Saku Ylätupa (born 4 August 1999) is a Finnish footballer who plays for Swedish club Kalmar FF. A pacy two-footed Finland international, he prefers to play as an attacking midfielder, but he can also play as a central midfielder, winger or centre-forward. Club career Early career Born in Espoo in 1999, Ylätupa started his football career with HJK youth team. Ylätupa played in Klubi-04, the reserve team of HJK. HJK In 2016, Ylätupa was called up for HJK first team. On 2 April 2016, Ylätupa made his senior debut in Finnish League Cup against FC Lahti at Talin jalkapallohalli, playing the game as a starting line-up during 46 minutes. Ajax On 21 July 2017, it was announced that the midfielder had signed a three year contract with Dutch side AFC Ajax. GIF Sundsvall On 10 January 2022, Ylätupa signed a three-year contract with GIF Sundsvall. Kalmar FF Following Sundsvall's relegation to the Superettan, on 16 January 2023 Ylätupa officially joined fellow Swedish side Kalmar FF for an undisclosed fee, signing a three-year contract with the club. International He made his debut for the Finland national football team on 8 January 2019 in a friendly against Sweden, as a 68th-minute substitute for Lassi Lappalainen. Career statistics Club References External links Living people 1999 births Finnish footballers Finnish expatriate footballers Association football midfielders Finland youth international footballers Finland under-21 international footballers Finland international footballers Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi players FC Espoo players AFC Ajax players Jong Ajax players Rovaniemen Palloseura players Klubi 04 players AIK Fotboll players IFK Mariehamn players GIF Sundsvall players Eerste Divisie players Veikkausliiga players Allsvenskan players Footballers from Espoo Finnish expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Finnish expatriate sportspeople in Sweden Expatriate footballers in the Netherlands Expatriate footballers in Sweden