Finnish footballer (born 2001)
Seth Saarinen Date of birth
(2001-05-05 ) 5 May 2001 (age 23) Place of birth
Helsinki , Finland Height
1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Position(s)
Defender Current team
KuPS Number
18 0000 –2017
HJK 2017
Zürich Years
Team
Apps
(Gls ) 2018–2019
Klubi 04
22
(1) 2020–2022
Haka
59
(3) 2023–
KuPS
38
(4) 2016–2017
Finland U16
5
(0) 2019
Finland U18
2
(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 August 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12:34, 22 July 2020 (UTC)
Seth Saarinen (born 5 May 2001) is a Finnish footballer who plays as a right-back for Veikkausliiga side KuPS .
Club career
Saarinen spent his youth years in HJK youth sector, before he transferred to FC Zürich in 2017, for a €100,000 transfer fee.[ 1]
Saarinen signed with Veikkausliiga club Haka on 11 December 2019 on a one-year deal.[ 2] His contract with Haka was extended for two more years on 6 September 2020.[ 3]
Ahead of the 2023 Veikkausliiga season, Saarinen signed with KuPS on a two-year deal.[ 4]
On 7 September 2024, it was announced that Saarinen would join Dutch club De Graafschap in January 2025. He had signed a two-and-a-half-year deal with an option for one more.[ 5]
Personal life
Saarinen was born in Finland to a Swiss mother and a Finnish father, and he holds dual citizenship of Finland and Switzerland .[ 6]
Career statistics
As of 29 August 2024. [ 7]
Club
Season
League
Cup[ a]
Europe
Other
Total
Division
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Klubi 04
2018
Ykkönen
2
0
0
0
–
0
0
2
0
2019
Kakkonen
20
1
0
0
–
2[ b]
0
22
1
Total
22
1
0
0
0
0
2
0
24
1
Haka
2020
Veikkausliiga
12
0
6
1
–
–
18
1
2021
Veikkausliiga
19
2
2
0
–
–
21
2
2022
Veikkausliiga
28
1
4
0
–
5[ c]
0
37
1
Total
59
3
12
1
0
0
0
0
76
4
KuPS
2023
Veikkausliiga
24
3
3
0
2[ d]
0
6[ c]
0
35
3
2024
Veikkausliiga
14
1
4
0
1[ d]
0
7[ c]
0
26
1
Total
38
4
7
0
3
0
13
0
61
4
KuPS Akatemia
2024
Ykkönen
1
1
–
–
–
1
1
Career total
120
9
19
1
3
0
20
0
162
10
Notes
Honours
KuPS
References
^ 16-vuotias suomalaislupaus siirtyy HJK:sta Sveitsiin - maajoukkuevalinta vielä auki , Iltalehti , 12 June 2017
^ Haka teki uusia sopimuksia: Joonas Immonen jatkaa maalilla, nuoresta Seth Saarisesta ensimmäinen uusi kiinnitys , Aamulehti , 11 December 2019
^ Purme ja Saarinen jatkosopimuksiin Hakan kanssa , Veikkausliiga , 6 September 2020
^ KuPSissa jo kolme päävalmentajaa kokenut Saarinen lähti ulkomaan kentille heti yläkoulun jälkeen, mutta Sveitsin visiitti jäi lyhyeksi , Savon Sanomat , Outi Poikonen, 3 June 2023
^ De Graafschap versterkt zich in de winter met Seth Saarinen , degraafschap.nl, 7 September 2024
^ Rönkä, Otto (12 June 2017). "16-vuotiaasta Seth Saarisesta tuorein ulkomaille lähtevä suomalaislupaus – "FC Zürichiltä iso panostus" " (in Finnish). Yle . Retrieved 9 December 2020 .
^ Seth Saarinen at Soccerway. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
^ Kuopio villiintyi KuPSin mestaruudesta – Eini ilmestyi juhlahumuun , Yle , 19 October 2024
^ KuPS nousi takaa ohi Suomen Cupin voittoon – Petteri Pennanen ratkaisi pelin upealla laukauksella , Yle , 21 September 2024