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Benjamin Dahlström (born 8 August 2003) is a Finnish professional
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player who plays as a
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for
Veikkausliiga Veikkausliiga () is a professional association football league in Finland and the highest level of the Finnish football league system. The league comprises the top 12 clubs of the country. Its main sponsor is the Finnish national betting agenc ...
side
Gnistan IF Gnistan (''Kipinä'' in Finnish; ''The Spark'' in English), commonly known as Gnistan, is a Finnish football club from the city of Helsinki, founded in 1924. The club is currently playing in the Veikkausliiga, the first tier of the Finnish le ...
.


Career

Dahlstöm played in the youth sectors of
Helsingin Palloseura Helsingin Palloseura (HPS) () is a sports club from Helsinki, Finland established in 1917. HPS has been active in several sports including bandy, ice hockey, football, handball and basketball. Historically, HPS men's team is one of the most suc ...
(HPS),
Käpylän Pallo Käpylän Pallo, commonly referred to as KäPa for short, is a football (soccer) club from the Käpylä district of Helsinki. The club currently plays in the Ykkösliiga, the new second tier of the Finnish league system. Their home arena is Max ...
(KäPa) and
HJK Helsinki Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi (), commonly known as HJK Helsinki (), or simply as HJK (), is a Finnish football club based in Helsinki. The club competes in Veikkausliiga, the top division of the Finnish football league system. Founded in 1907, the ...
, before joining HJK's reserve team
Klubi 04 Klubi 04 is a Finnish football club based in Helsinki. It is the reserve team of HJK Helsinki for whom a number of the players are also registered. History Klubi 04 was founded in 2004 when HJK bought FC Jokerit. Initially Klubi 04 played in K ...
in 2021. For the 2024 season, Dahlström signed with
Mikkelin Palloilijat Mikkelin Palloilijat (or MP) is a Finnish professional football club, based in Mikkeli, that competes in the Ykkönen, the third tier in Finnish football league system. The club was founded in 1929 and also included volleyball, bandy and ice h ...
in second-tier
Ykkösliiga ''Ykkösliiga'' (English language, English: ''"League One"''; ) is the second highest level of the Finnish football league system (after the Veikkausliiga), managed by the Football Association of Finland. The teams in Ykkösliiga also play a pre-s ...
. Despite the club being relegated, Dahlström was voted the team's best player after the season. On 14 November 2024, Dahlström signed with
Veikkausliiga Veikkausliiga () is a professional association football league in Finland and the highest level of the Finnish football league system. The league comprises the top 12 clubs of the country. Its main sponsor is the Finnish national betting agenc ...
club
Gnistan IF Gnistan (''Kipinä'' in Finnish; ''The Spark'' in English), commonly known as Gnistan, is a Finnish football club from the city of Helsinki, founded in 1924. The club is currently playing in the Veikkausliiga, the first tier of the Finnish le ...
on a two-year deal.BENJAMIN DAHLSTRÖM GNISTANIN TAKALINJOILLE
gnistan.fi, 14 November 2024


Personal life

His older brother
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is also a professional footballer.


Career statistics


Honours

HJK *
Finnish League Cup The Finnish League Cup (in Finnish: ''Liigacup''), is a knock-out football competition contested annually during the pre-season in winter by teams from Veikkausliiga. The competition is notably the only football competition in Europe which is most ...
: 2023


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Benjamin Dahlström
at Finnish FA {{DEFAULTSORT:Dahlström, Benjamin Living people 2003 births Swedish-speaking Finns Footballers from Helsinki Finnish men's footballers 21st-century Finnish sportsmen Men's association football defenders Kakkonen players Ykkönen players Ykkösliiga players Helsingin Palloseura footballers Käpylän Pallo players Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi players Klubi 04 players Pallokerho Keski-Uusimaa players Mikkelin Palloilijat players IF Gnistan players