Oskari Forsman

Oskari Forsman
Personal information
Full name Oskari Jussi Forsman[1]
Date of birth (1988-01-28) 28 January 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth Oulu, Finland[1]
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2008 Inter Turku 6 (0)
2009–2011 KooTeePee 44 (0)
2010 → OPS (loan) 25 (0)
2012 Jazz 27 (0)
2013–2014 RoPS 11 (0)
2013 → TP-47 (loan) 5 (0)
2015–2016 TPS 50 (0)
2017–2018 PS Kemi 44 (0)
2018 Lahti 9 (0)
2019–2021 IFK Mariehamn 78 (0)
2022 VPS 23 (0)
2023–2024 Tallinna Kalev 70 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Oskari Jussi Forsman (born 28 January 1988) is a Finnish football coach and former professional player who played as a goalkeeper.

Club career

In his native Finland, Forsman has played in the three highest tiers Veikkausliiga, Ykkönen and Kakkonen. In Veikkausliiga, he has represented Inter Turku, RoPS, PS Kemi, Lahti and IFK Mariehamn.[2]

On 29 December 2021, he signed with Vaasan Palloseura (VPS) for the 2022 Veikkausliiga season.[3]

In January 2023 he started playing for Tallinna Kalev in Estonian Meistriliiga.[4] At the end of the 2023 Meistriliiga season, Forsman was named in the Team of the Year,[5] chosen by the fans. Forsman was also named The Best Goalkeeper and The Best Recruit of the Season.[6] Kalev also qualified for the 2024–25 UEFA Conference League qualifiers, their first appearance in the European competitions in the club's entire history. On 28 November 2023, his contract was extended for the 2024 season.[7] While playing, Forsman worked also as a goalkeeping coach for the club. He announced his retirement as a professional player after the 2024 season.[8]

Career statistics

As of 10 November 2024.[9][1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Inter Turku 2007 Veikkausliiga 1 0 0 0 – – 1 0
2008 Veikkausliiga 5 0 0 0 – – 5 0
Total 6 0 0 0 – – – – 6 0
KooTeePee 2009 Ykkönen 24 0 0 0 – – 24 0
2010 Ykkönen 0 0 0 0 – – 0 0
2011 Ykkönen 21 0 0 0 – – 21 0
Total 45 0 0 0 – – – – 45 0
OPS (loan) 2010 Ykkönen 25 0 0 0 – – 25 0
IFK Mariehamn 2012 Veikkausliiga 0 0 0 0 1 0 – 1 0
Jazz 2012 Kakkonen 27 0 2 0 – – 29 0
RoPS 2013 Veikkausliiga 9 0 3 0 4 0 – 16 0
2014 Veikkausliiga 2 0 2 0 3 0 1[c] 0 8 0
Total 11 0 5 0 7 0 1 0 24 0
TP-47 (loan) 2013 Kakkonen 5 0 – – – 5 0
TPS 2015 Ykkönen 27 0 3 0 – – 30 0
2016 Ykkönen 25 0 1 0 – – 26 0
Total 52 0 4 0 – – – – 56 0
PS Kemi 2017 Veikkausliiga 29 0 5 0 – – 34 0
2018 Veikkausliiga 15 0 3 0 – – 18 0
Total 44 0 8 0 – – – – 52 0
Lahti 2018 Veikkausliiga 9 0 – – 1[c] 0 10 0
IFK Mariehamn 2019 Veikkausliiga 31 0 9 0 – – 40 0
2020 Veikkausliiga 22 0 4 0 – – 26 0
2021 Veikkausliiga 25 0 3 0 – – 28 0
Total 78 0 16 0 – – – – 94 0
VPS 2022 Veikkausliiga 23 0 0 0 1 0 – 24 0
Tallinna Kalev 2023 Meistriliiga 35 0 0 0 – – 35 0
2024 Meistriliiga 35 0 1 0 2 0 2[d] 0 40 0
Total 70 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 75 0
Career total 395 0 36 0 11 0 4 0 446 0
  1. ^ Includes Suomen Cup and Estonian Cup
  2. ^ Includes Finnish League Cup
  3. ^ a b Includes UEFA Europa League
  4. ^ Appearances in UEFA Conference League

Honours

Inter Turku

RoPS

TPS

IFK Mariehamn

References

  1. ^ a b c d Oskari Forsman at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ a b c d e Oskari Forsman at Soccerway
  3. ^ "Välkommen Oskari Forsman Vepsuun!" (in Finnish). VPS. 29 December 2021. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  4. ^ Remmelkoor, Kristjan (16 January 2023). "Ametlik: Kaleviga liitus Soome väravavaht, kelle jaoks pole mängimine ainus ülesanne". Soccernet.ee.
  5. ^ Kellest said parimad ja halvimad? Fännide valitud hooaja sümboolsesse koosseisu mahub vaid kaks meistrit (kes arenes enim, kes on aasta treener?, soccernet.ee, 29 November 2023
  6. ^ Premium liiga parimad ründajad ja väravavahid 2023, soccernet.ee, 8 November 2023
  7. ^ Rõõmusõnumid euroklubist: esikinnas Forsman pikendas Kaleviga lepingut, soccernet.ee, 28 November 2023
  8. ^ Porilainen väri­läiskä joutui käyttämään uni­lääkkeitä ja siirtyy nyt sikari­portaaseen: ”Menimme taivaasta helvettiin”, Satakunnan Kansa, 9 January 2025
  9. ^ Oskari Forsman, Finnish FA