Patrik Raitanen (born 13 June 2001) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a defender for FC Jazz. Raitanen was born in Ulvila, Finland. He made his debut on senior level in FC Jazz, before signing with Liverpool at age 15 in 2017.
Club career Fortuna Sittard On 21 June 2019, Raitanen signed his first professional contract with Fortuna Sittard. Raitanen made his professional debut with Fortuna Sittard in a 0–0 Eredivisie tie with Sparta Rotterdam on 28 September 2019.
SPAL In September 2020 it was announced that Raitanen had signed a deal with Serie B team SPAL and that he would join the U19 team.
HJK Helsinki On 16 August 2021 HJK announced that Raitanen has signed a contract with the team. He played with the club's reserve team Klubi 04.
IFK Mariehamn On 28 February 2022, Raitanen joined IFK Mariehamn on loan for the 2022 season. His loan was extended for the 2023 season, but early in the pre-season in a Finnish League Cup match against Inter Turku, Raitanen suffered a season-ending knee injury and was ruled out for the whole year.
On 27 January 2024, Raitanen terminated his contract with HJK, and signed a permanent deal with IFK Mariehamn.Patrik Raitanen siirtyy IFK Mariehamniin, hjk.fi, 27 January 2024
Early in the pre-season in January 2025, a Finnish League Cup match against Inter Turku, Raitanen suffered a season-ending knee injury again and was ruled out for the whole year.Patrik Raitanen sai taas vakavan polvivamman – kausi ohi, suomifutis.com, 27 January 2025
International career He made his debut on international level on 13 April 2016 playing for Finland national under-15 football team in a match against Poland U15.
Outside football Besides playing professional football, Raitanen has worked as a model.Ässä-nimen ja ulvilalaismissin poika seuraa nyt äitiään näytöslavoille – Satakuntalaissyntyinen jalkapallolahjakkuus voi olla myös tuleva huippumalli, Satakunnan Kansa, 8 April 2023
Later after his time at Fortuna Sittard, Raitanen spoke to Finnish media about how he was openly discriminated in the club by his first team head coach Kevin Hofland, because of the way he looked and how he dressed.Patrik Raitanen romahti pukukopin lattialle, eikä kyennyt liikkumaan – joutui valmentajan hampaisiin ulkonäkönsä vuoksi: "Sain juuri ja juuri soitettua äidilleni, että nyt tarvitsen apua", MTV Oy( mtvuutiset.fi, 17 May 2023
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCupLeague cupEuropeTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsJazz2017Kakkonen0020——20Fortuna Sittard2019–20Eredivisie2000——20Klubi 042021Ykkönen10000——100IFK Mariehamn (loan)2022Veikkausliiga1303000—1602023Veikkausliiga000030—30Total130303000190IFK Mariehamn2024Veikkausliiga1602040—2202025Veikkausliiga000010–10Total160205000230Career total410708000560
Personal life Raitanen is the son of the Finnish former hockey player Rauli Raitanen.
References
External links
Patrik Raitanen – SPL competition record