Casper Terho

Casper Terho (born 24 June 2003) is a Finnish professional football player who plays for Jupiler Pro League club Royale Union Saint-Gilloise and the Finland U21 national team.

Casper Terho
Terho in 2022
Personal information
Date of birth (2003-06-24) 24 June 2003
Place of birth Finland
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Union SG
Number 17
Youth career
HJK
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2021 Klubi 04 27 (15)
2020–2022 HJK 41 (6)
2023– Union SG 15 (3)
International career‡
2018–2019 Finland U16 5 (3)
2019 Finland U17 6 (1)
2021–2022 Finland U19 8 (4)
2021– Finland U21 10 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 October 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 September 2023

Club career

HJK

Casper Terho made his professional debut for Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi on the 26 August 2020, coming on as a substitute in the Veikkausliiga 2-0 home win against Seinäjoen Jalkapallokerho.[1][2] Along with other youngsters such as Kai Meriluoto, he played a few other games by the end of season, where his team ended up winning the 2020 championship.[3][4] He has also played for HJK reserve team Klubi 04 in Kakkonen and Ykkönen.[5]

Being already viewed as one of the brightest hopes from the Finnish champions academy, he scored his first goal in his 2021 season debuts, during the 4-2 home championship win against FC Honka on the 24 April 2021.[4] By the end of May, he became a regular starter with HJK, scoring another goal against Ilves, while still aged only 17.[6][7]

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise

On 29 September 2022, Belgian side Union SG announced that they had reached an agreement with Helsinki about his transfer. He joined the Belgian side on 1 January 2023 on a deal until 30 June 2026, for an undisclosed fee.[8] He officially made his debut for the club on 8 January against Anderlecht, as a 77th minute substitute.[9]

Terho scored his first goal for the club on 20 April 2023, in the first leg of the 2022–23 UEFA Europa League quarter finals against Bundesliga club Bayer Leverkusen. Despite his goal, his team lost the game 1–4 (2–5 on aggregate).[10]

On 23 April 2023, Terho scored a brace in a Jupiler Pro League match against KV Kortrijk, in a 2–4 away victory.[11]

International career

Terho is a youth international for Finland, taking part in the 2020 Euro under-17 qualifications, where Finland topped their pool with Czech Republic, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Moldova, although the final stage of the tournament was eventually canceled due to the covid pandemic.[12]

Honours

HJK

Career statistics
As of 26 October 2023[13]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[lower-alpha 1] Other Europe Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Klubi 04 2019 Kakkonen 530000—53
2020 109001[lower-alpha 2]1—1110
2021 Ykkönen 1230000—123
Total 27150011002817
HJK 2020 Veikkausliiga 3000——30
2021 12230—3[lower-alpha 3]0182
2022 264213[lower-alpha 4]06[lower-alpha 5]0375
Total 416513090587
Union SG 2022–23 Belgian Pro League 6200—2[lower-alpha 6]183
2023–24 9100—5[lower-alpha 6]1142
Total 153000072225
Career total 8325514116210829
  1. Includes Suomen Cup
  2. Appearances in Kakkonen Cup
  3. Appearances in Europa League and Conference League
  4. Includes Finnish League Cup
  5. Appearances in Champions League and Europa League
  6. Appearances in Europa League

References
  1. Salmensaari, Antti (26 August 2020). "HJK palasi Veikkausliigan kärkeen, SJK:n voitoton putki on hervoton – näin Veikkausliigassa pelattiin keskiviikkona". Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). Archived from the original on 20 May 2021. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  2. Casper Terho at Soccerway. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  3. Hellanto, Riku (21 October 2020). "HJK:ssa kypsyy uusia taitavia huippulupauksia, nuoret lahjakkuudet kärkkyvät omaa läpimurtoaan – "Vaikeampaa kuin jossain muussa seurassa"". MTV3 (in Finnish). Archived from the original on 23 October 2020. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  4. Knuuttila, Mikko (24 April 2021). "Video: HJK:n 17-vuotias superlupaus naulasi huippuviihdyttävän Metroderbyn voiton – Honka joutui pettymään". Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). Archived from the original on 24 April 2021. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  5. "tulospalvelu". Palloliitto.
  6. Uusitupa, Ismo (11 May 2021). "17-vuotias Casper Terho laukoi yläkulmaan: HJK onnistui jokaisesta maalipaikastaan tyhjässä Ratinassa". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). Archived from the original on 20 May 2021. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  7. Oivio, Janne (17 May 2021). "Casper Terhon nimi muistiin! Asiantuntija lataa kovaa tekstiä 17-vuotiaasta sensaatiosta". Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). Archived from the original on 20 May 2021. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  8. "Casper Terho will join Union SG from January 2023". rusg.brussels. 29 September 2022. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  9. "RSC Anderlecht 1-3 RUSG". sofascore.com. 8 January 2023. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  10. "Bayer Leverkusen cruise into UEFA Europa League semi-finals after beating Union Saint-Gilloise". Bundesliga.com. 20 April 2023. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
  11. "KORTRIJK VS. UNION SAINT-GILLOISE 2–4". soccerway. 23 April 2023. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  12. "U17-pojat kaatoi Moldovan ja vei EM-alkukarsintalohkon voiton". Suomen Palloliitto (in Finnish). 1 October 2019. Archived from the original on 28 November 2019. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  13. "Casper Terho". flashscore.
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