Otso Liimatta
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 10 July 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Oulu, Finland[1] | ||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder[1] | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | AC Oulu | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2020 | Tervarit | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020– | AC Oulu | 48 | (8) |
| 2020–2021 | → OLS | 18 | (3) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2019 | Finland U16 | 2 | (1) |
| 2021–2022 | Finland U18 | 6 | (1) |
| 2022– | Finland U19 | 6 | (1) |
| 2023– | Finland U21 | 2 | (1) |
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 June 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 28 March 2023 | |||
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Otso Liimatta (born 10 July 2004) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Veikkausliiga club AC Oulu.
Club career
Born in Oulu, Liimatta played in the youth sector of Tervarit before signing his first professional contract with AC Oulu in September 2020.[2][3]
He made his Veikkausliiga debut on 28 May 2021, aged 16, in a 3–1 away loss to HJK; in the process, he assisted his side's only goal.[4][5]
In the summer of 2022, various Finnish media outlets reported that Liimatta had attracted interest from several high-profile European clubs.[6][7][8] At the end of the 2022 season, Liimatta was named Best Young Player of the Year at the Captain's Ball awards held by the Finnish FA.[9][10][11]
International career
Liimatta has represented Finland at various youth levels.
On 7 March 2023, he got his first call-up to the Finland under-21 national team for two friendly matches against North Macedonia and Bulgaria.[12] He scored his first U-21 goal in the latter match, on 28 March 2023, taking part in a 0–2 win over Bulgaria.[11][13]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | National cup[lower-alpha 1] | Other | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| AC Oulu | 2020 | Ykkönen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 2021 | Veikkausliiga | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | ||
| 2022 | Veikkausliiga | 28 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 31 | 6 | ||
| 2023 | Veikkausliiga | 11 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7[lower-alpha 2] | 1 | — | 20 | 6 | ||
| Total | 48 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 12 | ||
| OLS | ||||||||||||
| 2020 | Kakkonen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 3] | 2 | — | 3 | 2 | ||
| 2021 | Kakkonen | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 17 | 3 | ||
| Total | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 5 | ||
| Career total | 66 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 17 | ||
- ↑ Includes Suomen Cup
- ↑ Seven appearances and one goal in Finnish League Cup
- ↑ Two appearances and two goals in Kakkonen Cup
Honours
AC Oulu
- Ykkönen: 2020[16]
Individual
- Veikkausliiga Best Young Player of the Year: 2022
- Veikkausliiga Team of the Year: 2022[17]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Otso Liimatta at WorldFootball.netLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 23: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- ↑ Nevala, Kai (22 November 2021). "17-vuotias oululainen Otso Liimata on hionut taitonsa kotipihallaan Kar-jasillalla - Juniori murtautui syksyllä AC Oulun liigajoukkueeseen" (in suomi). Kaleva. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
- ↑ Nevala, Kai (18 September 2022). "Otso Liimata, 18, on noussut raketin lailla yhdeksi AC Oulun tärkeimmistä pelaajista – Miksi kevytrakenteinen juniori on pystynyt pelaamaan erinomaisen liigakauden?" (in suomi). Kaleva. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
- ↑ "Otso Liimatta". worldfootball.net.
- ↑ "Soccerway". soccerway.com.
- ↑ "Veikkausliigan timantti herättää kiinnostusta ulkomaalaisseuroissa - italialaisjätti mukana kuvioissa" (in suomi). mtvuutiset.fi. 2 July 2022. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
- ↑ Teksti, Joel Perovuo (10 August 2022). "Huippulupaus Otso Liimatta kasvaa korkeaa korkoa portugalilaisen kultasormen tehtaassa" (in suomi). elmotv.com. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
- ↑ "Euroopan suurseurat suomalaislupauksen kintereillä" (in suomi). mtvuutiset.fi. 11 April 2023. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
- ↑ "Captain's Ball 2022 palkitut" (in suomi). Football Association of Finland. 1 December 2022. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
- ↑ "Henkilökuvassa viime kauden nuori sensaatio Otso Liimatta" (in suomi). pallotv.fi. 13 January 2023. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 "Otso Liimatta: Olen asettanut tulevalle kaudelle entistä kovemmat tavoitteet" (in suomi). Football Association of Finland. 22 March 2023. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
- ↑ "Pikkuhuuhkajat nimetty maaliskuun maaotteluihin" (in suomi). Football Association of Finland. 7 March 2023. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
- ↑ "Tulospalvelu" (in suomi). Football Association of Finland. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
- ↑ "Otso Liimatta". flashscore.
- ↑ "Otso Liimatta". transfermarkt.
- ↑ "Tables - Ykkönen". soccerway.com. Retrieved 2023-06-08.
- ↑ "Perinteinen Koplajoukkue nimetty - jalkapallotoimittajien valinnat kauden parhaiksi". www.veikkausliiga.com (in suomi). Retrieved 2023-01-01.
External links
- Otso Liimatta at BeSoccer
- Otso Liimatta at Soccerway
- Otso Liimatta at WorldFootball.netLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 23: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
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