Seth Saarinen (born 5 May 2001) is a Finnish footballer who plays as a right-back for Veikkausliiga club FC Inter Turku.
Club career Saarinen spent his youth years in HJK youth sector, before he transferred to FC Zürich in 2017, for a €100,000 transfer fee.16-vuotias suomalaislupaus siirtyy HJK:sta Sveitsiin - maajoukkuevalinta vielä auki, Iltalehti, 12 June 2017
Saarinen signed with Veikkausliiga club Haka on 11 December 2019 on a one-year deal.Haka teki uusia sopimuksia: Joonas Immonen jatkaa maalilla, nuoresta Seth Saarisesta ensimmäinen uusi kiinnitys, Aamulehti, 11 December 2019 His contract with Haka was extended for two more years on 6 September 2020.Purme ja Saarinen jatkosopimuksiin Hakan kanssa, Veikkausliiga, 6 September 2020
Ahead of the 2023 Veikkausliiga season, Saarinen signed with KuPS on a two-year deal.KuPSissa jo kolme päävalmentajaa kokenut Saarinen lähti ulkomaan kentille heti yläkoulun jälkeen, mutta Sveitsin visiitti jäi lyhyeksi, Savon Sanomat, Outi Poikonen, 3 June 2023
On 7 September 2024, it was announced that Saarinen would join Dutch club De Graafschap in January 2025. He had signed a two-and-a-half-year deal with an option for one more, but in July 2025, he returned to Veikkausliiga and joined FC Inter after only five competitive matches with De Graafschap.De Graafschap versterkt zich in de winter met Seth Saarinen, degraafschap.nl, 7 September 2024
Personal life Saarinen was born in Finland to a Swiss mother and a Finnish father, and he holds dual citizenship of Finland and Switzerland. He fulfilled the mandatory Finnish military service in Santahamina, Helsinki, between Autumn 2023 and Spring 2024.
Career statistics
ClubSeasonLeagueCupEuropeOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsKlubi 042018Ykkönen2000–00202019Kakkonen20100–20221 Total221000020241Haka2020Veikkausliiga12061––1812021Veikkausliiga19220––2122022Veikkausliiga28140–50371 Total5931210000764KuPS2023Veikkausliiga2433020603532024Veikkausliiga191501070321 Total4348030130664KuPS Akatemia2024Ykkönen11–––11De Graafschap2024–25Eerste Divisie4010––50Inter Turku2025Veikkausliiga00–––00 Career total12992113020017310 Notes
Honours KuPS Veikkausliiga: 2024Kuopio villiintyi KuPSin mestaruudesta – Eini ilmestyi juhlahumuun, Yle, 19 October 2024 Veikkausliiga runner-up: 2023 Finnish Cup: 2024KuPS nousi takaa ohi Suomen Cupin voittoon – Petteri Pennanen ratkaisi pelin upealla laukauksella, Yle, 21 September 2024 Finnish League Cup runner-up: 2024
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