Oskari Johannes Orevillo Kekkonen (born 24 September 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Malaysian Super League club Sabah. Born in Finland, he plays for the Philippines national team.
Club career Born in Kotka, Finland, to a Filipino mother and a Finnish father, he made his first-team debut for KTP in 2016, at the age of 17. He then played for Sudet, FC Lahti, FC Kuusysi and PKKU.
On 21 July 2018, he re-joined KTP on loan from FC Lahti until the end of the season. In April 2019 it appeared from SJK Seinäjoki's website, that Kekkonen had become a part of the club's U20 squad.SJK U20, sjk.fi, 7 April 2019Profile at SPL, palloliitto.fi He returned to his childhood club, Peli-Karhut, in April 2019. In September 2019, Kekkonen joined PEPO Lappeenranta.Kotkalainen Oskari Kekkonen siirtyy PEPO Lappeenrantaan — "Hän on edelleen nuori pelaaja ja melkoinen täydennys keskikentällemme", kymensanomat.fi, 4 September 2019
As of October 2021, he was signed with the Azkals Development Team of the Philippines Football League. In his first tournament with the club, they finished as runners-up of the 2021 Copa Paulino Alcantara. In January 2022 he moved to Kaya-Iloilo.
He returned to Finland with PK-35 for the 2023 season.
On 2 July 2023, he signed with Lamphun Warriors for the 2023–24 Thai League 1 Season.
Kekkonen joined Sabah for the 2026–27 Malaysia Super League season.
International career Finland U18 Kekkonen played for Finland's under-18 team in the 2017 Baltic Cup. He came on as a 75th minute sub in their opening match where Finland defeated Latvia 4–0.
Philippines U23 He then played for the Philippines under-23 team at the 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualifiers. He made his debut on 25 October 2021, coming on as a 33rd-minute substitute in their 3–0 loss to South Korea U23. Kekkonen was included in the 20-man squad for 31st Southeast Asian Games, which was held in Vietnam. Kekkonen scored his first goal for Philippines U23 in a 4–0 win against Timor-Leste.
Philippines Kekkonen was named in the Philippines' squad for the 2020 AFF Championship. He made his senior international debut on 8 December 2021 as a substitute in their 2–1 loss to hosts Singapore.
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