Leo Väisänen
Leo Väisänen (born 23 July 1997) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a centre back for IF Elfsborg in the Swedish Allsvenskan and the Finland national team. Väisänen was born in Helsinki, Finland. He began his senior club career playing for HJK and RoPS, before signing with Den Bosch at age 21 in 2018. Club career. HJK. Väisänen made his Veikkausliiga debut for HJK on 14 April 2016 in a game against RoPS. RoPS. In November 2016 he signed a two-year contract with RoPS. He made his debut on 12 April 2017, playing the full  90 minutes of a 6–2 defeat at Inter Turku. Den Bosch. In August 2018 Väisanen was signed by the Dutch side FC Den Bosch. Elfsborg. On 12 January 2020 Väisänen joined Swedish club IF Elfsborg on a 3,5-year contract. International career. He made his Finland national football team debut on 11 June 2019 in a Euro 2020 qualifier against Liechtenstein, as an 86th-minute substitute for Jukka Raitala. Väisänen was called up for the UEFA Euro 2020 pre-tournament friendly match against Sweden on 29 May 2021. On 12 June 2021 Väisänen came in as a 90th minute substitute  for Jukka Raitala in a UEFA Euro 2020 match against Denmark. Personal life. He is the younger brother of Sauli Väisänen. Their mother Anna-Liisa Tilus-Väisänen is a television presenter for Yle and Miss World 1984 semi-finalist. Honours. Club. Klubi 04