Oliver Pettersson
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 13 May 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Espoo, Finland | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Gnistan | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2018 | Honka | ||
| 2019–2020 | EPS | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020 | EPS | 11 | (1) |
| 2021–2022 | Ekenäs IF | 36 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | Klubi 04 | 12 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | HJK | 3 | (0) |
| 2024– | Gnistan | 9 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021–2022 | Finland U19[1] | 6 | (0) |
| 2021 | Finland U20 | 1 | (0) |
| 2023– | Finland U21 | 3 | (0) |
Medal record | |||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 October 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 November 2023 | |||
Oliver Pettersson (born 13 May 2003) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Veikkausliiga club Gnistan, and the Finland U21 national team.[2]
Early years
[edit]Born in Espoo, Pettersson played in youth sectors of local clubs Honka and Espoon Palloseura (EPS). He made his senior debut with EPS first team in 2020, playing in third-tier level Kakkonen.[3]
Career
[edit]During 2021 and 2022, Pettersson played for Ekenäs IF (EIF) in second-tier Ykkönen.[4][5]
On 12 August 2022, Pettersson signed with HJK Helsinki on a deal until the end of 2023, with an option for extension, for an undisclosed fee,[6] and was first assigned to their reserve team Klubi 04.[7] On 27 January 2023, Pettersson made his HJK debut in Finnish League Cup match against IFK Mariehamn. He played in three Veikkausliiga matches in 2023 season,[8] before he suffered an injury and was ruled out for the rest of the season. On 28 September 2023, HJK exercised their option to extend Pettersson's contract until the end of 2024.[9] However, he suffered from an injury again and missed the start of the 2024 season.
On 9 July 2024, his deal with HJK was terminated on mutual consent and Pettersson signed with fellow Veikkausliiga club Gnistan until the end of 2025.[10][11]
International career
[edit]Pettersson has represented Finland at youth international levels.[12]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 26 October 2024[1]
| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | League cup[b] | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| EPS | 2020 | Kakkonen | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 11 | 1 | ||
| Ekenäs IF | 2021 | Ykkönen | 20 | 1 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 25 | 1 | ||
| 2022 | Ykkönen | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | – | 24 | 0 | ||
| Total | 36 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | – | – | 48 | 1 | ||
| Klubi 04 | 2022 | Kakkonen | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 11 | 0 | ||
| 2023 | Kakkonen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 12 | 0 | ||
| HJK | 2023 | Veikkausliiga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 2024 | Veikkausliiga | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | – | – | 9 | 0 | ||
| Gnistan | 2024 | Veikkausliiga | 9 | 0 | – | – | – | 9 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 71 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 2 | ||
- ^ Includes Finnish Cup
- ^ Includes Ykkönen Cup and Finnish League Cup
Honours
[edit]HJK
- Veikkausliiga: 2023
- Finnish League Cup: 2023
References
[edit]- ^ a b Tulospalvelu Palloliitto, Palloliitto (Finnish FA)
- ^ Player profile, HJK
- ^ Oliver Pettersson siirtyy EIF:n, EPS, 11 February 2021
- ^ EIF:s Oliver Pettersson klar för HJK, Västra Nyland, Jesper Sundström, 12 August 2022
- ^ Mittbacken Oliver Pettersson lämnar EIF för spel i ligaklubben HJK:s organisation, Svenska Yle, 12 August 2022
- ^ Keskuspuolustaja Oliver Pettersson EIF:stä HJK:n organisaatioon, HJK, 12 August 2022
- ^ Millaista oli espoolaisena Tammisaaressa, Oliver Pettersson?, HJK, 5 February 2023
- ^ Oliver Pettersson, 19, slåss om en startplats i HJK – ”Bara ett steg i karriären”, Hufvudstadsbladet, 23 April 2023, Jonatan Sparv
- ^ Toppari Oliver Pettersson jatkaa HJK:ssa ensi kaudella, HJK, 28 September 2023
- ^ OLIVER PETTERSSON VAHVISTAMAAN IF GNISTANIN PUOLUSTUSTA, gnistan.fi, 9 July 2024
- ^ Oliver Pettersson siirtyy Gnistaniin, hjk.fi, 9 July 2024
- ^ Oliver Pettersson valittu U18-poikien maajoukkueen leirille, EPS, 28 September 2020
External links
[edit]- Oliver Pettersson at Soccerway
- Oliver Pettersson at WorldFootball.net
- Living people
- 2003 births
- Finnish men's footballers
- Men's association football defenders
- Kakkonen players
- Ykkönen players
- Veikkausliiga players
- Ekenäs IF players
- Klubi 04 players
- Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi players
- IF Gnistan players
- Finland men's youth international footballers
- Finland men's under-21 international footballers
- Swedish-speaking Finns
- Espoon Palloseura players