent | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frosinone Calcio | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 50% |
| Empoli FC | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 6 | +7 | 43% |
| Venezia FC | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 17% |
| Spezia Calcio | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | -6 | 17% |
| Ascoli Calcio | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | -2 | 17% |
| AC Perugia Calcio | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 33% |
| Benevento Calcio | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 33% |
| AS Cittadella | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 33% |
| Delfino Pescara | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 25% |
| Genoa CFC | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -5 | 25% |
| US Salernitana 1919 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 25% |
| Trapani Calcio | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 0% |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 13/14 | Senior debut season | |
| 15/16 | First senior goal |
Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.
| Season | Matches | Mins | YC | 2nd YC | RC | Cards / 90′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25/26 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23/24 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | 30 | 2,249 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0.28 |
| 21/22 | 21 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 24 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 24 | 1,636 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.06 |
| 2015 | 13 | 865 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.42 |
| 2014 | 28 | 1,802 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.2 |
| 2013 | 4 | 96 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.94 |
| 19/20 | 16 | 1,346 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 |
| 18/19 | 27 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14/15 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
Veikkausliiga
43 apps
3 G
1 A
Allsvenskan
46 apps
2 G
2 A
Serie B
107 apps
2 G
1 A
Suomen Cup
1 apps
1 G
0 A
Liigacup
11 apps
1 G
0 A
Svenska Cupen
12 apps
1 G
0 A
Future Cup
3 apps
0 G
1 A
Europa League Qualifying
9 apps
0 G
0 A
Serie A
7 apps
0 G
0 A
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Who is Sauli Väisänen?
Sauli Väisänen is a Finland professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Ilves Tampere.
How old is Sauli Väisänen?
Sauli Väisänen is 31 years old. He was born on June 5, 1994 in Helsinki.
What position does Sauli Väisänen play?
Sauli Väisänen plays as a centre-back (Defender - Centre-Back).
What club does Sauli Väisänen play for?
Sauli Väisänen currently plays for Ilves Tampere.
How many career goals has Sauli Väisänen scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Sauli Väisänen has scored 10 goals in 258 appearances.
What is Sauli Väisänen's market value?
Sauli Väisänen's most recent reported market value is €300k.