Rasmus Tikkanen
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 10 May 2007 | ||
| Place of birth | Finland | ||
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | KuPS | ||
| Number | 32 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| PK-37 | |||
| KuPS | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023 | PK-37 | 14 | (0) |
| 2024– | KuPS II | 15 | (2) |
| 2025– | KuPS | 3 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 April 2025 | |||
Rasmus Tikkanen (born 10 May 2007) is a Finnish professional football player who plays as a left back for Veikkausliiga side KuPS.
Career
Tikkanen has played for youth sectors of Pallo-Kerho 37 and Kuopion Palloseura. He made his senior debut with PK-37 in 2023 in fourth-tier Kolmonen.[1] Next season he played for KuPS reserve team in third-tier Ykkönen.
On 6 February 2025, Tikkanen signed a professional contract with KuPS.[2] Tikkanen made five appearances for KuPS first team in Finnish League Cup in 2025, providing three assists in total, and debuted in Veikkausliiga on 12 April, as a starting left-back in a 1–0 home win against AC Oulu.[3][4] One week later, Tikkanen scored the winning goal in a 1–0 home win over FF Jaro, with his first Veikkausliiga goal.[5]
Career statistics
- As of 28 April 2025
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| PK-37 | 2023 | Kolmonen | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 17 | 0 | ||
| KuPS Akatemia | 2024 | Ykkönen | 14 | 2 | – | – | – | 14 | 2 | |||
| 2025 | Ykkönen | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 | ||
| KuPS | 2025 | Veikkausliiga | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| Career total | 32 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 3 | ||
References
- ^ Rasmus Tikkanen valittiin mukaan UEFA A-malliryhmäleirille, pk-37.fi, 1 July 2023
- ^ KuPS ja Rasmus Tikkanen pelaajasopimukseen, kups.fi, 6 February 2025
- ^ Palloseura kaatoi kotiavauksessaan niukasti AC Oulun, Savon Sanomat, 12 April 2025
- ^ Tuore KuPS-tulokas tekee Veikkausliigadebyyttinsä lauantai-illan ottelussa, Savon Sanomat, 11 April 2025
- ^ Teini-ikäinen Rasmus Tikkanen laukoi KuPSin voittoon Jarosta, Etelä-Suomen Sanomat, 19 April 2025