Hugo Keto
Finnish footballer (born 1998) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hugo Oliver Keto (born 9 February 1998) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays a goalkeeper for Allsvenskan club IFK Värnamo.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Hugo Oliver Keto | ||
| Date of birth | 9 February 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Helsinki, Finland | ||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | IFK Värnamo | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2012 | Honka | ||
| 2013–2014 | HJK | ||
| 2014–2018 | Arsenal | ||
| 2018–2020 | Brighton & Hove Albion | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 0 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Waterford (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2020 | Klubi 04 | 3 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | HJK | 28 | (0) |
| 2022–2024 | Sandefjord | 69 | (0) |
| 2025– | IFK Värnamo | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014 | Finland U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2015–2017 | Finland U19 | 7 | (0) |
| 2017–2020 | Finland U21 | 9 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 December 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 October 2023 | |||
Career
Arsenal
On 4 July 2014, Keto joined the youth academy of English Premier League side Arsenal.
Brighton
On 9 July 2018, he joined the youth academy of Brighton in the English Premier League.
Waterford (loan)
On 12 February 2019, he was sent on loan to Republic of Ireland club Waterford.
HJK
On 6 June 2020, Keto returned to Finland and signed for HJK Helsinki in Veikkausliiga.[2]
Sandefjord
On 24 January 2022, he signed a three-year contract with Eliteserien club Sandefjord in Norway.[3]
IFK Värnamo
On 26 January 2025, Keto joined Swedish Allsvenskan club IFK Värnamo on a three-year deal until the end of 2027.[4]
International career
Keto is a former regular youth international for Finland. He was first called up to the Finland senior national team in January 2018 for a friendly match against Jordan, but remained an unused substitute.[5] He also received call ups in October and November 2023 for UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying matches.[6][7]
Career statistics
- As of 4 December 2024[8]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Brighton & Hove Albion U21 | 2018–19 | — | 1[b] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| Waterford (loan) | 2019 | LOI Premier Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[c] | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Klubi 04 | 2020 | Kakkonen | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| HJK | 2020 | Veikkausliiga | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2021 | Veikkausliiga | 21 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6[d] | 0 | — | 33 | 0 | ||
| Total | 28 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 40 | 0 | |||
| Sandefjord | 2022 | Eliteserien | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | ||
| 2023 | Eliteserien | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 0 | |||
| 2024 | Eliteserien | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 0 | |||
| Total | 69 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 74 | 0 | ||||
| Sandefjord 2 | 2022 | 4. divisjon | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| IFK Värnamo | 2025 | Allsvenskan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 102 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 121 | 0 | ||
- Includes Finnish Cup, Norwegian Cup
- Appearance in EFL Trophy
- Appearance in League of Ireland Cup
- Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
References
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