Juuso Hämäläinen (born 8 December 1993) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a defender and captains Finnish Veikkausliiga club Inter Turku.
Club career Born in Raisio, Hämäläinen started football in a youth team of a local club RaiFu. He joined the Inter Turku youth sector when he was 11 years old.Inter jatkosopimukseen kapteeninsa kanssa – "Hän on pitkän linjan interiläinen", Turun Sanomat, 17 August 2024 Hämäläinen made his senior debut with the club's first team in the 2013 Veikkausliiga season.InterFaces: Juuso Hämäläinen, fcinter.fi, 17 August 2024
After a three-year stint with Rovaniemen Palloseura (RoPS), on 27 November 2018, Hämäläinen returned to his former club Inter, signing a contract initially for the 2019 season.Juuso Hämäläinen palaa FC Interiin , fcinter.fi, 27 November 2018 He suffered from a knee injury in the 2022 season and was out of the line-up for months. On 17 August 2024, Hämäläinen signed a contract extension for the 2025 season, with a further one-year option.Kapteeni Juuso Hämäläinen jatkaa Interissä tulevalla kaudella, fcinter.fi, 17 August 2024
Career statistics Juuso Hämäläinen stats, Finnish FA + Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCupLeague cupEuropeTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsInter Turku2013Veikkausliiga2612020103112014Veikkausliiga3114220–3732015Veikkausliiga2715000–321Total84311240101005RoPS2016Veikkausliiga2801050403802017Veikkausliiga29060––3502018Veikkausliiga27020––290Total8409050401020Inter Turku2019Veikkausliiga23170–203212020Veikkausliiga14051–102012021Veikkausliiga18030–102202022Veikkausliiga812000001012023Veikkausliiga1802020–2202024Veikkausliiga2023050–2822025Veikkausliiga000030–30Total1014221100101345Inter Turku II2022Kolmonen10–––102023Kolmonen10–––10Total2000000020Career total27174231909034110
Honours Inter Turku Veikkausliiga runner-up: 2019, 2020 Finnish Cup runner-up: 2014, 2015, 2020, 2022, 2024"Oli jo toinen käsi kiinni pytyssä" – Cupin finaalitappio karvasta kalkkia Interille, veikkausliiga.com, 22 September 2024 Finnish League Cup: 2024,Liigacupin voitto ratkesi rangaistuspotkukisassa: 17-vuotiaasta maalivahdista sankari, mtvuutiset.fi, MTV Oy, 30 March 2024 2025 Finnish League Cup runner-up: 2022
RoPS Veikkausliiga runner-up: 2018
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