# Benjamin Källman

Benjamin Källman (Finland Swedish:; born 17 June 1998) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ekstraklasa club Cracovia and the Finland national team.

## Club career
### Early career

Born in Tammisaari, Källman started playing football in his hometown club Ekenäs IF (EIF). Growing up, he also played handball in BK-46.
After a stint in a youth sector of FC Honka, Källman made his senior debut for EIF in the third-tier Kakkonen on 3 May 2014, at the age of 15.

### Inter Turku and loans

On 25 November 2015, Källman signed his first contract with Inter Turku in Finnish top-tier Veikkausliiga, starting in 2016.
In August 2018, he signed on loan for Scottish Premiership club Dundee, with an option to buy.
On 30 January 2019, he was then loaned out to Vendsyssel FF in the Danish Superliga.
In July 2019 he was loaned out to Eliteserien club Viking FK in Norway.
In February 2020, Källman was sent on loan to Norwegian FK Haugesund.
Källman returned to his parent club Inter in August 2020. Next 2021 Veikkausliiga season, Källman scored 14 goals and was the league's joint top scorer with Ariel Ngueukam. He left Inter at the end of June 2022.

### Cracovia

On 2 July 2022, Källman moved to Polish side Cracovia on a free transfer, signing a three-year contract with the club. He scored his first goal in Ekstraklasa on 29 July 2022, in a 3–0 home win over Legia Warsaw. On 22 April 2023, Källman scored his first brace in the league, in a 2–1 away win against Lechia Gdansk. His second brace in Polish top tier occurred on 20 December 2023, defeating Legia Warsaw 2–0 at home.
On 18 August 2024, Källman scored his first brace of the 2024–25 season, helping his side to a 4–2 away win against Jagiellonia Białystok. At the turn of November, Källman scored two braces in two consecutive Ekstraklasa victories, against Motor Lublin and Lechia Gdansk, respectively. Subsequently, Polish media reported of a notable offer previously made by an unnamed Turkish club, which Cracovia had rejected.

## International career

A former Finnish youth international, Källman made his full international debut for the Finland national team in 2018. He scored his first international goal in his second international appearance on 11 June 2019, in a UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying win against Liechtenstein.

## Personal life

Källman is a Swedish-speaking Finn. His father Mikael Källman is widely considered to be Finland's greatest handball player of all time.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of 14 March 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National cup | National cup | League cup | League cup | Europe | Europe | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| EIF | 2014 | Kakkonen | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 2 |
| EIF | 2015 | Ykkönen | 25 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | 5 |
| EIF | Total | Total | 38 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | – | – | 38 | 6 |
| EIF Akademi | 2015 | Kolmonen | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 4 |
| Inter Turku | 2016 | Veikkausliiga | 22 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 27 | 3 |
| Inter Turku | 2017 | Veikkausliiga | 31 | 9 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 37 | 12 |
| Inter Turku | 2018 | Veikkausliiga | 20 | 8 | 7 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | 16 |
| Inter Turku | 2019 | Veikkausliiga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Inter Turku | 2020 | Veikkausliiga | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 4 |
| Inter Turku | 2021 | Veikkausliiga | 27 | 14 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 34 | 15 |
| Inter Turku | 2022 | Veikkausliiga | 12 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 14 |
| Inter Turku | Total | Total | 122 | 44 | 26 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 157 | 64 |
| EIF (loan) | 2016 | Ykkönen | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 3 |
| Dundee (loan) | 2018–19 | Scottish Premiership | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 19 | 1 |
| Vendsyssel FF (loan) | 2018–19 | Danish Superliga | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | 11 | 2 |
| Viking (loan) | 2019 | Eliteserien | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 4 |
| Haugesund (loan) | 2020 | Eliteserien | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 0 |
| Cracovia | 2022–23 | Ekstraklasa | 34 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 36 | 6 |
| Cracovia | 2023–24 | Ekstraklasa | 33 | 9 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 36 | 9 |
| Cracovia | 2024–25 | Ekstraklasa | 25 | 14 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | 14 |
| Cracovia | Total | Total | 92 | 29 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 29 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 312 | 92 | 37 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 362 | 114 |
* ↑ Includes Suomen Cup, Scottish Cup, Norwegian Football Cup and Polish Cup
* ↑ Includes Finnish League Cup and Scottish League Cup
* ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
* ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
* ↑ Appearances in Finnish League Cup
* ↑ Appearances in relegation play-offs.

### International

    As of match played 17 November 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Finland |
| Finland | 2018 | 1 | 0 |
| Finland | 2019 | 1 | 1 |
| Finland | 2022 | 8 | 3 |
| Finland | 2023 | 7 | 2 |
| Finland | 2024 | 10 | 1 |
| Total | Total | 27 | 7 |
    Scores and results list Finland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Källman goal.
List of international goals scored by Benjamin Källman :
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1 | 11 June 2019 | Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz, Liechtenstein | Liechtenstein | 2–0 | 2–0 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualification |
| 2 | 14 June 2022 | Bilino Polje Stadium, Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2–1 | 2–3 | 2022–23 UEFA Nations League B |
| 3 | 26 September 2022 | City Stadium, Podgorica, Montenegro | Montenegro | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2022–23 UEFA Nations League B |
| 4 | 20 November 2022 | Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway | Norway | 1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly |
| 5 | 26 March 2023 | Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland | Northern Ireland | 1–0 | 1–0 | UEFA Euro 2024 qualification |
| 6 | 19 June 2023 | Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland | San Marino | 2–0 | 6–0 | UEFA Euro 2024 qualification |
| 7 | 7 June 2024 | Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland | Scotland | 1–2 | 2–2 | Friendly |

## Honours

Inter Turku
* Finnish Cup: 2017–18
Viking
* Norwegian Football Cup: 2019
Individual
* Veikkausliiga top scorer: 2021
* Veikkausliiga Team of the Year: 2021
* Veikkausliiga Player of the Month: June 2022