Oskari Sallinen (born 22 June 2001) is a professional

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who plays for

IFK Mariehamn IFK Mariehamn is an Ålandic football club based in Mariehamn, the capital of the Åland Islands. It plays in the Finnish Premier Division (''Veikkausliiga''). The club is managed by Daniel Norrmén, and it plays its home matches at Wiklö ...

Career

JJK

He made his debut for JJK on 15 June 2017 in their

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4–0 loss to

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Loan to FC Groningen

In the summer of 2017, Sallinen was loaned out to

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. Sallinen played for the club's U17 and U19 squads. The contract was a 1-year loan deal with the option to buy.JJK:n Oskari Sallinen siirtyy Hollantiin
�� veikkausliiga.com, 25 May 2017 The option was exercised and he spent two additional years in Groningen's youth teams.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sallinen, Oskari 2001 births Living people Finnish men's footballers Finland men's youth international footballers Men's association football midfielders JJK Jyväskylä players Kuopion Palloseura players Ekenäs IF players IFK Mariehamn players Veikkausliiga players Kakkonen players Ykkönen players Finnish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands Finnish expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands