Rene Kähkönen

Rene Kähkönen
Personal information
Date of birth (2006-01-13) 13 January 2006 (age 18)
Place of birth Oulu, Finland
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 AC Oulu
Number 36
Youth career
–2023 OLS
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023– OLS 28 (5)
2023– AC Oulu 2 (0)
International career‡
2021 Finland U16 1 (1)
2022 Finland U17 3 (0)
2023– Finland U18 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 November 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 June 2023

Rene Kähkönen (born 13 January 2006) is a Finnish professional footballer playing as a forward for Veikkausliiga club AC Oulu.[1][2]

Club career

Kähkönen played in the youth sector Oulun Luistinseura (OLS). He made his senior debut in 2023 with OLS first team, the reserve team of AC Oulu, playing in then third-tier Kakkonen. On 17 June 2023, Kähkönen signed his first professional contract with AC Oulu, on a deal until the end of 2024, with an option for one more.[3][4] Later in the same year, he debuted in top tier Veikkausliiga with the club's first team.[5]

Career statistics

As of 19 October 2024[6]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[a] League cup[b] Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
OLS 2023 Kakkonen 6 1 0 0 — — 6 1
2024 Ykkönen 22 4 0 0 — — 22 4
Total 28 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 5
AC Oulu 2023 Veikkausliiga 2 0 — — — 2 0
2024 Veikkausliiga 0 0 1 1 0 0 — 1 1
Total 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 1
Career total 30 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 31 6
  1. ^ Includes Suomen Cup
  2. ^ Includes Finnish League Cup

References

  1. ^ U18-pojat nimetty Itävalta-tuplamaaotteluun, Finnish FA, 30 October 2023
  2. ^ U18-pojat hakee revanssia Itävallasta, Finnish FA, 16 November 2023
  3. ^ AC OULU KIINNITTÄÄ NUORIA PELAAJIA - RENE KÄHKÖSELLE SOPIMUS, AC Oulu, 17 June 2023
  4. ^ AC Oulu kiinnitti hyökkääjälupauksen - Rene Kähköselle 2+1-vuotinen sopimus, Veikkausliiga, 17 June 2023
  5. ^ Tulospalvelu Palloliitto, Finnish FA
  6. ^ Tulospalvelu Palloliitto, O-P.Parkkila, Finnish FA/ Palloliitto