Sauli Väisänen
Sauli Väisänen is a Finnish football defender who plays for Italian club Chievo and represents the Finland national football team. He began his senior club career playing for Honka, before signing with AIK at age 20 in 2014.
Väisänen made his international debut for Finland in October 2016, at the age of 22. He appeared in 5 out of 10 of Finland's UEFA Euro 2020 qualification matches and helped Finland national team for the first time reach European Football Championship tournament's group stage.Club career
Honka
Väisänen made his first team debut during season 2013, in a match against KuPS. He was known as a crucial part of the Honka reserve team Pallohonka.AIK
In summer 2014 Väisänen joined AIK. He spent 4 seasons in the club. During season 2015 he was loaned to HIFK.SPAL
Väisänen made his Seria A debut on 20 August 2017 in a match against Lazio. He was loaned to Crotone for season 2018–19.Chievo
On 24 August 2019, Väisänen signed to Serie B club Chievo a deal.International career
Finland youth teams
Väisänen was a part of the Finnish national youth squad, which he also captained on occasion.Finland first team
Väisänen made his FIFA World Cup qualification match debut on 6 October 2016 on Laugardalsvöllur when Hans Backe chose him to the starting eleven for a match against Iceland.Personal life
Väisänen's mother Anna-Liisa Tilus-Väisänen is a prominent television presenter for Yle TV1 and Miss World 1984 semi-finalist. His younger brother Leo Väisänen is also a footballer.Career statistics
International
