and that he had signed a contract until the end of the 2016 season. On 29 September 2015, Pasanen announced that he would retire from professional football at the end of the season. International career Pasanen was also a regular for the Finland national team. He made his international debut on 15 November 2000 against the Republic of Ireland. Pasanen has mostly played at right back for Finland, and has also served as the national team's captain, when Sami Hyypiä and Jari Litmanen have not played. He scored his only goal on 22 May 2002 in a home friendly at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium against Latvia, which Finland won 2–1. Pasanen has also played in Finland national futsal team, where he has six caps and two goals. Career statistics Club International Scores and results list Finland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after Pasanen goal. Honours Ajax Eredivisie: 2001–02 KNVB Cup: 2001–02 Johan Cruijff Shield: 2002 Werder Bremen DFB Ligapokal: 2006 DFB-Pokal: 2008–09 UEFA Cup Runner-up: 2008–09 Red Bull Salzburg Austrian Bundesliga: 2011–12 Austrian Cup: 2011–12 Individual 2008: Finnish Sports Journalists footballer of the year References External links 1980 births Living people Sportspeople from Lahti Finnish footballers Association football central defenders Association football fullbacks FC Lahti players FC Hämeenlinna players AFC Ajax players Portsmouth F.C. players SV Werder Bremen players FC Red Bull Salzburg players Aarhus Gymnastikforening players Veikkausliiga players Eredivisie players Premier League players Bundesliga players Austrian Football Bundesliga players Danish Superliga players Finland international footballers Finnish expatriate footballers Finnish expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Expatriate footballers in the Netherlands Expatriate footballers in England Expatriate footballers in Austria Finnish expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate footballers in Germany Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark