| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (2004-08-09) 9 August 2004 (age 19) | ||
| Place of birth | Jyväskylä, Finland | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | AC Oulu | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Muuramen Yritys | |||
| 2012–2021 | JJK | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2023 | JJK | 57 | (3) |
| 2024– | AC Oulu | 5 | (0) |
| 2024– | OLS | 5 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 June 2024 | |||
Roope Salo (born 9 August 2004) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Veikkausliiga club AC Oulu.
Salo started to play football in Muuramen Yritys, and joined the youth sector of JJKinJyväskylä when he was eight years old. He debuted with the JJK first team, also known as the Kettupaidat, in the third-tier Kakkonen on 7 November 2020 against GBK Kokkola, at the age of 16.[2] In the 2022 season, despite his young age, he became an integral part of the team and also helped the club to earn a promotion to the second-tier Ykkönen. Next season in Ykkönen, he played the most of the minutes in his team, excluding the goalkeepers.[3]
His contract with JJK was extended on 8 July 2022, on a deal until the end of 2024.[4]
On 19 November 2023, AC OuluinVeikkausliiga announced the signing of Salo on a two-year deal with an option for an additional year, for an undisclosed fee.[5][6][7] He debuted with his new club on 27 January 2024, in a Finnish League Cup draw against Haka.[8] One week later, he scored his first goal for AC Oulu, in a 2–0 League Cup win against SJK.[9]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Other | Continental | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| JJK Jyväskylä | 2020 | Kakkonen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2021 | Kakkonen | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| 2022 | Kakkonen | 24 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 26 | 4 | |||
| 2023 | Ykkönen | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3[b] | 2 | — | 31 | 2 | ||
| Total | 57 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 6 | ||
| OLS | 2024 | Ykkönen | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| AC Oulu | 2024 | Veikkausliiga | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5[c] | 1 | — | 14 | 1 | |
| Career total | 66 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 7 | ||
JJK Jyväskylä
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AC Oulu – current squad
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