Casper Terho

Casper Terho (born 24 June 2003) is a Finnish professional football player who plays for Jupiler Pro League club Union SG.

Casper Terho
Terho in 2022
Personal information
Date of birth (2003-06-24) 24 June 2003
Place of birth Finland
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Union SG
Number 17
Youth career
HJK
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2020 Klubi 04 27 (15)
2020–2022 HJK 41 (6)
2023– Union SG 6 (2)
International career‡
2018–2019 Finland U16 5 (3)
2019 Finland U17 6 (1)
2021–2022 Finland U19 8 (4)
2021– Finland U21 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 May 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 March 2023

Club career

Casper Terho made his professional debut for Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi on the 26 August 2020, coming on as a substitute in the Veikkausliiga 2-0 home win against Seinäjoen Jalkapallokerho.[1][2] Along with other youngsters such as Kai Meriluoto, he played a few other games by the end of season, where his team ended up winning the 2020 championship.[3][4] He has also played for HJK reserve team Klubi 04 in Kakkonen and Ykkönen.[5]

Being already viewed as one of the brightest hopes from the Finnish champions academy, he scored his first goal in his 2021 season debuts, during the 4-2 home championship win against FC Honka on the 24 April 2021.[4] By the end of May, he became a regular starter with HJK, scoring another goal against Ilves, while still aged only 17.[6][7]

On 29 September 2022, Belgian side Union SG announced that they had reached an agreement with Helsinki about his transfer. He joined the Belgian side on 1 January 2023.[8] He officially made his debut for the club on 8 January against Anderlecht, as a 77th minute substitute.[9]

International career

Terho is a youth international for Finland, taking part in the 2020 Euro under-17 qualifications, where Finland topped their pool with Czech Republic, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Moldova, although the final stage of the tournament was eventually canceled due to the covid pandemic.[10]

Honours

HJK

References
  1. Salmensaari, Antti (26 August 2020). "HJK palasi Veikkausliigan kärkeen, SJK:n voitoton putki on hervoton – näin Veikkausliigassa pelattiin keskiviikkona". Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). Archived from the original on 20 May 2021. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  2. Casper Terho at Soccerway. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  3. Hellanto, Riku (21 October 2020). "HJK:ssa kypsyy uusia taitavia huippulupauksia, nuoret lahjakkuudet kärkkyvät omaa läpimurtoaan – "Vaikeampaa kuin jossain muussa seurassa"". MTV3 (in Finnish). Archived from the original on 23 October 2020. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  4. Knuuttila, Mikko (24 April 2021). "Video: HJK:n 17-vuotias superlupaus naulasi huippuviihdyttävän Metroderbyn voiton – Honka joutui pettymään". Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). Archived from the original on 24 April 2021. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  5. "tulospalvelu". Palloliitto.
  6. Uusitupa, Ismo (11 May 2021). "17-vuotias Casper Terho laukoi yläkulmaan: HJK onnistui jokaisesta maalipaikastaan tyhjässä Ratinassa". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). Archived from the original on 20 May 2021. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  7. Oivio, Janne (17 May 2021). "Casper Terhon nimi muistiin! Asiantuntija lataa kovaa tekstiä 17-vuotiaasta sensaatiosta". Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). Archived from the original on 20 May 2021. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  8. "Casper Terho will join Union SG from January 2023". rusg.brussels. 29 September 2022. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  9. "RSC Anderlecht 1-3 RUSG". sofascore.com. 8 January 2023. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  10. "U17-pojat kaatoi Moldovan ja vei EM-alkukarsintalohkon voiton". Suomen Palloliitto (in Finnish). 1 October 2019. Archived from the original on 28 November 2019. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
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