Oskari Forsman

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Oskari Forsman
Personal information
Full name Oskari Jussi Forsman [1]
Date of birth (1988-01-28) 28 January 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth Oulu, Finland [1]
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) [1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2006–2008 Inter Turku 6 (0)
2009–2011 KooTeePee 44 (0)
2010 → OPS (loan) 25 (0)
2012 Jazz 27 (0)
2013–2014 RoPS 11 (0)
2013 → TP-47 (loan) 5 (0)
2015–2016 TPS 50 (0)
2017–2018 PS Kemi 44 (0)
2018 Lahti 9 (0)
2019–2021 IFK Mariehamn 78 (0)
2022 VPS 23 (0)
2023–2024 Tallinna Kalev 70 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Oskari Jussi Forsman (born 28 January 1988) is a Finnish football coach and former professional player who played as a goalkeeper.

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Club career

In his native Finland, Forsman has played in the three highest tiers Veikkausliiga, Ykkönen and Kakkonen. In Veikkausliiga, he has represented Inter Turku, RoPS, PS Kemi, Lahti and IFK Mariehamn. [2]

On 29 December 2021, he signed with Vaasan Palloseura (VPS) for the 2022 Veikkausliiga season. [3]

In January 2023 he started playing for Tallinna Kalev in Estonian Meistriliiga. [4] At the end of the 2023 Meistriliiga season, Forsman was named in the Team of the Year, [5] chosen by the fans. Forsman was also named The Best Goalkeeper and The Best Recruit of the Season. [6] Kalev also qualified for the 2024–25 UEFA Conference League qualifiers, their first appearance in the European competitions in the club's entire history. On 28 November 2023, his contract was extended for the 2024 season. [7] While playing, Forsman worked also as a goalkeeping coach for the club. He announced his retirement as a professional player after the 2024 season. [8]

Career statistics

As of 10 November 2024. [9] [1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [a] League cup [b] ContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Inter Turku 2007 Veikkausliiga 1000––10
2008 Veikkausliiga5000––50
Total6000––––60
KooTeePee 2009 Ykkönen 24000––240
2010 Ykkönen0000––00
2011 Ykkönen21000––210
Total45000––––450
OPS (loan)2010Ykkönen25000––250
IFK Mariehamn 2012 Veikkausliiga000010–10
Jazz 2012 Kakkonen 27020––290
RoPS 2013 Veikkausliiga903040–160
2014 Veikkausliiga2020301 [c] 080
Total110507010240
TP-47 (loan) 2013 Kakkonen50–––50
TPS 2015 Ykkönen27030––300
2016 Ykkönen25010––260
Total52040––––560
PS Kemi 2017 Veikkausliiga29050––340
2018 Veikkausliiga15030––180
Total44080––––520
Lahti 2018Veikkausliiga90––1 [c] 0100
IFK Mariehamn 2019 Veikkausliiga31090––400
2020 Veikkausliiga22040––260
2021 Veikkausliiga25030––280
Total780160––––940
VPS 2022 Veikkausliiga2300010–240
Tallinna Kalev 2023 Meistriliiga 35000––350
2024 Meistriliiga35010202 [d] 0400
Total700102020750
Career total3950360110404460

Honours

Inter Turku

RoPS

TPS

IFK Mariehamn

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Oskari Forsman at WorldFootball.net
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Oskari Forsman at Soccerway
  3. ↑ "Välkommen Oskari Forsman Vepsuun!" (in Finnish). VPS. 29 December 2021. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  4. ↑ Remmelkoor, Kristjan (16 January 2023). "Ametlik: Kaleviga liitus Soome väravavaht, kelle jaoks pole mängimine ainus ülesanne". Soccernet.ee.
  5. ↑ Kellest said parimad ja halvimad? Fännide valitud hooaja sümboolsesse koosseisu mahub vaid kaks meistrit (kes arenes enim, kes on aasta treener?, soccernet.ee, 29 November 2023
  6. ↑ Premium liiga parimad ründajad ja väravavahid 2023, soccernet.ee, 8 November 2023
  7. ↑ Rõõmusõnumid euroklubist: esikinnas Forsman pikendas Kaleviga lepingut, soccernet.ee, 28 November 2023
  8. ↑ Porilainen väri­läiskä joutui käyttämään uni­lääkkeitä ja siirtyy nyt sikari­portaaseen: ”Menimme taivaasta helvettiin”, Satakunnan Kansa, 9 January 2025
  9. ↑ Oskari Forsman, Finnish FA
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