Roope Salo
{{Short description|Finnish footballer (born 2004)}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Roope Salo
| image =
| fullname =
| height = 1.82m[https://acoulu.fi/pelaajat/roope-salo Roope Salo, player profile], acoulu.fi
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|2004|8|9}}
| birth_place = Jyväskylä, Finland
| position = Midfielder
| currentclub = KuPS
| clubnumber =
| youthclubs1 = Muuramen Yritys
| youthyears1 =
| youthyears2 = 2012–2021
| youthclubs2 = JJK
| years1 = 2020–2023
| clubs1 = JJK
| caps1 = 57
| goals1 = 3
| years2 = 2024
| clubs2 = AC Oulu
| caps2 = 10
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2024
| clubs3 = → OLS (loan)
| caps3 = 9
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2025
| clubs4 = SalPa
| caps4 = 0
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2025–
| clubs5 = KuPS
| caps5 = 0
| goals5 = 0
| club-update = 19 October 2024
}}
Roope Salo (born 9 August 2004) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Veikkausliiga club KuPS.
Career
=JJK Jyväskylä=
Salo started to play football in {{ill|Muuramen Yritys|fi}}, and joined the youth sector of JJK in Jyväskylä when he was eight years old. He debuted with the JJK first team, also known as the Kettupaidat, in the third-tier Kakkonen on 7 November 2020 against GBK Kokkola, at the age of 16.[https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2020/11/07/finland/kakkonen/gamlakarleby-bollklub/jjk-jyvaskyla/3275848/ GBK VS. JJK 3-1], soccerway In the 2022 season, despite his young age, he became an integral part of the team and also helped the club to earn a promotion to the second-tier Ykkönen. Next season in Ykkönen, he played the most minutes for his team, excluding the goalkeepers.[https://www.jjk.fi/uutiset/roope-salo-siirtyy-ac-oulun-riveihin/ ROOPE SALO SIIRTYY AC OULUN RIVEIHIN], jjk.fi, 19 November 2023
His contract with JJK was extended on 8 July 2022, on a deal until the end of 2024.[https://www.jjk.fi/uutiset/jjklle-tukku-jatkosopimuksia-2/ JJK:LLE TUKKU JATKOSOPIMUKSIA], jjk.fi, 8 July 2022
=AC Oulu=
On 19 November 2023, AC Oulu in Veikkausliiga announced the signing of Salo on a two-year deal with an option for an additional year, for an undisclosed fee.[https://acoulu.fi/uutiset/roope-salo-siirtyy-ac-ouluun ROOPE SALO SIIRTYY AC OULUUN], acoulu.fi, 19 November 2023[https://www.veikkausliiga.com/uutiset/2023/11/19/ac-oulu-kiinnitti-lupauksen-keskikentalle-roope-salo-siirtyy-jjksta AC Oulu kiinnitti lupauksen keskikentälle - Roope Salo siirtyy JJK:sta], Veikkausliiga, 19 November 2023[https://www.sportti.com/uutinen.asp?CAT=3-1&ID=506292 Veikkausliiga-seura vahvisti uuden pelaajahankinnan], sportti.com, 19 November 2023 He debuted with his new club on 27 January 2024, in a Finnish League Cup draw against Haka.[https://tulospalvelu.palloliitto.fi/match/3347440/tables AC Oulu 0 – 0 Haka], Finnish FA One week later, he scored his first goal for AC Oulu, in a 2–0 League Cup win against SJK.[https://sjk.fi/raportit/ac-oulu-vei-pisteet-pohjoiseen/ AC Oulu vei pisteet pohjoiseen], sjk.fi, 3 February 2024 His contract was terminated on 18 March 2025.[https://acoulu.fi/uutiset/ac-oulun-ja-roope-salon-tiet-eroavat AC OULUN JA ROOPE SALON TIET EROAVAT], acoulu.fi, 18 March 2025
Career statistics
{{updated|19 October 2024.}}
| 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"|National cup{{efn|Includes Suomen Cup}} !colspan="2"|League cup{{efn|Includes Ykkönen Cup, Finnish League Cup and Ykkösliigacup}} !colspan="2"|Europe !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="5"|JJK Jyväskylä
|2020 |1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2021
|Kakkonen |6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 6 | 0 | |||
| 2022
|Kakkonen |24 | 3 | 2 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 26 | 4 | |||
| 2023
|26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | colspan="2"|— | 31 | 2 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!57 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 6 | |
| AC Oulu
|2024 |10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | 17 | 1 | ||
| OLS
|2024 |Ykkönen |9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 9 | 0 | |||
| SalPa
|2025 |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan=2|– | 1 | 0 | ||
| KuPS
|2025 |Veikkausliiga |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| colspan="3"|Career total
!75 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 7 |
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Honours
JJK Jyväskylä
- Kakkonen Group C: 2022
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- {{Soccerway|681120}}
- {{WorldFootball.net|roope-salo}}
{{KuPS squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Salo, Roope}}
Category:Sportspeople from Jyväskylä
Category:Finnish men's footballers
Category:21st-century Finnish sportsmen
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Veikkausliiga players
Category:JJK Jyväskylä players
Category:Oulun Luistinseura players