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Oskari Johannes Orevillo Kekkonen (born 24 September 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Thai League 1 club Lamphun Warrior and the Philippines national team.
Born in Finland to a Filipino mother and a Finnish father, he played for his birth country at youth level before switching international allegiance to the Philippines in 2021.




Club career


Born in Kotka, Finland, to a Filipino mother and a Finnish father, he made his first-team debut for KTP in 2016, at the age of 17. He then played for Sudet, FC Lahti, FC Kuusysi and PKKU.
On 21 July 2018, he re-joined KTP on loan from FC Lahti until the end of the season. In April 2019 it appeared from SJK Seinäjoki's website, that Kekkonen had become a part of the club's U20 squad. He returned to his childhood club, Peli-Karhut, in April 2019. In September 2019, Kekkonen joined PEPO Lappeenranta.
As of October 2021, he was signed with the Azkals Development Team of the Philippines Football League. In his first tournament with the club, they finished as runners-up of the 2021 Copa Paulino Alcantara. In January 2022 he moved to Kaya-Iloilo.
He returned to Finland with PK-35 for the 2023 season.
On 2 July 2023, he signed with Lamphun Warriors for the 2023–24 Thai League 1 Season.




International career






= Finland U18

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Kekkonen played for Finland's under-18 team in the 2017 Baltic Cup. He came on as a 75th minute sub in their opening match where Finland defeated Latvia 4–0.




= Philippines U23

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He then played for the Philippines under-23 team at the 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualifiers. He made his debut on 25 October 2021, coming on as a 33rd minute substitute in their 3–0 loss to South Korea U23. Kekkonen was included in the 20-man squad for 31st Southeast Asian Games, which was held in Vietnam. Kekkonen scored his first goal for Philippines U23 in a 4–0 win against Timor-Leste.




= Philippines

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Kekkonen was named in the Philippines' squad for the 2020 AFF Championship. He made his senior international debut on 8 December 2021 as a substitute in their 2–1 loss to hosts Singapore.




References

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Sepak bola putra pada Pesta Olahraga Asia Tenggara 2021
• Kaya F.C.–Iloilo
• Grup A Kejuaraan AFF 2020
• Tim nasional sepak bola Filipina
• Daftar anggota Parlemen Finlandia
• Daftar Menteri Kehakiman Finlandia
• Lauri Kristian Relander
• Daftar Perdana Menteri Finlandia
• Pehr Evind Svinhufvud
• Kaarlo Juho Ståhlberg
• Oskari Kekkonen
• Oskari Tokoi
• Lamphun Warriors F.C.
• Philippines national football team
• 2024–25 Thai League 1
• Sandro Reyes
• 2023–24 Thai League 1
• 2022 Kaya F.C.–Iloilo season
• PK-35 (men)
• List of Finnish politicians