Patrik Raitanen

Patrik Raitanen (born 13 June 2001) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a defender for IFK Mariehamn. 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.

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, 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.

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.

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.

Personal life
Raitanen is the son of the Finnish former hockey player Rauli Raitanen.