Seth Saarinen

Seth Saarinen (born 5 May 2001) is a Finnish footballer who plays as a right-back for Veikkausliiga club Inter Turku.

Seth Saarinen

Personal information
Date of birth	(2001-05-05) 5 May 2001 (age 24)
Place of birth	Helsinki, Finland
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position	Defender
Team information
Current team	Inter Turku
Youth career
0000–2017	HJK
2017	Zürich
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018–2019	Klubi 04	22	(1)
2020–2022	Haka	59	(3)
2023–2024	KuPS	43	(4)
2025	De Graafschap	4	(0)
2025–	Inter Turku	0	(0)
International career‡
2016–2017	Finland U16	5	(0)
2019	Finland U18	2	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 12:34, 22 July 2020 (UTC)

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.^[1]

Saarinen signed with Veikkausliiga club Haka on 11 December 2019 on a one-year deal.^[2] His contract with Haka was extended for two more years on 6 September 2020.^[3]

Ahead of the 2023 Veikkausliiga season, Saarinen signed with KuPS on a two-year deal.^[4]

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.^[5]

Personal life

Saarinen was born in Finland to a Swiss mother and a Finnish father, and he holds dual citizenship of Finland and Switzerland.^[6] He fulfilled the mandatory Finnish military service in Santahamina, Helsinki, between Autumn 2023 and Spring 2024.

Career statistics

As of 11 May 2025^[7]

Club	Season	League			Cup[a]		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Klubi 04	2018	Ykkönen	2	0	0	0	–		0	0	2	0
	2019	Kakkonen	20	1	0	0	–		2[b]	0	22	1
	Total		22	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	24	1
Haka	2020	Veikkausliiga	12	0	6	1	–		–		18	1
	2021	Veikkausliiga	19	2	2	0	–		–		21	2
	2022	Veikkausliiga	28	1	4	0	–		5[c]	0	37	1
	Total		59	3	12	1	0	0	0	0	76	4
KuPS	2023	Veikkausliiga	24	3	3	0	2[d]	0	6[c]	0	35	3
	2024	Veikkausliiga	19	1	5	0	1[d]	0	7[c]	0	32	1
	Total		43	4	8	0	3	0	13	0	66	4
KuPS Akatemia	2024	Ykkönen	1	1	–		–		–		1	1
De Graafschap	2024–25	Eerste Divisie	4	0	1	0	–		–		5	0
Inter Turku	2025	Veikkausliiga	0	0	–		–		–		0	0
Career total			129	9	21	1	3	0	20	0	173	10

Notes

1. Includes Suomen Cup and KNVB Cup
2. Appearances in the Kakkonen Cup
3. Appearances in the Finnish League Cup
4. Appearances in the UEFA Europa Conference League

Honours

KuPS

• Veikkausliiga: 2024^[8]
• Veikkausliiga runner-up: 2023
• Finnish Cup: 2024^[9]
• Finnish League Cup runner-up: 2024