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Otso Liimatta

Otso Liimatta
Personal information
Full name Otso Urho Eemil Liimatta[1]
Date of birth (2004-07-10) 10 July 2004 (age 20)
Place of birth Oulu, Finland[2]
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Midfielder[2]
Team information
Current team
Famalicão
Number 18
Youth career
2008–2020 Tervarit
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2021 OLS 18 (3)
2021–2023 AC Oulu 53 (9)
2023– Famalicão 12 (0)
International career
2019 Finland U15 2 (0)
2019 Finland U16 2 (1)
2021–2022 Finland U18 6 (1)
2022 Finland U19 6 (1)
2023– Finland U21 11 (6)
Medal record
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 May 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2024

Otso Urho Eemil Liimatta (born 10 July 2004) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Primeira Liga club Famalicão and the Finland under-21 national team.

Club career

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AC Oulu

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Born in Oulu and raised in Karjasilta, Liimatta played in the youth sector of Tervarit before signing his first professional contract with AC Oulu in September 2020.[3][4][5]

He made his Veikkausliiga debut on 28 May 2021, aged 16, in a 3–1 away loss to HJK: in the process, he assisted his side's only goal.[6] During 2011, Liimatta played for the club's reserve team Oulun Luistinseura (OLS) in third-tier Kakkonen, and additionally made nine appearances in Veikkausliiga with the first team.

Liimatta scored his first goal in the league on 29 April 2022, the opener in a 3–0 home win against Haka.[7] In the summer of 2022, various Finnish media outlets reported that Liimatta had attracted interest by several high-profile European clubs.[8][9] At the end of the 2022 season, Liimatta was named the Best Young Player of the Year at the Captain's Ball awards held by the Finnish FA.[10][11][12]

F.C. Famalicão

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On 29 July 2023, Liimatta officially joined Primeira Liga side Famalicão for an undisclosed fee,[13][14][15] signing a four-year deal with the Portuguese club.[14][16] According to the media, the fee was in six figures and is believed to be close to €600,000.[17]

He made his debut for the Fama on 11 August 2023, starting in the opening league game of the season against Braga, which ended in a 2–1 win for his team.[18][19]

International career

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Youth

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Liimatta has represented Finland at various youth levels.

On 7 March 2023, at the age of 18, he got his first call-up to the Finland under-21 national team for two friendly matches against North Macedonia and Bulgaria.[20] He scored his first U21 goal in the latter match, on 28 March 2023, taking part in a 0–2 win over Bulgaria.[12][21]

Liimatta scored a hat-trick against Albania U21 on 13 October 2023 in a 2025 UEFA Euro Under-21 qualifying match, which ended in 4–1 victory for Finland.[22]

Career statistics

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As of 11 August 2024[23]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[a] League cup[b] Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
OLS 2020 Kakkonen 1 0 2 2 3 2
2021 Kakkonen 17 3 17 3
Total 18 3 0 0 2 2 0 0 20 5
AC Oulu 2021 Veikkausliiga 9 0 0 0 9 0
2022 Veikkausliiga 28 5 3 1 0 0 31 6
2023 Veikkausliiga 16 4 3 3 7 1 26 8
Total 53 9 6 4 7 1 0 0 66 14
Famalicão 2023–24 Primeira Liga 12 0 1 0 13 0
2024–25 Primeira Liga 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 0
Career total 83 12 7 4 9 3 0 0 99 19
  1. ^ Includes Suomen Cup and Taça de Portugal
  2. ^ Includes Kakkonen Cup and Finnish League Cup

Honours

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AC Oulu

Individual

References

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  1. ^ Player profile, playmakerstats.com
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Otso Liimatta at WorldFootball.net
  3. ^ Suomen jalkapallotulevaisuuden suurin toivo on futaaja, ei jalkapalloilija – Mitä se tarkoittaa sinivalkoiselle juniorivalmennukselle?, Apu, 14 May 2024
  4. ^ Nevala, Kai (22 November 2021). "17-vuotias oululainen Otso Liimata on hionut taitonsa kotipihallaan Kar-jasillalla - Juniori murtautui syksyllä AC Oulun liigajoukkueeseen" (in Finnish). Kaleva. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
  5. ^ Nevala, Kai (18 September 2022). "Otso Liimata, 18, on noussut raketin lailla yhdeksi AC Oulun tärkeimmistä pelaajista – Miksi kevytrakenteinen juniori on pystynyt pelaamaan erinomaisen liigakauden?" (in Finnish). Kaleva. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
  6. ^ "HJK Helsinki - AC Oulu 3:1 (Veikkausliiga 2021, 2. Round)". Worldfootball.net. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
  7. ^ "OULU VS. HAKA 3 - 0)". Soccerway. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
  8. ^ "Veikkausliigan timantti herättää kiinnostusta ulkomaalaisseuroissa - italialaisjätti mukana kuvioissa" (in Finnish). MTV Uutiset. 2 July 2022. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
  9. ^ Teksti, Joel Perovuo (10 August 2022). "Huippulupaus Otso Liimatta kasvaa korkeaa korkoa portugalilaisen kultasormen tehtaassa" (in Finnish). elmotv.com. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
  10. ^ Jump up to: a b "Captain's Ball 2022 palkitut" (in Finnish). Football Association of Finland. 1 December 2022. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  11. ^ "Henkilökuvassa viime kauden nuori sensaatio Otso Liimatta" (in Finnish). pallotv.fi. 13 January 2023. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  12. ^ Jump up to: a b "Otso Liimatta: Olen asettanut tulevalle kaudelle entistä kovemmat tavoitteet" (in Finnish). Football Association of Finland. 22 March 2023. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
  13. ^ "AC Oulun Otso Liimatta Portugaliin" (in Finnish). AC Oulu. 29 July 2023. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
  14. ^ Jump up to: a b "Otso Liimatta assina por quatro temporadas" (in European Portuguese). FC Famalicão. 29 July 2023. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
  15. ^ Halonen, Mika (29 July 2023). "Jalkapallon suomalainen superlupaus Otso Liimatta, 19, Portugalin pääsarjaan – AC Oulu "tyytyväinen" siirtokorvaukseen". Yle Urheilu (in Finnish). Retrieved 20 August 2023.
  16. ^ "Oficial: Contratada promessa do futebol finlandês (Famalicão)". A Bola (in European Portuguese). 29 July 2023. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
  17. ^ "Suomalaislupaus teki harvinaisen valinnan - ratkaisu syntyi Googlen avulla" (in Finnish). Ilta-Sanomat. 9 August 2023. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
  18. ^ Savonen, Ilari (11 August 2023). "Huippulupaus Otso Liimatta, 19, heti avauksessa Portugalin liigassa". MTV Uutiset (in Finnish). Retrieved 20 August 2023.
  19. ^ "Sp. Braga x Famalicão - Record Jogos em Direto". Record.pt (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 20 August 2023.
  20. ^ "Pikkuhuuhkajat nimetty maaliskuun maaotteluihin" (in Finnish). Football Association of Finland. 7 March 2023. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
  21. ^ "Tulospalvelu" (in Finnish). Football Association of Finland. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
  22. ^ Finland vs Albania, 13 October 2023, UEFA
  23. ^ "Otso Liimatta". flashscore.
  24. ^ HJK AC Oulu, Veikkausliiga
  25. ^ "Perinteinen Koplajoukkue nimetty - jalkapallotoimittajien valinnat kauden parhaiksi". Veikkausliiga (in Finnish). 1 January 2023. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
  26. ^ Captain's Ball 2023 Kaj Natrille – Katso kaikki palkitut, Veikkausliiga, 1 December 2023
  27. ^ Vuoden pelaaja Otso Liimatta AC Oulu, acoulu.fi, 15 February 2023
  28. ^ AC OULULAISIA PALKITTIIN PALLOLIITON POHJOISEN ALUEEN GAALASSA, acoulu.fi, 22 February 2024
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