Oskari Kekkonen

Oskari Johannes Orevillo Kekkonen is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Thai League 1 club Lamphun Warrior. Born in Finland, he plays for the Philippines national team.

Club career

Born in Kotka, Finland, to a Filipino mother and a Finnish father, he made his first-team debut for KTP in 2016, at the age of 17. He then played for Sudet, FC Lahti, FC Kuusysi and PKKU.
On 21 July 2018, he re-joined KTP on loan from FC Lahti until the end of the season. In April 2019 it appeared from SJK Seinäjoki's website, that Kekkonen had become a part of the club's U20 squad. He returned to his childhood club, Peli-Karhut, in April 2019. In September 2019, Kekkonen joined PEPO Lappeenranta.
As of October 2021, he was signed with the Azkals Development Team of the Philippines Football League. In his first tournament with the club, they finished as runners-up of the 2021 Copa Paulino Alcantara. In January 2022 he moved to Kaya-Iloilo.
He returned to Finland with PK-35 for the 2023 season.
On 2 July 2023, he signed with Lamphun Warriors for the 2023–24 Thai League 1 Season.

Kekkonen played for Finland's under-18 team in the 2017 Baltic Cup. He came on as a 75th minute sub in their opening match where Finland defeated Latvia 4–0.

He then played for the Philippines under-23 team at the 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualifiers. He made his debut on 25 October 2021, coming on as a 33rd minute substitute in their 3–0 loss to South Korea U23. Kekkonen was included in the 20-man squad for 31st Southeast Asian Games, which was held in Vietnam. Kekkonen scored his first goal for Philippines U23 in a 4–0 win against Timor-Leste.

Kekkonen was named in the Philippines' squad for the 2020 AFF Championship. He made his senior international debut on 8 December 2021 as a substitute in their 2–1 loss to hosts Singapore.