Casper Mikael Terho (born 24 June 2003) is a Finnish professional football player who plays for

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club

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and the Finland national team.

Early career

Terho grew up in Vuosaari, East Helsinki, and played football in the youth teams of Helsinki-based clubs

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(MPS), Puotinkylän Valtti, PK-35 and FC Kontu. In 2018, he joined the youth academy of HJK Helsinki.

Club career

HJK

Casper Terho made his professional debut for

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on the 26 August 2020, coming on as a substitute in the Veikkausliiga 2-0 home win against Seinäjoen Jalkapallokerho. Along with other youngsters such as

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, he played a few other games by the end of season, where his team ended up winning the 2020 championship. He has also played for HJK reserve team

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in third-tier

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and second-tier Ykkönen. Being already viewed as one of the brightest hopes from the Finnish champions academy, he scored his first goal in his 2021 season debuts, during the 4–2 home championship win against

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on the 24 April 2021. By the end of May, he became a regular starter with HJK, scoring another goal against Ilves, while still aged only 17.

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise

On 29 September 2022, Belgian side

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announced that they had reached an agreement with HJK about his transfer. He joined the Belgian side on 1 January 2023 on a deal until 30 June 2026, for an undisclosed fee. He officially made his debut for the club on 8 January against

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, as a 77th minute substitute. Terho scored his first goal for the club on 20 April 2023, in the first leg of the

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quarter finals against Bayer Leverkusen. Despite his goal, his team lost the game 4–1 (5–2 on aggregate), and were eventually knocked out of the competition. On 23 April 2023, Terho scored his first goals in the

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, a brace in a 4–2 away win against

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International career

Terho is a youth international for Finland, taking part in the 2020 Euro under-17 qualifications, where

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topped their pool with

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and

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, although the final stage of the tournament was eventually canceled due to the covid pandemic. Terho played regularly for the Finnish under-17, under-19 and under-21 national teams, before making his senior debut for

on 4 June 2024, in a 4–2 friendly defeat against

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Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

HJK Helsinki * Veikkausliiga:

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* Finnish Cup runner-up:

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise *

runner-up: 2023–24 * Belgian Cup: 2023–24Belgian Cup finalists
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References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Terho, Casper 2003 births Living people Finnish men's footballers Finland men's youth international footballers Finland men's under-21 international footballers Finland men's international footballers Men's association football midfielders Klubi 04 players Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi players Royale Union Saint-Gilloise players Kakkonen players Veikkausliiga players Ykkönen players Belgian Pro League players Finnish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Finnish expatriate sportspeople in Belgium FC Kontu players PK-35 (men) players Malmin Palloseura players