*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 31 October 2023
Kasper Vili Valtteri Paananen (born 16 March 2003) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a winger for Veikkausliiga club SJK.
Career
Paananen was born in Oulu and played for ORPa, OTP and OLS in his youth years, before he moved to Italy in 2019 and signed with Bologna.[2] Paananen spent four years in Italy,[3][4] played 61 matches, and scored 20 goals in total for the youth academy teams of Bologna, before returning to Finland in 2023.
His younger brother Julius Paananen is also a professional football player for AC Oulu.[7] The former professional ice hockey player Jari Viuhkola is his maternal uncle.
Career statistics
As of 2 November 2024.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
