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Kuopion Palloseura

Kuopion Palloseura Oy

Kuopio, FinlandVeikkausliiga · tier 1Founded 16 March 1923Colours

www.kups.fi ↗Kaartokatu 6, 70620 Kuopio, Finland+358 17 2668560

Squad

31 players

avg age 26

Foreigners

45% of the squad

Internationals

called up by their country

League position

1 / 12

43 pts · 22 played · 2026

Stadium

Väre Areena

4,778 seats

Manager

Miika Nuutinen

Transfer balance

+€2.8m

season 2025/26

Squad

31 players

Player	Age	Nationality	Height	Foot	Joined	Contract
Goalkeepers · 3
Johannes KreidlGoalkeeper	30	Austria	193 cm	right	Jan 2021from Without Club	Dec 2028
Hemmo RiihimäkiGoalkeeper	23	Finland	188 cm	right	Oct 2026from SJK Seinäjoki	Dec 2027
Kasperi SilenGoalkeeperNo eligibility – UEFA Conference League – until 18/12/2026	17	Finland	183 cm	right	Feb 2026from FC Haka	Dec 2027
Defenders · 10
Kasim AdamsCentre-Back	31	Ghana	190 cm	right	Sept 2026from Without Club	Dec 2027
Clinton AntwiLeft-Back	27	Ghana	170 cm	left	Jul 2022from FC Nordsjælland	Dec 2026
Taneli HämäläinenCentre-Back	25	Finland	184 cm	right	Jan 2026from ADO Den Haag	Dec 2026
JorginhoLeft-Back	28	Portugal	173 cm	left	Jul 2026from Torpedo Kutaisi	Dec 2028
Saku HeiskanenRight-Back	25	Finland	171 cm	left	Nov 2026from IF Gnistan	Dec 2027
Saku SavolainenRight-Back	30	Finland	183 cm	right	Jan 2015from Kuopion Palloseura U19	Dec 2026
Brahima MagassaCentre-Back	29	France · Mali	192 cm	right	Mar 2026from LB Châteauroux	Dec 2027
Arttu LötjönenCentre-Back	22	Finland	187 cm	right	Jan 2025from Without Club	Dec 2027
Akseli PuukkoRight-Back	20	Finland	180 cm	right	Jan 2026from Bologna Primavera	—
Rasmus TikkanenLeft-Back	19	Finland	167 cm		Jan 2025from Kuopion Palloseura II	Dec 2026
Midfielders · 11
Julius EskesenCentral Midfield	27	Denmark	175 cm	right	Aug 2026from Dundee United FC	Dec 2027
Tommi JyryCentral Midfield	27	Finland	170 cm	right	Jan 2026from Petrolul Ploiesti	Dec 2027
Valentín GascCentral Midfield	26	Argentina	172 cm		Jan 2026from SJK Seinäjoki	Dec 2027
Saikou TourayCentral Midfield	26	The Gambia	175 cm	right	Jan 2026from Football Bourg-en-Bresse Péronnas 01	Dec 2027
Niilo KujasaloCentral Midfield	22	Finland	182 cm	left	Jan 2026from IFK Mariehamn	Dec 2027
Jerry VoutilainenCentral MidfieldNo eligibility – UEFA Conference League – until 18/12/2026	31	Finland	174 cm	right	Jan 2024from FC Honka	Dec 2026
Samuel PasanenCentral Midfield	20	Finland	180 cm		Jan 2025from FC Lahti	Dec 2027
Petteri PennanenCentral MidfieldTeam captain	36	Finland	181 cm	right	Feb 2024from Hyderabad FC	Dec 2027
Arttu HeinonenAttacking Midfield	27	Finland	184 cm	right	Jan 2023from FC Lahti	Dec 2026
Aaro ToivonenCentral MidfieldNo eligibility – UEFA Conference League – until 18/12/2026	21	Finland	175 cm	right	Mar 2026from FC KTP	Dec 2026
Eemil TanninenAttacking MidfieldNo eligibility – UEFA Conference League – until 18/12/2026	19	Finland	170 cm		Jan 2025from Jippo Joensuu	Dec 2026
Forwards · 7
Piotr ParzyszekCentre-Forward	33	Poland · Netherlands	191 cm	left	Feb 2026from Pakhtakor Tashkent	Jun 2027
Calvin KabuyeLeft WingerNo eligibility – UEFA Conference League – until 18/12/2026	23	Uganda · Sweden	183 cm	right	Jul 2026from Mjällby AIF	Dec 2027
Bob Nii ArmahLeft Winger	22	Ghana	178 cm	right	Jul 2025from Sporting Club Accra	Dec 2027
Ayman AikiRight Winger	21	France · Burkina Faso	180 cm	right	Aug 2026from SC Bastia	Dec 2027
Jaime MorenoCentre-Forward	31	Nicaragua · Italy	183 cm	right	Mar 2026from Carabobo FC	Dec 2027
Joslyn Luyeye-LutumbaRight Winger	24	Finland · DR Congo	177 cm	right	Jan 2024from Mikkelin Palloilijat	Dec 2026
Gustav EngvallCentre-Forward	30	Sweden	185 cm	right	Mar 2026from Miedz Legnica	Dec 2026

Amber contract dates mean the contract ends within 12 months.

Transfers

Season 2025/26

Spent

€0

23 arrivals

Received

€2.8m

22 departures

Net balance

+€2.8m

received − spent

Arrivals · 23

Aaro Toivonen
Central Midfield · 20 y/o
from FC KTP
Free
Akseli Puukko
Right-Back · 19 y/o
from Bologna Primavera
?
Brahima Magassa
Centre-Back · 28 y/o
from LB Châteauroux
?
Calvin Kabuye
Left Winger · 22 y/o
from Mjällby AIF
?
Eric Danso Boateng
Centre-Back · 21 y/o
from Salon Palloilijat
End of loan
Gustav Engvall
Centre-Forward · 29 y/o
from Miedz Legnica
Free
Hemmo Riihimäki
Goalkeeper · 22 y/o
from SJK Seinäjoki
Free
Jaime Moreno
Centre-Forward · 30 y/o
from Carabobo FC
?

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Karl Ward
Centre-Back · 21 y/o
from Karlbergs BK
?
Kasim Adams
Centre-Back · 30 y/o
from Without ClubWithout Club
—
Kasperi Silen
Goalkeeper · 16 y/o
from FC Haka
Free
Lauri Sahimaa
Central Midfield · 20 y/o
from Jippo Joensuu
End of loan
Niilo Kujasalo
Central Midfield · 21 y/o
from IFK Mariehamn
?
Otto Ruoppi
Attacking Midfield · 20 y/o
from 1.FSV Mainz 05
Loan
Pa Konate
Left-Back · 31 y/o
from Spartak Varna
Free
Paulius Golubickas
Attacking Midfield · 26 y/o
from Radomiak Radom
Loan
Paulo Ricardo
Centre-Back · 30 y/o
from Without ClubWithout Club
—
Piotr Parzyszek
Centre-Forward · 31 y/o
from RWDM Brussels
Free
Sadat Seidu
Central Midfield · 21 y/o
from Accra Lions FC
?
Saku Heiskanen
Right-Back · 24 y/o
from IF Gnistan
Free
Souleymane Soumahoro
Central Midfield · 18 y/o
from Right to Dream Academy
?
Taneli Hämäläinen
Centre-Back · 24 y/o
from ADO Den Haag
Loan
Valentín Gasc
Central Midfield · 25 y/o
from SJK Seinäjoki
Free

Departures · 22

Mohamed Touré
Centre-Forward · 20 y/o
to FC Viktoria Plzen
€1.5m
Otto Ruoppi
Attacking Midfield · 20 y/o
to 1.FSV Mainz 05
€1.3m
Aatu Hakala
Goalkeeper · 25 y/o
to FC Lahti
Free
Agon Sadiku
Centre-Forward · 22 y/o
to FC Emmen
End of loan
Derrick Atta Agyei
Left-Back · 22 y/o
to FC KTP
Free
Dion Krasniqi
Centre-Forward · 22 y/o
to IF Elfsborg
End of loan
Doni Arifi
Defensive Midfield · 23 y/o
to SpVgg Greuther Fürth
Free
Eric Danso Boateng
Centre-Back · 21 y/o
to Salon Palloilijat
Loan

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Eric Danso Boateng
Centre-Back · 21 y/o
to Without ClubWithout Club
—
Ibrahim Cissé
Centre-Back · 27 y/o
to AIK
Free
Jaakko Oksanen
Central Midfield · 25 y/o
to Kairat Almaty
Free
Lauri Sahimaa
Central Midfield · 20 y/o
to Jippo Joensuu
Free
Miilo Pitkänen
Goalkeeper · 19 y/o
to Kuopion Palloseura II
—
Niko Hämäläinen
Left-Back · 28 y/o
to FK Haugesund
Free
Pa Konate
Left-Back · 31 y/o
to Österlen FF
Free
Paulius Golubickas
Attacking Midfield · 26 y/o
to Radomiak Radom
End of loan
Paulo Ricardo
Centre-Back · 31 y/o
to Persija Jakarta
Free
Piotr Parzyszek
Centre-Forward · 32 y/o
to Pakhtakor Tashkent
Free
Roope Salo
Central Midfield · 21 y/o
to Without ClubWithout Club
—
Sadat Seidu
Central Midfield · 22 y/o
to Salon Palloilijat
Free
Samuli Miettinen
Centre-Back · 21 y/o
to NK Istra 1961
Free
Souleymane Soumahoro
Central Midfield · 18 y/o
to Without ClubWithout Club
—

Manager & staff

10 people

Manager

Miika Nuutinen

Finland · 35 y/o

Appointed 1 January 2026

Contract until 31 December 2027

Coaching Staff · 5

Jonas NyholmAssistant ManagerFinland
Joonas PöntinenGoalkeeping CoachFinland
Mika LähderinneConditioning CoachFinland
Antti NymanVideo AnalystFinland

Management · 2

Tomi ErolaChief Executive OfficerFinland
Sixten BoströmSporting DirectorFinland

Scouting · 1

Erick BägerfeldtChief ScoutSweden

Medical department · 2

Janne PesonenClub DoctorFinland
Johannes LaaksonenPhysiotherapistFinland

Honours

14 titles

8×Finnish Champion2025 · 2024 · 2019 · 75/76 · 73/74 · +3
5×Finnish cup winner2024 · 2022 · 2021 · 88/89 · 67/68
1×Finnish League Cup Winner05/06

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