Benjamin Källman
Källman with Inter Turku in 2018
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-06-17) 17 June 1998
Place of birth Tammisaari, Finland
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Cracovia
Number 9
Youth career
–2012 EIF
2012–2013 Honka
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2015 EIF 38 (6)
2016–2022 Inter Turku 122 (44)
2016 → EIF (loan) 7 (3)
2018–2019 → Dundee (loan) 18 (1)
2019 → Vendsyssel FF (loan) 7 (2)
2019 → Viking (loan) 11 (3)
2020 → Haugesund (loan) 10 (0)
2022– Cracovia 53 (11)
International career‡
2016–2017 Finland U19 5 (0)
2017–2020 Finland U21 19 (12)
2018– Finland 17 (6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 December 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 3 December 2023

Benjamin Källman (born 17 June 1998) is a Finnish international footballer who plays as a forward for Cracovia and the Finland national team.

Club career

Early career

Born in Tammisaari, Källman started playing football in his hometown club EIF. Growing up, he also played handball in BK-46.[2]

After a stint in a youth sector of FC Honka, Källman made his senior debut for EIF in Kakkonen on 3 May 2014, at the age of 15.[1][3][4]

Inter Turku and loans

On 25 November 2015, Källman signed his first contract with Inter Turku, starting in 2016.[2]

In August 2018, he signed on loan for Scottish club Dundee, with an option to buy.[5][6]

On 30 January 2019, he was then loaned out to Vendsyssel FF in the Danish Superliga.[7]

In July 2019 he was loaned out to Viking FK in Norway.[8]

Cracovia

On 2 July 2022, Källman moved to Polish side Cracovia on a free transfer, signing a three-year contract with the club.[9] He scored his first goal in Ekstraklasa on 29 July 2022, in a 3–0 home win over Legia Warsaw.[10]

International career

A former Finnish youth international,[11] Källman made his international debut for Finland in 2018.[12]

Personal life

His father Mikael Källman is widely considered to be Finland's greatest handball player of all time.[13]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 20 December 2023[1]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
EIF 2014 Kakkonen 13100——131
2015 Ykkönen 25500——255
Total 38600——386
Inter Turku 2016 Veikkausliiga 22251—00273
2017 31963——3712
2018 20878——2716
2019 000000—00
2020 104101[lower-alpha 1]0—124
2021 2714502[lower-alpha 2]1—3415
2022 12 7 2 1 0 0 6[lower-alpha 3] 6 20 14
Total 122442613316 615764
EIF (loan) 2016 Ykkönen 7300——73
Dundee (loan) 2018–19 Scottish Premiership 18110——191
Vendsyssel FF (loan) 2018–19 Superliga 7200—4[lower-alpha 4]0112
Viking (loan) 2019 Eliteserien 11321——134
Haugesund (loan) 2020 100———100
Cracovia 2022–23 Ekstraklasa 34 6 2 0 — — 36 6
2023–24 19 5 2 0 — — 21 5
Total 53114000005711
Career total 2667033143110631291
  1. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  3. ↑ Appearances in Finnish League Cup
  4. ↑ Appearances in relegation play-offs.

International goals

Scores and results list Finland's goal tally first.[12][14]
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.11 June 2019Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz, Liechtenstein Liechtenstein2–02–0UEFA Euro 2020 qualification
2.14 June 2022Bilino Polje Stadium, Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina2–12–32022–23 UEFA Nations League B
3.26 September 2022City Stadium, Podgorica, Montenegro Montenegro2–02–02022–23 UEFA Nations League B
4.20 November 2022Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway Norway1–01–1Friendly
5.26 March 2023Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland Northern Ireland1–01–0UEFA Euro 2024 qualification
6.19 June 2023Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland San Marino2–06–0UEFA Euro 2024 qualification

Honours

Inter Turku
Viking

Individual

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Benjamin Källman at Soccerway. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
  2. 1 2 Käsipallolegendan kuopus Interiin, Turun Sanomat
  3. ↑ Tulospalvelu Palloliitto, Finnish FA
  4. ↑ Huuhkajatähti Benjamin Källman muistaa taustansa: "EIF:n nousu Veikkausliigaan olisi tosi iso juttu", Veikkausliiga, 11 September 2023
  5. ↑ "Kallman signs". Dundee F.C. 17 August 2018. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  6. ↑ Sebastian Backman (17 August 2018). "IS: Benjamin Källman nära flytt till Skottland" (in Swedish). HBL. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  7. ↑ TALENTFULD, UNG FINSK ANGRIBER TIL VENDSYSSEL FF, vendsysselff.dk, 30 January 2019
  8. ↑ Fornes, Fredrik. "Finsk landslagsspiss nærmer seg Viking". Aftenposten.
  9. ↑ "Benjamin Källman nowym zawodnikiem Cracovii!" (in Polish). Cracovia. 2 July 2022.
  10. ↑ CRACOVIA VS. LEGIA WARSAW 3 - 0, int.soccerway.com
  11. ↑ "Benjamin Källman". 10 July 2023.
  12. 1 2 "Benjamin Källman". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  13. ↑ ""Ei vain urheilun ehdoilla" – Benjamin Källman sai tärkeän ohjeen legenda-isältään" (in Finnish). Veikkausliiga. 15 January 2022. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  14. ↑ "Benjamin Källman". WorldFootball.
  15. ↑ Veikkausliiga.com
  16. ↑ Liimatta, Ville (3 December 2021). "Tässä suomalaisen jalkapallon vuoden 2021 parhaat - katso kaikki Captain's Ball -gaalassa palkitut". SuomiFutis (in Finnish). Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  17. ↑ "Perinteinen Koplajoukkue nimetty Veikkausliigakauden 2021 osalta". www.veikkausliiga.com (in Finnish). Retrieved 2 January 2023.


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