# Santeri Haarala

Santeri Haarala (born 17 December 1999) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a winger for Allsvenskan club Djurgården.

## Career

On 7 August 2019, Haarala left Ilves to join a fellow Veikkausliiga club Rovaniemen Palloseura (RoPS) on a contract for the rest of 2019. He suffered a groin injury and managed to play only one game with the first team before a surgery. His contract was not extended and left the club at the end of the year. Eventually, his recovery from the injury lasted almost eight months.
After a short spell with the reserve team of his former club Ilves in the third-tier Kakkonen, Haarala joined Veikkausliiga club TPS in August 2020 on a deal for the rest of the season.
After a two-year stint with Kuopion Palloseura (KuPS) in Veikkausliiga, Haarala returned to his former club Ilves for the 2023 season, and on 29 February 2024 he signed a new three-year deal with the club.
On 22 August 2024, Haarala joined Allsvenskan club Djurgården on a three-and-a-half-year contract, for an undisclosed fee. Three days later, in his Allsvenskan debut for Djurgården, Haarala provided an assist to a winning goal, in a 1–0 away win over Sirius. He scored his first goal for the club on 19 September, in a 2–1 win over BK Häcken.

## International career

Haarala was never part of Finland youth national teams at any age level.
On 2 September 2024, he received his first call-up to the Finland senior national team by the head coach Markku Kanerva, as a replacement to Daniel Håkans, for the 2024–25 UEFA Nations League B matches against Greece and England.

## Personal life

Haarala meditates frequently in his everyday life.

## Career statistics

    As of 16 January 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | Division | League | League | Cup | Cup | League cup | League cup | Europe | Europe | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Ilves II | 2016 | Kolmonen | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 0 |
| Ilves II | 2017 | Kolmonen | 20 | 7 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 20 | 7 |
| Ilves II | 2018 | Kolmonen | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 |
| Ilves II | 2019 | Kakkonen | 8 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8 | 2 |
| Ilves II | Total | Total | 30 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 9 |
| Ilves | 2017 | Veikkausliiga | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 0 |
| Ilves | 2018 | Veikkausliiga | 19 | 0 | 4 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 0 | 24 | 1 |
| Ilves | 2019 | Veikkausliiga | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 3 | 0 |
| Ilves | Total | Total | 20 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 1 |
| HJS (loan) | 2018 | Kakkonen | 7 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7 | 2 |
| RoPS | 2019 | Veikkausliiga | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 0 |
| RoPS II | 2019 | Kakkonen | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 |
| Ilves II | 2020 | Kakkonen | 5 | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5 | 8 |
| TPS | 2020 | Veikkausliiga | 15 | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 15 | 4 |
| KuPS | 2021 | Veikkausliiga | 25 | 4 | 6 | 4 | – | – | 6 | 0 | 37 | 8 |
| KuPS | 2022 | Veikkausliiga | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| KuPS | Total | Total | 39 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 57 | 8 |
| Ilves | 2023 | Veikkausliiga | 26 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 36 | 11 |
| Ilves | 2024 | Veikkausliiga | 17 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 28 | 18 |
| Ilves | Total | Total | 43 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 64 | 29 |
| Djurgården | 2024 | Allsvenskan | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 5 | 0 | 16 | 1 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 172 | 47 | 23 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 18 | 1 | 225 | 62 |
* ↑ Includes Suomen Cup
* ↑ Includes Finnish League Cup
* ↑ Includes UEFA Europa League
* 1 2 3 4 Includes UEFA Conference League

## Honours

KuPS
* Veikkausliiga runner-up: 2021, 2022
* Finnish Cup: 2021, 2022
Ilves
* Finnish Cup: 2019, 2023
Individual
* Veikkausliiga Team of the Year: 2023, 2024
* Veikkausliiga Player of the Month: July 2024