About Samu Suoraniemi
Samu Suoraniemi finished the 2023 Kakkonen with 7 goals from 21 appearances (1,712 minutes), with no assists recorded — 0.37 goal involvements per 90. Set beside a cohort of 147 Kakkonen midfielders with a minimum of 450 minutes in 2023, his goal involvements per 90 placed in the 90th percentile — the top 11% of the group, and 8th of 147 for goals scored.
By competition, the recorded league record breaks down across 3 domestic leagues: Ykkösliiga (118 appearances, 8 goals), Kakkonen (69 appearances, 21 goals) and Veikkausliiga (66 appearances, 4 goals). In 3 of the 13 campaigns on record he played at least 25 league games. Three straight seasons stand out for volume — 2016–2018, 103 league games, 34 a year.