Sharp Räsänen

Sharp Räsänen
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-01-02) 2 January 1999
Place of birth London, England
Position Defender
Team information
Current team
KuPS
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015– KuPS 2 (0)
2017 → KuFu-98 (loan) 5 (0)
2017 → AC Oulu (loan) 9 (0)
2018 → KuFu-98 (loan) 5 (2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13:32, 6 June 2018 (UTC)

Sharp Räsänen (born 17 February 1999) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays for KuPS, as a defender.[1][2]

Räsänen was born in London, England, to a Nigerian mother and a Finnish father, and he was raised in Sweden and Finland.[3][4] He is a dual citizen of the United Kingdom and Finland.[4]

In 2026, Räsänen appeared on the sixth season of Love Island Suomi, the Finnish version of the dating reality show Love Island.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Sharp Räsänen at Soccerway. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
  2. ↑ Sharp Räsänen at WorldFootball.net
  3. ↑ Räsänen, Sharp (13 May 2026). "[Instagram reel "DYSOK7KC-NK"]" (in Finnish). Retrieved 27 May 2026 – via Instagram. Etnisesti oon suomalainen ja nigerialainen. ... Ruotsi ja Suomi ne maat mis mä oon kasvatettu. ... Mun iskä on siis Suomesta ja äiti on Nigeriasta. [Ethnically, I'm Finnish and Nigerian. ... Sweden and Finland are the countries where I was raised. ... So my dad is from Finland and my mom is from Nigeria.]
  4. 1 2 Ahokas, Joni (5 May 2026). "Televisioon – KuPS:n ex-pelaaja etsii rakkautta saarelta" [To television - KuPS's former player is looking for love on an island]. Sportti.com (in Finnish). TMP The Media Project Oy. Retrieved 27 May 2026.
  5. ↑ "Sharp, 26, Uppsala". Love Island Suomi. 4 May 2026.