Oskari Jussi Forsman (born 28 January 1988) is a Finnish football coach and former professional player who played as a goalkeeper.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Oskari Jussi Forsman[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 28 January 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Oulu, Finland[1] | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2008 | Inter Turku | 6 | (0) |
| 2009–2011 | KooTeePee | 44 | (0) |
| 2010 | → OPS (loan) | 25 | (0) |
| 2012 | Jazz | 27 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | RoPS | 11 | (0) |
| 2013 | → TP-47 (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | TPS | 50 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | PS Kemi | 44 | (0) |
| 2018 | Lahti | 9 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | IFK Mariehamn | 78 | (0) |
| 2022 | VPS | 23 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Tallinna Kalev | 70 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editIn his native Finland, Forsman has played in the three highest tiers Veikkausliiga, Ykkönen and Kakkonen. In Veikkausliiga, he has represented Inter Turku, RoPS, PS Kemi, Lahti and IFK Mariehamn.[2]
On 29 December 2021, he signed with Vaasan Palloseura (VPS) for the 2022 Veikkausliiga season.[3]
In January 2023 he started playing for Tallinna Kalev in Estonian Meistriliiga.[4] At the end of the 2023 Meistriliiga season, Forsman was named in the Team of the Year,[5] chosen by the fans. Forsman was also named The Best Goalkeeper and The Best Recruit of the Season.[6] Kalev also qualified for the 2024–25 UEFA Conference League qualifiers, their first appearance in the European competitions in the club's entire history. On 28 November 2023, his contract was extended for the 2024 season.[7] While playing, Forsman worked also as a goalkeeping coach for the club. He announced his retirement as a professional player after the 2024 season.[8]
Career statistics
edit| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Inter Turku | 2007 | Veikkausliiga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2008 | Veikkausliiga | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 5 | 0 | |||
| Total | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6 | 0 | ||
| KooTeePee | 2009 | Ykkönen | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 24 | 0 | ||
| 2010 | Ykkönen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2011 | Ykkönen | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 21 | 0 | |||
| Total | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 45 | 0 | ||
| OPS (loan) | 2010 | Ykkönen | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 25 | 0 | ||
| IFK Mariehamn | 2012 | Veikkausliiga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | |
| Jazz | 2012 | Kakkonen | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 29 | 0 | ||
| RoPS | 2013 | Veikkausliiga | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | 16 | 0 | |
| 2014 | Veikkausliiga | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Total | 11 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||
| TP-47 (loan) | 2013 | Kakkonen | 5 | 0 | – | – | – | 5 | 0 | |||
| TPS | 2015 | Ykkönen | 27 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 30 | 0 | ||
| 2016 | Ykkönen | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 26 | 0 | |||
| Total | 52 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 56 | 0 | ||
| PS Kemi | 2017 | Veikkausliiga | 29 | 0 | 5 | 0 | – | – | 34 | 0 | ||
| 2018 | Veikkausliiga | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 18 | 0 | |||
| Total | 44 | 0 | 8 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 52 | 0 | ||
| Lahti | 2018 | Veikkausliiga | 9 | 0 | – | – | 1[c] | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| IFK Mariehamn | 2019 | Veikkausliiga | 31 | 0 | 9 | 0 | – | – | 40 | 0 | ||
| 2020 | Veikkausliiga | 22 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 26 | 0 | |||
| 2021 | Veikkausliiga | 25 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 28 | 0 | |||
| Total | 78 | 0 | 16 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 94 | 0 | ||
| VPS | 2022 | Veikkausliiga | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 24 | 0 | |
| Tallinna Kalev | 2023 | Meistriliiga | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 35 | 0 | ||
| 2024 | Meistriliiga | 35 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2[d] | 0 | 40 | 0 | |
| Total | 70 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 75 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 395 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 446 | 0 | ||
- ↑ Includes Suomen Cup and Estonian Cup
- ↑ Includes Finnish League Cup
- 1 2 Includes UEFA Europa League
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Conference League
Honours
editReferences
edit- 1 2 3 4 Oskari Forsman at WorldFootball.net
- 1 2 3 4 5 Oskari Forsman at Soccerway
- ↑ "Välkommen Oskari Forsman Vepsuun!" (in Finnish). VPS. 29 December 2021. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
- ↑ Remmelkoor, Kristjan (16 January 2023). "Ametlik: Kaleviga liitus Soome väravavaht, kelle jaoks pole mängimine ainus ülesanne". Soccernet.ee.
- ↑ Kellest said parimad ja halvimad? Fännide valitud hooaja sümboolsesse koosseisu mahub vaid kaks meistrit (kes arenes enim, kes on aasta treener?, soccernet.ee, 29 November 2023
- ↑ Premium liiga parimad ründajad ja väravavahid 2023, soccernet.ee, 8 November 2023
- ↑ Rõõmusõnumid euroklubist: esikinnas Forsman pikendas Kaleviga lepingut, soccernet.ee, 28 November 2023
- ↑ Porilainen väriläiskä joutui käyttämään unilääkkeitä ja siirtyy nyt sikariportaaseen: "Menimme taivaasta helvettiin", Satakunnan Kansa, 9 January 2025
- ↑ Oskari Forsman, Finnish FA