Patrik Raitanen (born 13 June 2001) is a Finnish professional

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who plays as a defender for

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. Raitanen was born in Ulvila, Finland. He made his debut on senior level in

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, before signing with

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at age 15 in 2017.

Club career

Fortuna Sittard

On 21 June 2019, Raitanen signed his first professional contract with Fortuna Sittard. Raitanen made his professional debut with Fortuna Sittard in a 0–0

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tie with

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on 28 September 2019.

SPAL

In September 2020 it was announced that Raitanen had signed a deal with

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team SPAL and that he would join the U19 team.

HJK Helsinki

On 16 August 2021 HJK announced that Raitanen has signed a contract with the team. He played with the club's reserve team

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IFK Mariehamn

On 28 February 2022, Raitanen joined

on loan for the 2022 season. His loan was extended for the 2023 season, but early in the pre-season in a Finnish League Cup match, Raitanen suffered a season-ending knee injury and was ruled out for the whole year. On 27 January 2024, Raitanen terminated his contract with HJK, and signed a permanent deal with IFK Mariehamn.

International career

He made his debut on international level on 13 April 2016 playing for Finland national under-15 football team in a match against Poland U15.

Outside football

Besides playing professional football, Raitanen has worked as a model. Later after his time at Fortuna Sittard, Raitanen spoke to Finnish media about how he was openly discriminated in the club by his first team head coach Kevin Hofland, because of the way he looked and how he dressed.

Career statistics

Club

Personal life

Raitanen is the son of the Finnish former hockey player

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References

External links

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competition record * {{DEFAULTSORT:Raitanen, Patrik 2001 births Living people People from Ulvila Finnish men's footballers Finland men's youth international footballers Men's association football defenders Fortuna Sittard players Klubi 04 players Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi players IFK Mariehamn players Eredivisie players Finnish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in England Finnish expatriate sportspeople in England Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Finnish expatriate sportspeople in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands Finnish expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Footballers from Satakunta