Seth Saarinen (born 5 May 2001) is a Finnish

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who plays as a

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for Veikkausliiga side

KuPS Kuopion Palloseura (or KuPS) is a Finnish football club, based in the ninth most populated city of Finland, Kuopio. KuPS plays in Finland's Premier League, Veikkausliiga. KuPS has won the Finnish championship six times, the Finnish Cup 4 times ...

Club career

Saarinen spent his youth years in HJK youth sector, before he transferred to

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in 2017, for a €100,000 transfer fee. Saarinen signed with Veikkausliiga club Haka on 11 December 2019 on a one-year deal. His contract with Haka was extended for two more years on 6 September 2020. Ahead of the

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season, Saarinen signed with

on a two-year deal.

Personal life

Saarinen was born in

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to a Swiss mother and a Finnish father, and he holds dual citizenship of

and

Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...

. He is engaged with polish singer.

Career statistics

Club

;Notes

Honours

KuPS

* Veikkausliiga:

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Runners-up * Finnish League Cup: 2024 Runners-up

References

2001 births Living people Finnish men's footballers Swiss men's footballers Finland men's youth international footballers Men's association football defenders Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi players FC Zürich players Klubi 04 players FC Haka players Kuopion Palloseura players Ykkönen players Kakkonen players Veikkausliiga players Finnish people of Swiss descent Swiss people of Finnish descent {{Finland-footy-defender-stub