Samuli Hölttä
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 18 November 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Oulu, Finland | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position | Centre back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | KTP | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| HauPa | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2018 | HauPa | 41 | (5) |
| 2019–2020 | Hercules | 37 | (2) |
| 2021 | Jippo | 24 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | MP | 42 | (4) |
| 2024 | AC Oulu | 16 | (1) |
| 2025 | OLS Oulu | 2 | (0) |
| 2026– | KTP | 8 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 26 July 2026 | |||
Samuli Hölttä (born 18 November 1999) is a Finnish professional football defender who plays as a centre back for Ykkösliiga side KTP.
Career
HauPa and Hercules
Hölttä started to play football in youth teams of HauPa in Haukipudas.[1] He made his senior debut for the HauPa first team in 2016. He played in Kakkonen and Kolmonen with HauPa first team, and in Nelonen with HauPa II second team.[2] He moved to JS Hercules to play in Kakkonen for the 2019 season.
Jippo
In the early 2021, Hölttä left Oulu and signed with Jippo in Joensuu for the 2021 Ykkönen season.[3][4]
Mikkelin Palloilijat
After Jippo were relegated, Hölttä signed with fellow Ykkönen club Mikkelin Palloilijat (MP) for the 2022 season. His contract with MP was extended for 2023 season,[5] and he was named the captain of his team.[6][7]
AC Oulu
On 21 November 2023, Hölttä returned to Oulu and signed a two-year deal with Veikkausliiga club AC Oulu.[8] Hölttä stated, that it feels good to return to Oulu after three years playing in the Eastern Finland.[9] He debuted with his new club on 27 January 2024, in a Finnish League Cup draw against FC Haka.[10] On 4 May, Hölttä debuted in Veikkausliiga, in a 3–2 away loss against Ilves.[11] He scored his first goal in Veikkausliiga on 1 September, in a 2–1 away defeat against IFK Mariehamn.
Personal life
In July 2022, Hölttä was diagnosed with testicle cancer, which was found from the doping test results. He got his last treatment of cytostatic drugs in January 2023, and survived the cancer.[12][13][14]
Career statistics
- As of 26 February 2025[15]
| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | League cup[b] | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| HauPa | 2015 | Kakkonen | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2016 | Kakkonen | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 2 | |||
| 2017 | Kolmonen | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 3 | |||
| 2018 | Kolmonen | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | |||
| Total | 41 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 5 | ||
| HauPa II | 2017 | Nelonen | 11 | 3 | — | — | — | 11 | 3 | |||
| 2018 | Nelonen | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | ||
| Hercules | 2019 | Kakkonen | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 24 | 1 | |
| 2020 | Kakkonen | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 18 | 2 | ||
| Total | 37 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 3 | ||
| Jippo | 2021 | Ykkönen | 24 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 0 | ||
| MP | 2022 | Ykkönen | 22 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 27 | 3 | |
| 2023 | Ykkönen | 20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 22 | 1 | ||
| Total | 42 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 4 | ||
| AC Oulu | 2024 | Veikkausliiga | 16 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | 26 | 2 | |
| 2025 | Veikkausliiga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | 4 | 0 | ||
| Total | 16 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 172 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 202 | 17 | ||
- ↑ Includes Suomen Cup
- ↑ Includes Kakkonen Cup, Ykkönen Cup and Finnish League Cup
References
- ↑ Aiemmat kaudet, haupa.fi
- ↑ Herculeksen ex-kapteeni Samuli Hölttä siirtyy Veikkausliigaan, jshercules.com, 21 November 2023
- ↑ Keskuspuolustaja Samuli Hölttä sopimukseen, urheilusuomi.fi, 23 January 2021
- ↑ Samuli Hölttä vahvistaa Jipon puolustusta: "Viimeistään kahden vuoden päästä tavoitteena on pelata Veikkausliigassa", karjalainen.fi, 23 January 2021
- ↑ EDUSTUS: Samuli Hölttä jatkaa MP:n alakerrassa, mikkelinpalloilijat.fi
- ↑ EDUSTUS: Samuli Hölttä on MP:n kapteeni, mikkelinpalloilijat.fi
- ↑ MP:n kausi on sujunut mainiosti – menestys tuo lisää katsojia ja kannustavaa meininkiä Urskin lehtereille, mikkelinkaupunkilehti.fi, 19 July 2023
- ↑ SAMULI HÖLTTÄ PALAA OULUUN, acoulu.fi, 21 November 2023
- ↑ Samuli Hölttä AC Ouluun - "Sopimus AC Oulun kanssa herättää lämpimiä ja innokkaita tunteita", Veikkausliiga, 21 November 2023
- ↑ "Paljon positiivia asioita" - Haka avasi Liigacupin tasapelillä AC Oulun vieraana, Veikkausliiga, 27 January 2024
- ↑ Ilves 3 – 2 AC Oulu, veikkausliiga.com
- ↑ "Kuula otettiin pois", Iltalehti, 27 September 2023
- ↑ Samuli Hölttä, 23, oli hänkin niitä miehiä, jotka eivät halua mennä lääkäriin – Sitten häneltä löydettiin kivessyöpä ja asenne muuttui, ita-savo.fi, Marika Lehto, 5 March 2023
- ↑ MP:n luottopelaaja Samuli Hölttä on toipunut kivessyövästä ja tehnyt jatkosopimuksen: "Sain viimeisen hoidon viime tiistaina ja palaan treeneihin", lansi-savo.fi, Kirsti Vuorela, 13 January 2023
- ↑ Tulospalvelu Palloliitto S.Hölttä, Palloliitto/Finnish FA
External links
- Samuli Hölttä at Soccerway
- Living people
- 1999 births
- Finnish men's footballers
- 21st-century Finnish sportsmen
- Men's association football defenders
- Kolmonen players
- Kakkonen players
- Ykkönen players
- Veikkausliiga players
- Haukiputaan Pallo players
- JS Hercules players
- Jippo players
- Mikkelin Palloilijat players
- AC Oulu players
- Kotkan Työväen Palloilijat players
- Footballers from Oulu