Kasper Paananen

Kasper Vili Valtteri Paananen (born 16 March 2003) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a winger for Veikkausliiga club SJK.

Career
Paananen was born in Oulu and played for ORPa, OTP and OLS in his youth years, before he moved to Italy in 2019 and signed with Bologna. Paananen spent four years in Italy, played 61 matches, and scored 20 goals in total for the youth academy teams of Bologna, before returning to Finland in 2023 and signing with SJK. He was first registered to the club's academy squad SJK II, playing in the second tier Ykkönen.

Personal life
His younger brother Julius Paananen is also a professional football player for AC Oulu.