K. Kairinen · career
Kasper Kaan Özden Kairinen
Defensive · AEK Athens FC · season-by-season, by competition, and every match.
Career report
A career still climbing — Kairinen is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.
Peak: 2025/26Trending upBreakout: 2025/26Stepped up 2021/22
The record covers 5 seasons (2020/21–2025/26) across 3 clubs, including a move abroad — 105 appearances, 7 goals and 9 assists.
His best campaign on record is 2025/26 at Sparta Praha — Season rating 37, 1 goal and 4 assists in 32 games. 2025/26 was the leap — Season rating up 17 points at Sparta Praha. Form is on a climb — up 9 Season points across his last 3 full seasons.
Made the jump to a higher division in 2021/22 (Eliteserien) and kept playing — 20 games that season.
By season
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | AEK Athens FC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 35 |
| 2025/26 | Sparta Praha | 32 | 1 | 4 | 43 | 37 |
| 2024/25 | Sparta Praha | 15 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 2023/24 | Sparta Praha | 16 | 0 | 2 | — | — |
| 2022/23 | Sparta Praha | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2022/23 | Lillestrom | 22 | 1 | 1 | 41 | 20 |
| 2021/22 | Lillestrom | 20 | 1 | 4 | 44 | 27 |
| 2020/21 | Lillestrom | 28 | 4 | 0 | 39 | 18 |
| 2019/20 | HJK Helsinki | 24 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 2018/19 | Inter TurkuLoan | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2017/18 | SkiveLoan | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2016/17 | FC Midtjylland | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2016/17 | Midtjylland U19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2016/17 | Inter Turku | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2015/16 | Inter Turku | 26 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2014/15 | Inter Turku | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
International
| Side | Season | Competition | Apps | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finland | 2026/27 | UEFA World Cup Qualifiers | 2 | 1 |
| 2025/26 | Friendlies | 1 | 0 | |
| 2024/25 | Friendlies | 1 | 0 | |
| 2024/25 | UEFA Nations League | 2 | 0 | |
| 2024/25 | World Cup - Qualification Europe | 8 | 1 | |
| 2023/24 | Euro Championship - Qualification | 11 | 0 | |
| 2022/23 | UEFA Nations League | 2 | 0 | |
| 2021/22 | Friendlies | 1 | 0 | |
| 2020/21 | World Cup - Qualification Europe | 2 | 0 | |
| Finland U21 | 2021/22 | UEFA U21 Championship | 6 | 1 |
| 2019/20 | UEFA U21 Championship | 10 | 3 | |
| Finland U19 | 2017/18 | UEFA U19 Championship | 3 | 0 |
| 2016/17 | UEFA U19 Championship | 3 | 0 | |
| Finland U17 | 2015/16 | UEFA U17 Championship | 3 | 0 |
Honours
Czech Liga×3Cup×2Superliga×2Cup×3Suomen Cup×31. Division×2U19 Ligaen×2
By competition
| Competition | Apps | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UEFA World Cup Qualifiersat Finland | 2 | 180 | 1 | 0 | 7.5 |
Schedule · 2026/27
5 played4 unused sub11 not in squad· 275 min, 0g 0a
Also spent part of this season at Sparta Praha — those games aren't in this club's schedule.
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Res | Status | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 12 | Friendlies Clubs | A De Graafschap | 2-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 15 | Friendlies Clubs | A Vitesse | 0-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 18 | Friendlies Clubs | A Groningen | 2-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 26 | Friendlies Clubs | A PEC Zwolle | 3-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 29 | Friendlies Clubs | H Samsunspor | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 2 | Friendlies Clubs | H St. Truiden | 3-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 8 | Friendlies Clubs | H Kallithea | 4-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 18 | UEFA Champions League | A Levski Sofia | 0-0 | Played | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| Aug 22 | Super League 1 | H Iraklis 1908 | 4-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 26 | UEFA Champions League | H Levski Sofia | 4-0 | Played | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| Aug 30 | Super League 1 | A Kifisia | 1-1 | Played | 21 | 6.5 | ||
| Sep 2 | Cup | A Nestos Chrisoupolis | 2-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 5 | Super League 1 | H Aris Thessalonikis | 5-0 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Sep 8 | UEFA Champions League | H Lask Linz | 1-0 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Sep 13 | Super League 1 | A Asteras Tripolis | 1-1 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Sep 17 | Cup | H Panserraikos | 8-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 20 | Super League 1 | A Volos NFC | 2-1 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Oct 10 | Super League 1 | H OFI | 3-0 | Played | 62 | 7.2 | ||
| Oct 14 | UEFA Champions League | A Shakhtar Donetsk | 1-3 | Played | 12 | 5.6 | ||
| Oct 20 | UEFA Champions League | A Manchester City | 1-5 | Not in squad | — |