Hugo Keto
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Hugo Oliver Keto | ||
| Date of birth | 9 February 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Helsinki, Finland | ||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sandefjord | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010-2012 | Honka | ||
| 2013-2014 | HJK | ||
| 2014-2018 | Arsenal | ||
| 2018-2020 | Brighton & Hove Albion | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 0 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Waterford (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2020 | Klubi 04 | 3 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | HJK | 28 | (0) |
| 2022– | Sandefjord | 67 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014 | Finland U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2015–2017 | Finland U19 | 7 | (0) |
| 2017–2020 | Finland U21 | 9 | (0) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 October 2023 | |||
Hugo Oliver Keto (born 9 February 1998) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays a goalkeeper for Norwegian club Sandefjord.[1]
Career
[edit]Arsenal
[edit]On 4 July 2014, Keto joined the youth academy of English Premier League side Arsenal.
Brighton
[edit]On 9 July 2018, he joined the youth academy of Brighton in the English Premier League.
Waterford (loan)
[edit]On 12 February 2019, he was sent on loan to Republic of Ireland club Waterford.
HJK
[edit]On 6 June 2020, Keto returned to Finland and signed for HJK Helsinki in Veikkausliiga.[2]
Sandefjord
[edit]On 24 January 2022, he signed a three-year contract with Eliteserien club Sandefjord in Norway.[3]
International career
[edit]Keto is a former regular youth international for Finland. He was first called up to the Finland senior national team in January 2018 for a friendly match against Jordan, but remained an unused substitute.[4] He also received call ups in October and November 2023 for UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying matches.[5][6]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of 4 November 2024[7]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Brighton & Hove Albion U21 | 2018-19 | — | — | — | 1[b] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Waterford (loan) | 2019 | LOI Premier Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[c] | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Klubi 04 | 2020 | Kakkonen | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| HJK | 2020 | Veikkausliiga | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2021 | Veikkausliiga | 21 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6[d] | 0 | — | 33 | 0 | ||
| Total | 28 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 40 | 0 | |||
| Sandefjord | 2022 | Eliteserien | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | ||
| 2023 | Eliteserien | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 0 | |||
| 2024 | Eliteserien | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 0 | |||
| Total | 67 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 72 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 100 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 119 | 0 | ||
- ^ Includes Finnish Cup, Norwegian Cup
- ^ Appearance in EFL Trophy
- ^ Appearance in League of Ireland Cup
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
References
[edit]- ^ 1 Hugo Keto
- ^ "Paluumuuttaja Klubin maalille". hjk.fi.
- ^ "FINSK MÅLVAKT FRA HJK HELSINGFORS KLAR FOR SF" (in Finnish). Sandefjord. 24 January 2022. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
- ^ Arsenalin maalivahti Hugo Keto valittiin Huuhkajiin – maajoukkue pelaa kaksi ottelua Abu Dhabissa, Helsingin Sanomat, 22 December 2017
- ^ Suomalaismaalivahti sai yllättävän puhelinsoiton Antti Niemeltä – Huuhkajien matkassa viiden vuoden tauon jälkeen, Yle, 11 October 2023
- ^ Huuhkajien tulokas yllättyi itsekin kutsustaan – seurajoukkue hankalassa tilanteessa: ”Ei se ideaalisin tilanne olisi”, suomifutis.com, 11 October 2023
- ^ Hugo Keto at Soccerway
- 1998 births
- Footballers from Helsinki
- Living people
- Finnish men's footballers
- Finland men's youth international footballers
- Men's association football goalkeepers
- Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi players
- Arsenal F.C. players
- Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. players
- Waterford F.C. players
- Klubi 04 players
- Sandefjord Fotball players
- Kakkonen players
- Veikkausliiga players
- Eliteserien players
- Expatriate men's footballers in England
- Finnish expatriate sportspeople in England
- Expatriate men's association footballers in the Republic of Ireland
- Finnish expatriate sportspeople in Ireland
- Expatriate men's footballers in Norway
- Finnish expatriate sportspeople in Norway
- 21st-century Finnish people