| Benjamin Källman | |
| 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: | 83 |
| Goals8: | 26 |
| 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: | 27 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 7 |
| Club-Update: | 23 November 2024 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 18 November 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 in Finnish top-tier Veikkausliiga, starting in 2016.[1]
In August 2018, he signed on loan for Scottish Premiership 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 Eliteserien club Viking FK in Norway.[7]
In February 2020, Källman was sent on loan to Norwegian FK Haugesund.[8]
Källman returned to his parent club Inter in August 2020. Next 2021 Veikkausliiga season, Källman scored 14 goals and was the league's joint top scorer with Ariel Ngueukam. He left Inter at the end of June 2022.[9]
On 2 July 2022, Källman moved to Polish side Cracovia on a free transfer, signing a three-year contract with the club.[10] He scored his first goal in Ekstraklasa on 29 July 2022, in a 3–0 home win over Legia Warsaw.[11] [12] On 22 April 2023, Källman scored his first brace in the league, in a 2–1 away win against Lechia Gdansk.[13] His second brace in Polish top tier occurred on 20 December 2023, defeating Legia Warsaw 2–0 at home.[14]
On 18 August 2024, Källman scored his first brace of the 2024–25 season, helping his side to a 4–2 away win against Jagiellonia Białystok.[15] At the turn of November, Källman scored two braces in two consecutive Ekstraklasa victories, against Motor Lublin[16] and Lechia Gdansk,[17] respectively. Subsequently, Polish media reported of a notable offer previously made by an unnamed Turkish club, which Cracovia had rejected.[18] [19]
A former Finnish youth international,[20] Källman made his international debut for Finland in 2018. He scored his first international goal in his second international appearance on 11 June 2019, in a UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying win against Liechtenstein.[21]
His father Mikael Källman is widely considered to be Finland's greatest handball player of all time.[22] [23]
| Season | League | National cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| EIF | 2014 | Kakkonen | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 14 | 2 | |||
| 2015 | Ykkönen | 25 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 5 | ||||
| Total | 38 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 38 | 6 | |||||
| EIF Akademi | 2015 | Kolmonen | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | 7 | 4 | ||||
| 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 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 11 | ||||
| Total | 83 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 26 | |||
| Career total | 303 | 89 | 37 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 353 | 111 | |||
| Finland | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 8 | 3 | |
| 2023 | 7 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 10 | 1 | |
| Total | 27 | 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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