Hugo Keto
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Hugo Oliver Keto | ||
| Date of birth | 9 February 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Helsinki, Finland | ||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | IFK Värnamo | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2012 | Honka | ||
| 2013–2014 | HJK | ||
| 2014–2018 | Arsenal | ||
| 2018–2020 | Brighton & Hove Albion | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 0 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Waterford (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2020 | Klubi 04 | 3 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | HJK | 28 | (0) |
| 2022–2024 | Sandefjord | 69 | (0) |
| 2025– | IFK Värnamo | 41 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014 | Finland U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2015–2017 | Finland U19 | 7 | (0) |
| 2017–2020 | Finland U21 | 9 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 July 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 8 October 2023 | |||
Hugo Oliver Keto (born 9 February 1998) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays a goalkeeper for Superettan club IFK Värnamo.[1]
Career
[edit]Arsenal
[edit]On 4 July 2014, Keto joined the youth academy of English Premier League side Arsenal.
Brighton
[edit]On 9 July 2018, he joined the youth academy of Brighton in the English Premier League.
Waterford (loan)
[edit]On 12 February 2019, he was sent on loan to Republic of Ireland club Waterford.
HJK
[edit]On 6 June 2020, Keto returned to Finland and signed for HJK Helsinki in Veikkausliiga.[2]
Sandefjord
[edit]On 24 January 2022, he signed a three-year contract with Eliteserien club Sandefjord in Norway.[3]
IFK Värnamo
[edit]On 26 January 2025, Keto joined Swedish Allsvenskan club IFK Värnamo on a three-year deal until the end of 2027.[4]
International career
[edit]Keto is a former regular youth international for Finland. He was first called up to the Finland senior national team in January 2018 for a friendly match against Jordan, but remained an unused substitute.[5] He also received call ups in October and November 2023 for UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying matches.[6][7]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of 29 June 2025[8]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Brighton & Hove Albion U21 | 2018–19 | — | 1[b] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| Waterford (loan) | 2019 | LOI Premier Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[c] | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Klubi 04 | 2020 | Kakkonen | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| HJK | 2020 | Veikkausliiga | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2021 | Veikkausliiga | 21 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6[d] | 0 | — | 33 | 0 | ||
| Total | 28 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 40 | 0 | |||
| Sandefjord | 2022 | Eliteserien | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | ||
| 2023 | Eliteserien | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 0 | |||
| 2024 | Eliteserien | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 0 | |||
| Total | 69 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 74 | 0 | ||||
| Sandefjord 2 | 2022 | 4. divisjon | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| IFK Värnamo | 2025 | Allsvenskan | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 113 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 133 | 0 | ||
- ↑ Includes Finnish Cup, Norwegian Cup and Svenska Cupen
- ↑ Appearance in EFL Trophy
- ↑ Appearance in League of Ireland Cup
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
References
[edit]- ↑ 1 Hugo Keto
- ↑ "Paluumuuttaja Klubin maalille". hjk.fi.
- ↑ "FINSK MÅLVAKT FRA HJK HELSINGFORS KLAR FOR SF" (in Finnish). Sandefjord. 24 January 2022. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
- ↑ VÄLKOMMEN TILL IFK VÄRNAMO, HUGO KETO!, ifkvarnamo.se, 26 January 2025
- ↑ Arsenalin maalivahti Hugo Keto valittiin Huuhkajiin – maajoukkue pelaa kaksi ottelua Abu Dhabissa, Helsingin Sanomat, 22 December 2017
- ↑ Suomalaismaalivahti sai yllättävän puhelinsoiton Antti Niemeltä – Huuhkajien matkassa viiden vuoden tauon jälkeen, Yle, 11 October 2023
- ↑ Huuhkajien tulokas yllättyi itsekin kutsustaan – seurajoukkue hankalassa tilanteessa: ”Ei se ideaalisin tilanne olisi”, suomifutis.com, 11 October 2023
- ↑ Hugo Keto at Soccerway
- 1998 births
- Footballers from Helsinki
- Living people
- Finnish men's footballers
- Finland men's youth international footballers
- Men's association football goalkeepers
- Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi players
- Arsenal F.C. players
- Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. players
- Waterford F.C. players
- Klubi 04 players
- Sandefjord Fotball players
- IFK Värnamo players
- Kakkonen players
- Veikkausliiga players
- Eliteserien players
- Allsvenskan players
- Superettan players
- Expatriate men's footballers in England
- Finnish expatriate sportspeople in England
- Expatriate men's association footballers in the Republic of Ireland
- Finnish expatriate sportspeople in Ireland
- Expatriate men's footballers in Norway
- Finnish expatriate sportspeople in Norway
- Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden
- Finnish expatriate sportspeople in Sweden
- 21st-century Finnish sportsmen
- Norwegian Fourth Division players