Topi Keskinen (born 7 March 2003) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a winger for Danish Superliga club OB and for the Finland national team. Keskinen is known for his pace, dribbling and agility with the ball.
Early life Keskinen was born in Espoo, but soon after at his early age his family moved to Mikkeli in Eastern Finland. He started to play football in the youth sector of the local club Mikkelin Palloilijat (MP).
Club career MP He made his senior debut with MP first team in 2019, when the club played in third-tier level Kakkonen. The club won a promotion, and Keskinen signed a three-year deal with MP. He was named in the first team squad for the 2020 Ykkönen season, in Finland's second tier. In 2020, he also played briefly for the associate farm club (SavU) in the fourth tier Kolmonen. In his first years in Mikkeli, Keskinen played as a midfielder before moving to wing.
He finished the 2022 Ykkönen season scoring 10 goals and providing six assists for his team in the division.EDUSTUS: Topi Keskinen MP:n kauden paras , mikkelinpalloilijat.fi
HJK Keskinen signed a three-year deal with Finnish champions HJK Helsinki on 23 November 2022, ahead of the 2023 Veikkausliiga season. On 8 February 2023, Keskinen scored four goals in his second competitive game for the club, in a 5–2 Finnish League Cup win over FC Lahti. The club ultimately won the league cup tournament.
He scored his first Veikkausliiga goal on 5 May 2023, in 2–1 away loss to KuPS. Keskinen also scored the winning goal, as HJK defeated Molde FK 1–0 in the first leg of the UEFA Champions League 2nd qualifying round, on 25 July 2023. He played in all 14 matches in the HJK's 2023–24 European campaign, in which HJK qualified to the UEFA Europa Conference League group stage.
In the end of the 2023 season, Keskinen won his first Finnish championship title with HJK, which was the fourth championship of HJK in a row. He was named The Player of the Year by the supporters of the club, and the Rookie of the Year in Veikkausliiga. Keskinen finished his first season in the league scoring twice and providing eight assists in 25 matches.
Keskinen started the 2024 season efficiently scoring four goals and providing one assist in the first four matches of the season, for which he was awarded the league's Player of the Month title in April 2024.
Aberdeen On 12 August 2024, Keskinen moved to Scotland and signed a four-year deal with Scottish Premiership club Aberdeen for a transfer fee of €1 million,Huuhkajien Topi Keskinen valitsi Skotlannin pelin takia – ”Raha ei ole tässä iässä mikään pääasia”, Helsingin Sanomat, 3 September 2024 making him the second most expensive signing in Aberdeen's history.No pressure message to £860,000 signing Topi Keskinen from Aberdeen boss Jimmy Thelin, pressandjournal.co.uk, 19 August 2024 HJK also secured a sell-on clause in the transfer deal. Keskinen scored in his Aberdeen debut as a substitute on 17 August 2024, by a winning goal on a stoppage-time in a 1–0 Scottish League Cup win against Queen's Park. On 28 September, he scored his first goal in Scottish Premiership, a winning goal in a 2–1 away win against Dundee, providing also an assist to the first goal.Topi Keskinen iski voittomaalin ja nosti Aberdeenin Skotlannin liigan kärkeen, Yle, 28 September 2024 Three days later, Keskinen received his first SPFL Team of the Week selection.TEAM OF THE WEEK, spfl.co.uk, 1 October 2024Topi Keskinen valittiin viikon joukkueeseen, Yle, 2 October 2024 Next round on 6 October, Keskinen scored his second goal in the league, and provided an assist for his team's second goal, in a 3–2 home win over Hearts.Topi Keskinen jatkoi maalitehtailuaan Skotlannissa – Simo Valakarilla illalla debyytti Ibroxilla, Yle, 6 October 2024 On 15 February 2025, Keskinen scored the winning goal, a screamer, in a 2–1 away win against Dundee, thus helping Aberdeen to break their 14-game winless run.Topi Keskisen unelmakuti toi Aberdeenille voiton kuukausien odotuksen jälkeen, suomifutis.com, 15 February 2025 In May 2025, Keskinen was named Aberdeen F.C. Young Player of the Year.Congratulations to @topikeskinen who is our 2024/25 Young Player of the Year, sponsored by MGS Logistics., aberdeen, 2 May 2025 They went on to win the 2024–25 Scottish Cup title, by beating Celtic in the final on penalties.
International career Youth In March 2022, Keskinen was called up to Finland youth national team for the first time, when he was named in the Finland U19 squad for the 2022 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification Elite round games against Belgium, Italy and Germany. He made his youth national team debut on 23 March 2022 against Belgium, scoring a goal in the game.
He made his first appearance for the Finland under-21 national team on 7 June 2022, in a 3–0 home win against Azerbaijan, providing an assist in the game. On 21 November 2023, Keskinen scored a brace for Finland U21 team, in a 6–0 home win against Armenia. Keskinen made five appearances in total in the 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification campaign, helping Finland U21 to qualify for the final tournament, for the second time in the nation's history. In the tournament, Keskinen scored two goals for Finland, helping his team to 2–2 draws against Netherlands and Denmark. He was also named the Player of the Match against Denmark by UEFA.
Senior On 28 August 2024, Keskinen received his first call-up to Finland senior national team by head coach Markku Kanerva, for the 2024–25 UEFA Nations League B matches against Greece and England in September.Adam Ståhl ja Topi Keskinen Huuhkajiin – tässä Markku Kanervan valinnat Kansojen liigan avaukseen, Yle, 28 August 2024 He debuted on 7 September 2024 against Greece at the Karaiskakis Stadium. He substituted Oliver Antman in the 62nd minute as Greece won 3–0.
Personal life Keskinen is a Manchester United supporter, and has named Wayne Rooney his idol in football. During his free time, Keskinen is an avid fisherman; he has a tattoo of Rooney fishing on his forearm.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupEuropeTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsMP2019Kakkonen1000——102020Ykkönen19020——2102021Ykkönen24330——2732022Ykkönen24103230—3012Total68138230007915Savilahden Urheilijat (loan)2020Kolmonen30———30HJK2023Veikkausliiga25210441414472024Veikkausliiga176103120237Total42820751616714Aberdeen2024–25Scottish Premiership3654031–4362025–26Scottish Premiership333302070453Total698705170889OB2026–27Danish Superliga8121––102Career total1903023318723125040
International
National teamYearCompetitiveFriendlyTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsFinland20244Appearances in the 2024–25 UEFA Nations League B.0004020253Appearances in the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification.0205020263Appearances in the 2026–27 UEFA Nations League C.04Includes two appearances in the 2026 FIFA Series.070Total10060160
Honours HJK Veikkausliiga: 2023 Finnish League Cup: 2023
Aberdeen Scottish Cup: 2024–25
Finland FIFA Series: 2026
Individual Veikkausliiga Team of the Year: 2023 Veikkausliiga Rookie of the Year: 2023 Veikkausliiga Player of the Month: April 2024 Aberdeen Young Player of the Year: 2024–25
References
External links
Topi Keskinen stats at Finnish FA