0 1 2 , ▁where ▁he ▁didn ' t ▁make ▁a ▁single ▁appearance . ▁He ▁earned ▁ 8 7 ▁caps ▁for ▁his ▁country , ▁and ▁scored ▁ 2 9 ▁goals ; ▁making ▁him ▁the ▁sixth ▁most ▁c apped ▁Finn ish ▁player , ▁and ▁his ▁country ' s ▁second ▁highest ▁goals cor er . ▁ ▁Club ▁career ▁Born ▁in ▁Ste inf urt , ▁Germany , ▁and ▁considered ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁tal ented ▁Finn ish ▁football ers ▁of ▁all ▁time , ▁For ss ell ▁made ▁his ▁Ve ik ka us li iga ▁debut ▁for ▁H J K ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁just ▁ 1 6 . ▁ ▁Ch else a ▁His ▁goal - sc oring ▁form ▁for ▁Finland ' s ▁youth ▁teams ▁made ▁him ▁a ▁target ▁for ▁a ▁host ▁of ▁Europe ' s ▁top ▁clubs , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁the ▁ 1 7 - year - old ▁stri ker ▁was ▁sn apped ▁up ▁by ▁Ch else a ▁who ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁were ▁managed ▁by ▁Gian lu ca ▁V ial li . ▁He ▁made ▁his ▁debut ▁as ▁a ▁substitute ▁in ▁a ▁league ▁game ▁against ▁Ar sen al ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁and ▁then ▁three ▁days ▁later , ▁For ss ell ▁made ▁his ▁first ▁start ▁for ▁the ▁club ▁when ▁he ▁scored ▁two ▁goals ▁against ▁Oxford ▁United ▁in ▁the ▁FA ▁Cup . ▁His ▁first ▁league ▁goal ▁came ▁three ▁weeks ▁later , ▁when ▁he ▁scored ▁against ▁Not ting ham ▁Forest . ▁However , ▁when ▁Ch else a ▁signed ▁Chris ▁S