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Samuel Mahlamäki Camacho (born 3 April 1996) is a Finnish professional football player who plays as a centre back for Norwegian Second Division club Alta IF.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 3 April 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Finland | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Centre back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Alta IF | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Kuusysi | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2016 | Lahti Akatemia | 13 | (1) |
| 2016 | → Käpylän Pallo (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2017 | PS Kemi | 2 | (1) |
| 2017 | → TP-47 (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2018 | KTP | 13 | (0) |
| 2019 | AC Kajaani | 23 | (0) |
| 2020 | VPS | 18 | (0) |
| 2021 | TPS | 1 | (0) |
| 2021 | Assyriska IK | 13 | (0) |
| 2022 | KTP | 13 | (1) |
| 2023 | KPV | 20 | (0) |
| 2024 | Flota Świnoujście | 25 | (0) |
| 2025 | Portland Hearts of Pine | 4 | (0) |
| 2025– | Alta IF | 13 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 3 November 2025 | |||
Club career
editMahlamäki Camacho played in the youth sector of Kuusysi in Lahti. In January 2018, he signed with KTP in second-tier Ykkönen.[1]
After a stint with AC Kajaani, he signed with Vaasan Palloseura in January 2020.[2]
In March 2023, he joined KPV Kokkola.[3]
In 2024, he played for Flota Świnoujście in Poland.[4]
On 14 January 2025, Mahlamäki Camacho moved to the United States and signed with Portland Hearts of Pine in USL League One.[4] On 15 July, after making eight appearances across all competitions with the Hearts of Pine, the club announced that Mahlamäki Camacho had agreed to a mutual termination of his contract.[5] He signed with Alta IF in the Norwegian Second Division later that month.[6]
Personal life
editCareer statistics
edit- As of 15 July 2025
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Lahti Akatemia | 2015 | Kakkonen | 2 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2016 | Kakkonen | 11 | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | 13 | 2 | ||
| Total | 13 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 | ||
| Käpylän Pallo (loan) | 2016 | Kakkonen | 2 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 0 | ||
| PS Kemi | 2017 | Veikkausliiga | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | |
| FC Kemi | 2017 | Kolmonen | 2 | 1 | – | – | 2 | 1 | ||
| TP-47 (loan) | 2017 | Kakkonen | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 9 | 0 | |
| TP-47 II (loan) | 2017 | Kolmonen | 1 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||
| KTP | 2018 | Ykkönen | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | 17 | 0 | |
| AC Kajaani | 2019 | Ykkönen | 23 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | 27 | 0 | |
| VPS | 2020 | Ykkönen | 18 | 0 | 5 | 0 | – | 23 | 0 | |
| TPS | 2021 | Ykkönen | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 4 | 0 | |
| TPS U23 | 2021 | Kolmonen | 4 | 0 | – | – | 4 | 0 | ||
| Assyriska IK | 2021 | Ettan | 13 | 0 | – | – | 13 | 0 | ||
| KTP | 2022 | Ykkönen | 13 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3[c] | 0 | 19 | 1 |
| Peli-Karhut | 2022 | Kakkonen | 1 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||
| KPV | 2023 | Ykkönen | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| Flota Świnoujście | 2023–24 | III liga | 14 | 0 | – | – | 14 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25 | III liga | 11 | 0 | – | – | 11 | 0 | |||
| Total | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | ||
| Portland Hearts of Pine | 2025 | USL League One | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Alta IF | 2025 | 2. divisjon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |
| Career total | 161 | 3 | 30 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 199 | 4 | ||
- ↑ Includes Suomen Cup and U.S. Open Cup
- ↑ Includes Finnish League Cup and USL Cup
- 1 2 Includes Ykköscup
References
edit- ↑ Kuusysin kasvatti Samuel Mahlamäki KTP:n riveihin, Kymen Sanomat, 5 January 2018
- 1 2 Työmatkasta Kuubaan se alkoi – Samuel Mahlamäki Camacho tuo VPS:n alakertaan fyysisyyttä ja nopeutta, Ilkka-Pohjalainen, 23 January 2020
- ↑ Kokkolan Pallo-Veikot täydensi puolustusta – Samuel Mahlamäki Camacho on pelikelpoinen Ykköscupin välierässä, Keski-Pohjanmaa, 2 March 2023
- 1 2 Hearts of Pine sign Samuel Mahlamäki Camacho, Nathan Messer, uslleagueone.com, 14 January 2025
- ↑ "Keegan Has Contract Confirmed, Mahlamäki Camacho to Depart". Hearts of Pine. Retrieved 2025-07-15.
- ↑ NRK (2025-07-24). "Alta IF har forsterket troppen med finsk stopper". NRK (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2025-09-18.
- 1 2 Craig, Steve (2025-03-27). "Meet the Hearts of Pine players". Portland Press Herald. Retrieved 2025-05-07.