Kaan Kairinen

Kaan Kairinen

Personal information
Date of birth	(1998-12-22) 22 December 1998
Place of birth	Turku, Finland
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	FC Midtjylland
Number	21
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2016	Inter Turku	27	(0)
2016–	FC Midtjylland	0	(0)
National team
2014–2015	Finland U17	3	(0)
2015–	Finland U19	2	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 February 2016.

Kaan Kairinen (born 22 December 1998) is a Finnish footballer currently playing for danish Superliga club FC Midtjylland.^[1] He was born to a Turkish father and a Finnish mother in Turku.^[2]

Club career

FC Inter Turku

Kairinen is a youth exponent from FC Inter Turku. He made his Veikkausliiga debut at 25 October 2014 against FF Jaro, coming on as a substitute for Kalle Kauppi after 70 minutes in a 0-1 home defeat.^[3] Kairinen became the second-youngest player in Inter Turku’s history to play for the club, since he made his debut at the age of 15.^[4]

FC Midtjylland

On 1 February 2016, it was confirmed by FC Midtjylland, that they had signed with Kairinen.^[5]

Style of play

Left-footed and very confident on the ball, Kairinen reads the game exceptionally well. He also has a great range of passing and can shoot from distance. Local journalists consider him the best young talent in Finnish football and expect him to develop into a deep-lying midfielder in the Andrea Pirlo mould.^[4]

— Michael Yokhin of The Guardian on Kairinen, October 2015

Still only 17, Kairinen's ability to control midfield is remarkable in one so young. His understanding and vision are already impressive, and he seldom seems to be in a hurry, picking his passes with elegance and precision. Deployed largely in an attacking role, he has shown an aptitude for defensive work too.^[6]

— Mikael Erävuori of UEFA.com, October 2015

References

External links

• Kaan Kairinen at Soccerway