Paul Benjamin Källman (born 17 June 1998) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a forward for 2. Bundesliga club Hannover 96 and the Finland national team.
 Källman with Cracovia in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Paul Benjamin Källman[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 17 June 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Ekenäs, Finland | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[2] | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Hannover 96 | ||
| 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) |
| 2022–2025 | Cracovia | 101 | (33) |
| 2025– | Hannover 96 | 33 | (14) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016–2017 | Finland U19 | 5 | (0) |
| 2017–2020 | Finland U21 | 19 | (12) |
| 2018– | Finland | 37 | (10) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 17 November 2025 | |||
Club career
editEarly career
editInter Turku and loans
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On 25 November 2015, Källman signed his first contract with Inter Turku in Finnish top-tier Veikkausliiga, starting in 2016.[3]
In August 2018, he signed on loan for Scottish Premiership club Dundee, with an option to buy.[6][7]
On 30 January 2019, he was then loaned out to Vendsyssel FF in the Danish Superliga.[8]
In July 2019 he was loaned out to Eliteserien club Viking FK in Norway.[9]
In February 2020, Källman was sent on loan to Norwegian FK Haugesund.[10]
Källman returned to his parent club Inter in August 2020. Next 2021 Veikkausliiga season, Källman scored 14 goals and was the league's joint top scorer with Ariel Ngueukam. He left Inter at the end of June 2022.[11]
Cracovia
editOn 2 July 2022, Källman moved to Polish side Cracovia on a free transfer, signing a three-year contract with the club.[12] He scored his first goal in Ekstraklasa on 29 July 2022, in a 3–0 home win over Legia Warsaw.[13][14] On 22 April 2023, Källman scored his first brace in the league, in a 2–1 away win against Lechia Gdansk.[15] His second brace in Polish top tier occurred on 20 December 2023, defeating Legia Warsaw 2–0 at home.[16]
On 18 August 2024, Källman scored his first brace of the 2024–25 season, helping his side to a 4–2 away win against Jagiellonia Białystok.[17] At the turn of November, Källman scored two braces in two consecutive Ekstraklasa victories, against Motor Lublin[18] and Lechia Gdansk,[19] respectively. Subsequently, Polish media reported of a notable offer previously made by an unnamed Turkish club, which Cracovia had rejected.[20][21] In mid-May 2025, it was announced that Källman would leave Cracovia after the season following the expiration of his contract.[22]
Hannover 96
editOn 20 May 2025, German 2. Bundesliga club Hannover 96 announced the signing of Källman on a three-year deal on a free transfer, starting in the 2025–26 season,[23] making him the second Finnish player to represent Hannover after Mikael Forssell.[24] On 9 August, he scored his first goal for Hannover in 2. Bundesliga, in a 2–0 away win against Fortuna Düsseldorf.[25] Three weeks later, he scored the winning goal against Holstein Kiel in a 2–1 away victory, with his third goal in his fourth appearance, all as a substitute.[26] On 26 October, Källman scored his first brace in 2. Bundesliga, in a 3–0 away win against Eintracht Braunschweig.[27] On 22 November, Källman scored a brace in a 2–0 away win against the league leaders SC Paderborn.[28]
International career
editA former Finnish youth international,[29] Källman made his full international debut for the Finland national team in 2018.[30] He scored his first international goal in his second international appearance on 11 June 2019, in a UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying win against Liechtenstein.[31]
Personal life
editKällman is a Swedish-speaking Finn.[32] His father Mikael Källman is widely considered to be Finland's greatest handball player of all time.[33][34]
Career statistics
editClub
edit| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| EIF | 2014 | Kakkonen | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 14 | 2 | |||
| 2015 | Ykkönen | 25 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 26 | 5 | ||||
| Total | 38 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | – | 38 | 6 | |||||
| EIF Akademi | 2015 | Kolmonen | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 4 | ||||
| Inter Turku | 2016 | Veikkausliiga | 22 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 3 | ||
| 2017 | Veikkausliiga | 31 | 9 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | 37 | 12 | ||||
| 2018 | Veikkausliiga | 20 | 8 | 7 | 8 | — | — | — | 27 | 16 | ||||
| 2019 | Veikkausliiga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2020 | Veikkausliiga | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[c] | 0 | — | 12 | 4 | |||
| 2021 | Veikkausliiga | 27 | 14 | 5 | 0 | — | 2[d] | 1 | — | 34 | 15 | |||
| 2022 | Veikkausliiga | 12 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | 20 | 14 | ||
| Total | 122 | 44 | 26 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 157 | 64 | ||
| EIF (loan) | 2016 | Ykkönen | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 3 | |||
| Dundee (loan) | 2018–19 | Scottish Premiership | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 1 | ||
| Vendsyssel FF (loan) | 2018–19 | Danish Superliga | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4[e] | 0 | 11 | 2 | ||
| Viking (loan) | 2019 | Eliteserien | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 13 | 4 | |||
| Haugesund (loan) | 2020 | Eliteserien | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||||
| Cracovia | 2022–23 | Ekstraklasa | 34 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 36 | 6 | |||
| 2023–24 | Ekstraklasa | 33 | 9 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 36 | 9 | ||||
| 2024–25 | Ekstraklasa | 34 | 18 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 35 | 18 | ||||
| Total | 101 | 33 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 107 | 33 | ||
| Hannover 96 | 2025–26 | 2. Bundesliga | 33 | 14 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 34 | 14 | |||
| Career total | 354 | 110 | 38 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 405 | 132 | ||
- ↑ Includes Finnish Cup, Scottish Cup, Danish Cup, Norwegian Cup, Polish Cup and DFB-Pokal
- ↑ Includes Finnish League Cup and Scottish League Cup
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
- ↑ Appearances in Danish Superliga relegation play-offs
International
edit- As of match played 17 November 2025[4]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finland | |||
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 8 | 3 | |
| 2023 | 7 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 10 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 10 | 3 | |
| Total | 37 | 10 | |
- Scores and results list Finland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Källman goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 June 2019 | Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz, Liechtenstein |  Liechtenstein | 2–0 | 2–0 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualification |
| 2 | 14 June 2022 | Bilino Polje Stadium, Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2–1 | 2–3 | 2022–23 UEFA Nations League B |
| 3 | 26 September 2022 | City Stadium, Podgorica, Montenegro |  Montenegro | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2022–23 UEFA Nations League B |
| 4 | 20 November 2022 | Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway |  Norway | 1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly |
| 5 | 26 March 2023 | Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland |  Northern Ireland | 1–0 | 1–0 | UEFA Euro 2024 qualification |
| 6 | 19 June 2023 | Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland |  San Marino | 2–0 | 6–0 | UEFA Euro 2024 qualification |
| 7 | 7 June 2024 | Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland |  Scotland | 1–2 | 2–2 | Friendly |
| 8 | 10 June 2025 | Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland |  Poland | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 9 | 7 September 2025 | Silesian Stadium, Chorzów, Poland | 1–3 | 1–3 | ||
| 10 | 9 October 2025 | Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland |  Lithuania | 1–1 | 2–1 | |
Honours
editInter Turku
Viking
Individual
References
edit- ↑ Urheilukoulun kesälajien urheilijat on valittu, Finnish Defence Forces, 7 August 2018.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Benjamin Källman at Soccerway. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
- 1 2 Käsipallolegendan kuopus Interiin, Turun Sanomat
- 1 2 Tulospalvelu Palloliitto, Finnish FA
- ↑ Huuhkajatähti Benjamin Källman muistaa taustansa: "EIF:n nousu Veikkausliigaan olisi tosi iso juttu", Veikkausliiga, 11 September 2023
- ↑ "Kallman signs". Dundee F.C. 17 August 2018. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
- ↑ Sebastian Backman (17 August 2018). "IS: Benjamin Källman nära flytt till Skottland" (in Swedish). HBL. Archived from the original on 18 August 2018. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
- ↑ TALENTFULD, UNG FINSK ANGRIBER TIL VENDSYSSEL FF, vendsysselff.dk, 30 January 2019
- ↑ Fornes, Fredrik (30 July 2019). "Finsk landslagsspiss nærmer seg Viking". Aftenposten.
- ↑ Benjamin Källman lainalle norjalaiseen FK Haugesundiin, fcinter.fi
- ↑ Maalikuningas Benjamin Källman jättää Interin ensi viikolla, jonka jälkeen edessä on uran tärkein päätös, Turun Sanomat, 21 June 2022
- ↑ "Benjamin Källman nowym zawodnikiem Cracovii!" (in Polish). Cracovia. 2 July 2022.
- ↑ CRACOVIA VS. LEGIA WARSAW 3 - 0, int.soccerway.com
- ↑ Benjamin Källman iskee maaleja Puolassa: "Olen löytänyt omaa tapaani pelata", Yle, 8 October 2024
- ↑ Benjamin Källman po meczu z Lechią Gdańsk (22.04.2023), youtube.com, 22 April 2023
- ↑ Katso: Benjamin Källman iski upean maalin Puolassa, suomifutis.com, 21 December 2023
- ↑ BENJAMIN KÄLLMAN LIEKITTI EKSTRAKLASASSA – UPOTTI PALLON KAHDESTI JAGIELLONIAN VERKKOON, pallomeri.net, 18 August 2024
- ↑ Benjamin Källmanin loistava alkukausi sai jatkoa, Football Association of Finland, 28 October 2024
- ↑ Video: Benjamin Källman huippuvireessä Puolan pääsarjassa – taas kaksi maalia, puoliaika.com, 4 November 2024
- ↑ Benjamin Källman dostał „bardzo poważną propozycję". Może trafić do topowej ligi, transfery.info, 4 November 2024
- ↑ Gwiazda Ekstraklasy szykuje się do wyjazdu z Polski, meczyki.pl, 4 November 2024
- ↑ Huuhkajat-kaksikko lähtee, mtvuutiset.fi, MTV Oy, 15 May 2025
- ↑ Benjamin Källman kommt ablösefrei von KS Cracovia zu Hannover 96, hannover96.de, 20 May 2025
- ↑ Zweiter Finne bei 96 hat einen legendären Papa, hannover96.de
- ↑ Benjamin Källman teki ensimmäisen maalinsa Hannoverille – Oliver Antman avauskokoonpanossa Skotlannin liigassa, Yle, 9 August 2025
- ↑ Taas maali – Benjamin Källman on hirmuvireessä, Ilta-Sanomat, 30 August 2025
- ↑ Benjamin Källman hakee hattutemppua 2. Bundesliigassa, Yle, 26 October 2025
- ↑ Huuhkajien hyökkääjät iskussa: Benjamin Källman kaatoi sarjakärjen, Joel Pohjanpalo päätti kuivan jaksonsa, Yle, 22 November 2025
- ↑ "Benjamin Källman". 10 July 2023.
- 1 2 "Benjamin Källman". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
- ↑ Kolme pistettä! Pukki ja Källman osuivat, Liechtenstein kaatui komeasti EM-karsinnoissa – Yle seurasi hetki hetkeltä, Yle, 11 June 2019
- ↑ Benjamin Källman blev student: "Var rätt beslut att gå klart gymnasiet", abounderrattelser.fi, 24 May 2018
- ↑ ""Ei vain urheilun ehdoilla" – Benjamin Källman sai tärkeän ohjeen legenda-isältään" (in Finnish). Veikkausliiga. 15 January 2022. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
- ↑ Ylpeitä toisistaan, Helsingin Sanomat, Ari Virtanen, 26 March 2024
- ↑ Benjamin Källman stats, Football Association of Finland
- ↑ "Benjamin Källman". WorldFootball.
- ↑ Veikkausliiga.com
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Perinteinen Koplajoukkue nimetty Veikkausliigakauden 2021 osalta". www.veikkausliiga.com (in Finnish). Retrieved 2 January 2023.
- ↑ Benjamin Källman Veikkausliigan kuukauden pelaaja, JPY, July 2022
External links
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