Eemil Laamanen
{{Short description|Finnish footballer (born 2005)}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Eemil Laamanen
| image =
| fullname =
| height =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|2005|8|28}}
| birth_place = Lahti, Finland
| position = Centre back
| currentclub = Lahti
| clubnumber =
| youthclubs1 = Kuusysi
| youthclubs2 = Reipas Lahti
| youthclubs3 = Lahti
| youthyears1 =
| youthyears2 = {{0|0000}}–2019
| youthyears3 = 2019–2022
| years1 = 2023–
| clubs1 = Reipas Lahti
| caps1 = 16
| goals1 = 2
| years2 = 2023–
| clubs2 = Lahti
| caps2 = 1
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2024
| clubs3 = → JäPS (loan)
| caps3 = 5
| goals3 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2023–
| nationalteam1 = Finland U18
| nationalcaps1 = 1
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| club-update = 22 June 2024
| nationalteam-update = 21 January 2024
}}
Eemil Laamanen (born 28 August 2005) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Veikkausliiga club Lahti.
Career
Laamanen signed his first professional contract with FC Lahti on 12 April 2023, on a two-year deal with an option to extend.[https://fclahti.fi/uutiset/eemil-laamanen-fc-lahden-takalinjoille/ Eemil Laamanen takalinjoille], fclahti.fi, 12 April 2023[https://www.ess.fi/urheilu/5858001 FC Lahti ja Eemil Laamanen kahden vuoden sopimukseen], Etelä-Suomen Sanomat, 12 April 2023 He debuted in Veikkausliiga with FC Lahti first team on 22 April 2023, in a 0–0 away draw against SJK.[https://www.veikkausliiga.com/uutiset/2023/04/22/ihan-onnistunut-debyytti-fc-lahden-eemil-laamaselle-ensimmaiset-minuutit-veikkausliigassa "Ihan onnistunut debyytti" - FC Lahden Eemil Laamaselle ensimmäiset minuutit Veikkausliigassa], Veikkausliiga, 22 April 2023[https://yle.fi/a/74-20029060 FC Lahden 17-vuotias Eemil Laamanen on käynyt jo haistelemassa liigavauhtia: ”Ei ole varaa nukahtaa sekunniksikaan”], fclahti.fi, 28 April 2023
At the start of the 2024 season, Laamanen was loaned out to Järvenpään Palloseura (JäPS) in second-tier Ykkösliiga until July.
International career
Laamanen was part of the Finland U18 squad winning the friendly tournament Baltic Cup in June 2023.[https://www.palloliitto.fi/ajankohtaista/u18-pojat-nimetty-kesakuun-baltic-cupiin U18-pojat nimetty kesäkuun Baltic Cupiin], Football Association of Finland, 30 May 2023
Career statistics
{{updated|1 April 2025}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup{{efn|Includes Suomen Cup}} !colspan="2"|League cup{{efn|Includes Finnish League Cup and Ykkösliigacup}} !colspan="2"|Europe !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Reipas Lahti
|2023 |16 | 2 | colspan=2|– | colspan=2|– | colspan=2|– | 16 | 2 | ||||
| rowspan=4|Lahti
|2023 |1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | colspan=2|– | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2024
|Veikkausliiga |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan=2|– | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2025
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | colspan=2|– | 5 | 0 | ||
| colspan=2|Total
!1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
| JäPS (loan)
|2024 |Ykkösliiga |5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan=2|– | 8 | 0 | ||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
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Honours
Finland U18
- Baltic Cup: 2023
References
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External links
- {{Soccerway|vilho-huovila/890717}}
- {{WorldFootball.net|eemil-laamanen}}
{{FC Lahti squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Laamanen, Eemil}}
Category:Finnish men's footballers
Category:21st-century Finnish sportsmen
Category:Men's association football defenders
Category:Veikkausliiga players
Category:Finland men's youth international footballers
Category:Järvenpään Palloseura players
Category:Footballers from Lahti
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