| Rasmus Karjalainen | |
| Birth Date: | 4 April 1996 |
| Birth Place: | Oulu, Finland |
| Position: | Winger |
| Currentclub: | SJK |
| Clubnumber: | 7 |
| Youthyears1: | –2013 |
| Youthclubs1: | OLS |
| Years1: | 2014 |
| Caps1: | 19 |
| Goals1: | 1 |
| Years2: | 2015 |
| Caps2: | 27 |
| Goals2: | 15 |
| Years3: | 2016 |
| Clubs3: | AC Oulu |
| Caps3: | 22 |
| Goals3: | 3 |
| Years4: | 2017 |
| Caps4: | 32 |
| Goals4: | 8 |
| Years5: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs5: | KuPS |
| Caps5: | 43 |
| Goals5: | 20 |
| Years6: | 2019–2021 |
| Clubs6: | Fortuna Sittard |
| Caps6: | 15 |
| Goals6: | 1 |
| Years7: | 2020 |
| Clubs7: | → Örebro (loan) |
| Caps7: | 13 |
| Goals7: | 4 |
| Years8: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs8: | Helsingborg |
| Caps8: | 26 |
| Goals8: | 4 |
| Years9: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs9: | AC Oulu |
| Caps9: | 41 |
| Goals9: | 15 |
| Years10: | 2024– |
| Caps10: | 20 |
| Goals10: | 6 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2016 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2017–2018 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 9 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2018– |
| Nationalteam3: | Finland |
| Nationalcaps3: | 13 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 1 |
| Club-Update: | 18 August 2024 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 20 December 2020 |
Rasmus Karjalainen (born 4 April 1996) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a winger for SJK.[1] He began his senior career in 2014, at age 18, with OLS.
Karjalainen made his international debut for Finland in June 2018, and has since appeared in 2018–19 UEFA Nations League and in Finland's UEFA Euro 2020 campaign, in which Finland national team secured its first ever place in European Football Championship tournament's group stage.
Karjalainen made his debut on senior level on 3 May 2014 in the ranks of OLS in a Kakkonen match against PS Kemi.[2]
For the next season he transferred to SJK's reserve team SJK Akatemia. During the season he gained 27 caps and 15 goals and was the second best goal scorer of the division.[3]
He spent season 2016 in his home town Oulu playing for AC Oulu.[4]
Karjalainen made his debut on the highest level of Finnish football, Veikkausliiga on season 2017 when he transferred to PS Kemi.[5] He made his debut on 8 April, playing the first 70 minutes of a 0–0 draw against HIFK.[6]
For season 2018 he signed for KuPS.[7]
In June 2019 he made a deal with Eredivisie side Fortuna Sittard, for an undisclosed fee.[8]
In August 2020 he was loaned for a year to Allsvenskan side Örebro.[9] In March 2021, Karjalainen suffered almost a career ending severe head injury in training with Örebro, and was forced to be ruled out for several months.[10]
On 17 July 2021, Karjalainen joined Superettan club Helsingborgs IF, signing a two-year deal.[11]
On 23 June 2022, Karjalainen returned to AC Oulu for an undisclosed fee.[12]
After the 2023 Veikkausliiga season, it was announced that Karjalainen will leave AC Oulu.[13]
On 16 November 2023, it was confirmed by SJK that they had signed with Karjalainen on a two-year deal, starting in 2024.[14] He played for the club's reserve team Kerho-07, currently SJK Akatemia, in 2015.
Karjalainen made his debut for the Finland national team on 5 June 2018 in a friendly match in Ilie Oană Stadium, Ploiești against Romania when he replaced Berat Sadik as a substitute on 63rd minute.[15]
| Club | Season | League | Domestic Cups | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| OLS | 2014 | Kakkonen | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 19 | 1 | ||
| SJK Akatemia | 2015 | Kakkonen | 27 | 15 | 0 | 0 | — | 27 | 15 | ||
| AC Oulu | 2016 | Ykkönen | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 22 | 3 | ||
| PS Kemi | 2017 | Veikkausliiga | 32 | 8 | 5 | 1 | — | 37 | 9 | ||
| KuPS | 2018 | Veikkausliiga | 31 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 39 | 20 | |
| 2019 | Veikkausliiga | 12 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 4 | ||
| Total | 43 | 20 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 56 | 24 | |||
| Fortuna Sittard | 2019–20 | Eredivisie | 15 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 17 | 2 | ||
| Örebro (loan) | 2020 | Allsvenskan | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | 15 | 5 | ||
| Helsingborg | 2021 | Superettan | 19 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 20 | 5 | ||
| 2022 | Allsvenskan | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| Total | 26 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 5 | |||
| AC Oulu | 2022 | Veikkausliiga | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | 14 | 7 | ||
| 2023 | Veikkausliiga | 27 | 8 | 6 | 1 | — | 33 | 9 | |||
| Total | 41 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 16 | |||
| SJK | 2024 | Veikkausliiga | 20 | 6 | 6 | 2 | — | 26 | 8 | ||
| Career total | 258 | 77 | 33 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 293 | 88 | |||
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| National team | Year | Competitive | Friendly | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Finland | 2018 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | ||
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Total | 7 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 1 | ||
Scores and results list Finland's goal tally first.
KuPS
AC Oulu
Runners-up 2023
Individual