| Benjamin Källman | |
| Upright: | 0.9 |
| Birth Date: | 17 June 1998 |
| Birth Place: | Tammisaari, Finland |
| Height: | 1.81 m |
| Position: | Forward |
| Currentclub: | Cracovia |
| Clubnumber: | 9 |
| Youthyears1: | –2012 |
| Youthclubs1: | EIF |
| Youthyears2: | 2012–2013 |
| Youthclubs2: | Honka |
| Years1: | 2014–2015 |
| Clubs1: | EIF |
| Caps1: | 38 |
| Goals1: | 6 |
| Years2: | 2016–2022 |
| Clubs2: | Inter Turku |
| Caps2: | 122 |
| Goals2: | 44 |
| Years3: | 2016 |
| Clubs3: | → EIF (loan) |
| Caps3: | 7 |
| Goals3: | 3 |
| Years4: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs4: | → Dundee (loan) |
| Caps4: | 18 |
| Goals4: | 1 |
| Years5: | 2019 |
| Clubs5: | → Vendsyssel FF (loan) |
| Caps5: | 7 |
| Goals5: | 2 |
| Years6: | 2019 |
| Clubs6: | → Viking (loan) |
| Caps6: | 11 |
| Goals6: | 3 |
| Years7: | 2020 |
| Clubs7: | → Haugesund (loan) |
| Caps7: | 10 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Years8: | 2022– |
| Clubs8: | Cracovia |
| Caps8: | 72 |
| Goals8: | 18 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2016–2017 |
| Nationalteam1: | Finland U19 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 5 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2017–2020 |
| Nationalteam2: | Finland U21 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 19 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 12 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2018– |
| Nationalteam3: | Finland |
| Nationalcaps3: | 21 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 7 |
| Club-Update: | 17 August 2024 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 7 June 2024 |
Benjamin Källman (born 17 June 1998) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ekstraklasa club Cracovia and the Finland national team.
Born in Tammisaari, Källman started playing football in his hometown club Ekenäs IF (EIF). Growing up, he also played handball in BK-46.[1]
After a stint in a youth sector of FC Honka, Källman made his senior debut for EIF in the third-tier Kakkonen on 3 May 2014, at the age of 15.[2] [3]
On 25 November 2015, Källman signed his first contract with Inter Turku, starting in 2016.[1]
In August 2018, he signed on loan for Scottish club Dundee, with an option to buy.[4] [5]
On 30 January 2019, he was then loaned out to Vendsyssel FF in the Danish Superliga.[6]
In July 2019 he was loaned out to Viking FK in Norway.[7]
On 2 July 2022, Källman moved to Polish side Cracovia on a free transfer, signing a three-year contract with the club.[8] He scored his first goal in Ekstraklasa on 29 July 2022, in a 3–0 home win over Legia Warsaw.[9]
A former Finnish youth international,[10] Källman made his international debut for Finland in 2018.
His father Mikael Källman is widely considered to be Finland's greatest handball player of all time.[11] [12]
| Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| EIF | 2014 | Kakkonen | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 1 | |||
| 2015 | Ykkönen | 25 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 5 | ||||
| Total | 38 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 38 | 6 | |||||
| Inter Turku | 2016 | Veikkausliiga | 22 | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 27 | 3 | ||
| 2017 | Veikkausliiga | 31 | 9 | 6 | 3 | — | — | 37 | 12 | ||||
| 2018 | Veikkausliiga | 20 | 8 | 7 | 8 | — | — | 27 | 16 | ||||
| 2019 | Veikkausliiga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2020 | Veikkausliiga | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 12 | 4 | |||
| 2021 | Veikkausliiga | 27 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 34 | 15 | |||
| 2022 | Veikkausliiga | 12 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 14 | ||
| Total | 122 | 44 | 26 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 157 | 64 | |||
| EIF (loan) | 2016 | Ykkönen | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 3 | |||
| Dundee (loan) | 2018–19 | Scottish Premiership | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 1 | |||
| Vendsyssel FF (loan) | 2018–19 | Danish Superliga | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | 11 | 2 | ||
| Viking (loan) | 2019 | Eliteserien | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 13 | 4 | |||
| Haugesund (loan) | 2020 | Eliteserien | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||||
| Cracovia | 2022–23 | Ekstraklasa | 34 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 6 | |||
| 2023–24 | Ekstraklasa | 33 | 9 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 9 | ||||
| 2024–25 | Ekstraklasa | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 72 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 18 | |||
| Career total | 285 | 77 | 34 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 332 | 98 | |||
| Finland | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 8 | 3 | |
| 2023 | 7 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 4 | 1 | |
| Total | 21 | 7 | |
Scores and results list Finland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Källman goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 June 2019 | Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz, Liechtenstein | 2–0 | 2–0 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualification | ||
| 2 | 14 June 2022 | Bilino Polje Stadium, Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2–1 | 2–3 | 2022–23 UEFA Nations League B | ||
| 3 | 26 September 2022 | City Stadium, Podgorica, Montenegro | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2022–23 UEFA Nations League B | ||
| 4 | 20 November 2022 | Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway | 1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly | ||
| 5 | 26 March 2023 | Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland | 1–0 | 1–0 | UEFA Euro 2024 qualification | ||
| 6 | 19 June 2023 | Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland | 2–0 | 6–0 | UEFA Euro 2024 qualification | ||
| 7 | 7 June 2024 | Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland | 1–2 | 2–2 | Friendly |
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