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Full nameViljami Kari Veikko Sinisalo
PositionGoalkeeper
NationalityFinland
Age24
Date of birth11 Oct 2001
Height196 cm
Shirt number#12
ClubCeltic
Goalkeeper
12
Appearances
4
Clean sheets
33%
CS rate
share of apps kept clean
1080
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Celtic.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsMinMatch
Premiership1210806.68
UEFA Europa League1907.9
Friendlies Clubs20

Scout report

Squad depthGoalkeeper

V. Sinisalo is a 24-year-old goalkeeper at Celtic, rated 42.9 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 81st of 225 on scout potential in the Premiership. An emerging talent, he has been a fringe squad member this season (31.6% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Sinisalo.

Judged on this season alone, Sinisalo graded 11 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 9th of 15 of the 15 goalkeepers in the Premiership, on 4 clean sheets across 12 appearances.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 12 → 11). Over the 4 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 43, top 20% of the 15 goalkeepers in the Premiership. At 24 Sinisalo is in his prime years, and a market index of 9.6 reflects that trajectory.

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Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2023/24Trending downBreakout: 2023/24Stepped up 2024/25
Current potential3rd of 15 goalkeepers · Premiership · 12 appsCurrent season9th of 15 goalkeepers · Premiership · 12 apps9th-best goalkeeper in the Premiership81st in the Premiership · potential3rd-highest potential goalkeeper in the Premiership
42.9
Ratingi
3rd of 15 goalkeepers
11.3
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
31.6%
Minutes
limited game time
0
Def. actions / 90
light defensive volume

Output in context · Celtic finished 3rd of 12 · an upper-table side

12
Apps
4
Clean sheets
33%
CS rate
31.6%
Minutes

4 clean sheets in 12 appearances (33% of games). Playing behind an upper-table side (3rd of 12) means a more protected goal, so the read is about command and distribution as much as raw shut-outs.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 31.6% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 42.9, Sinisalo carries the 3rd-highest potential of the goalkeepers in the Premiership of 15 — though on just 12 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. A limited game time keeper carrying the gloves this season. Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead.

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.