Otso Virtanen

Otso Virtanen

Virtanen playing for Finland U-21s in November 2015
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-04-03) 3 April 1994
Height 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Hibernian
Number 32
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011 ÅIFK 2 (0)
2011 TPS 1 (0)
2012 ÅIFK 18 (0)
2013–2016 IFK Mariehamn 65 (0)
2016– Hibernian 0 (0)
National team‡
2014–2016 Finland U21 13 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:06, 23 May 2016 (UTC).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14:33, 5 April 2016 (UTC)

Otso Virtanen (born 3 April 1994) is a Finnish footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Scottish Championship club Hibernian.

Virtanen started his professional career in 2011 at TPS, appearing primarily for their reserve team ÅIFK. Before the 2013 season, he moved to IFK Mariehamn and appeared in 22 matches. In 2014, he served primarily as the backup for Swedish goalkeeper Simon Nurme.[1] Virtanen signed a three-and-a-half year contract with Scottish club Hibernian on 24 January 2016.[2]

In May 2014, Virtanen was selected for the Finland national under-21 team for the match against Moldova.[3]

Honours

Hibernian

References

  1. ↑ "VIRTANEN Otso" (in Finnish). Veikkausliiga.com. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
  2. ↑ "Hibernian: Finnish goalkeeper Otso Virtanen signed". BBC Sport. BBC. 24 January 2016. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
  3. ↑ "Pikkuhuuhkajat nimetty Moldova-otteluun" (in Finnish). Retrieved 21 May 2014.
  4. ↑ Wilson, Richard (13 March 2016). "Scottish League Cup Final: Hibernian 1 Ross County 2". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 March 2016.

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