Rasmus Vilhelm Schüller (born 18 June 1991) is a Finnish professional

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who plays as a central

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for

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and the Finland national team.

Club career

Early career

Schüller began his career at FC Kasiysi, a club based in his hometown

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. Later he moved on to rivals HooGee.

FC Honka

Schüller made his debut in an

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jersey during the 2008

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. He played in his first Premier Division match in August 2008 against

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. In December 2008, Schüller signed a contract with Honka that would have kept him in Espoo until the end of the 2011 season. Schüller scored his first league goal for FC Honka in June 2009, less than a week after his 18th birthday, when his team came out victorious from a match against

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. Schüller scored on his debut in European club competitions, netting his team's second goal of the game when FC Honka beat Welsh side Bangor City FC in the

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on 16 July 2009. In August 2009, Schüller scored his second league goal for FC Honka and was named man of the match when he helped his team to a 3–1 victory over

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. On 22 September 2009, it was announced that Schüller had put pen to paper for a new deal until the end of the 2012 season.

HJK

In February 2012, HJK announced the signing of Schüller from FC Honka, along with teammate

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, for a fee of €200,000. Qualified for the Europa League group stages 2014 with HJK with a 5–4 aggregate victory over

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BK Häcken

On 7 October 2015, Schüller agreed to transfer to Swedish

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side

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for the 2016 season. Schüller was then joined at BK Häcken by HJK teammate Demba Savage on 28 October 2015.

Minnesota United

On 24 January 2017, Schüller signed with Minnesota United, for a reported fee of $750,000. Schüller was released by Minnesota at the end of their 2019 season.

Return to HJK

On 9 August 2017, Schüller rejoined HJK on a loan deal until the end of the season. After his contract expired with Minnesota in the end of 2019, he signed a permanent deal with HJK.

Djurgården

In the end of 2020, Schüller returned to

and joined

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. The transfer fee was not disclosed, but it was accordingly to the clause in his contract with HJK, concerning any transfer abroad. On 8 January 2022, Schüller extended his contract with the club on a new deal until the end of 2025. On 1 April 2024, in the opening game of the 2024 season, Schüller suffered a surgery-requiring foot injury by a tackle by Kolbeinn Þórðarson, and was estimated to be sidelined for months. On 25 July, he made his first appearance after recovering from the injury, in a 3–0

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qualifying win against Progrès Niederkorn.

International career

Schüller was a member of the Finnish U21 national team. Schüller was called up for the

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pre-tournament friendly match against

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on 29 May 2021. He is currently one of the

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of the national team.

Personal life

Schüller is a

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with German ancestry. Schüller studies law at

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. He is in a relationship with Swedish footballer Sara Olai.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Djurgårdens IF *

runner-up:

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*Svenska Cupen runner-up: 2023–24 HJK *

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 ...

2012 2012 was designated as: *International Year of Cooperatives *International Year of Sustainable Energy for All Events January *January 4 – The Cicada 3301 internet hunt begins. * January 12 – Peaceful protests begin in the R ...

2013 2013 was the first year since 1987 to contain four unique digits (a span of 26 years). 2013 was designated as: *International Year of Water Cooperation *International Year of Quinoa Events January * January 5 – 2013 Craig, Alask ...

2014 The year 2014 was marked by the surge of the Western African Ebola epidemic, West African Ebola epidemic, which began in 2013, becoming the List of Ebola outbreaks, most widespread outbreak of the Ebola, Ebola virus in human history, resul ...

2017 2017 was designated as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development by the United Nations General Assembly. Events January * January 1 – Istanbul nightclub shooting: A gunman dressed as Santa Claus opens fire at the ...

2020 The year 2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global Social impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, social and Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of even ...

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: 2015 BK Häcken *

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: 2015–16 Individual *

Player of the Month: October 2012, May 2014Rasmus Schüller Veikkausliigan toukokuun pelaaja

References

External links

Schüller's profile on Veikkausliiga's website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Schuller, Rasmus 1991 births Living people Finnish men's footballers 21st-century Finnish sportsmen Finnish expatriate men's footballers Finland men's international footballers Finland men's youth international footballers Finland men's under-21 international footballers FC Honka players Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi players BK Häcken players Minnesota United FC players Veikkausliiga players Allsvenskan players Major League Soccer players UEFA Euro 2020 players Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Finnish expatriate sportspeople in Sweden Men's association football midfielders Finnish people of German descent Swedish-speaking Finns Footballers from Espoo Djurgårdens IF Fotboll players FC Kasiysi players HooGee players