Gabriel Onni Vilho Europaeus (born 14 May 2005) is a Finnish professional

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player who plays as a

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for

Veikkausliiga Veikkausliiga () is a professional association football league in Finland and the highest level of the Finnish football league system. The league comprises the top 12 clubs of the country. Its main sponsor is the Finnish national betting agenc ...

side

Gnistan IF Gnistan (''Kipinä'' in Finnish; ''The Spark'' in English), commonly known as Gnistan, is a Finnish football club from the city of Helsinki, founded in 1924. The club is currently playing in the Veikkausliiga, the first tier of the Finnish le ...

Club career

As a youth player, Europaeus has played for Honka,

Käpylän Pallo Käpylän Pallo, commonly referred to as KäPa for short, is a football (soccer) club from the Käpylä district of Helsinki. The club currently plays in the Ykkösliiga, the new second tier of the Finnish league system. Their home arena is Max ...

, and

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in Italy. He made his senior debut with Honka's reserve team in the third-tier

Kakkonen Kakkonen or II divisioona is the fourth level in the league system of Finnish football and comprises 36 Finnish football teams. Until the end of 2023, ''Kakkonen'' was the third-highest level in Finland, but after the creation of new second-t ...

in 2023. On 19 January 2024, Europaeus signed with

IF Gnistan IF Gnistan (''Kipinä'' in Finnish; ''The Spark'' in English), commonly known as Gnistan, is a Finnish football club from the city of Helsinki, founded in 1924. The club is currently playing in the Veikkausliiga, the first tier of the Finnish le ...

. He debuted in the league on 19 May, aged 19, as a starter in a 0–0 draw against

Kuopion Palloseura Kuopion Palloseura, commonly referred to as KuPS, is a Finnish professional football club based in Kuopio. KuPS competes in Veikkausliiga, the top flight of Finnish football. The team plays its home matches at Kuopio Football Stadium. KuPS ha ...

(KuPS). On 17 February 2025, he extended his deal until the end of 2026. On 27 April, Europaeus scored his first Veikkausliiga goal, in a home match against

KuPS Kuopion Palloseura, commonly referred to as KuPS, is a Finnish professional football club based in Kuopio. KuPS competes in Veikkausliiga, the top flight of Finnish football. The team plays its home matches at Kuopio Football Stadium. KuPS ha ...

.Video: Gnistanin 19-vuotias Gabriel Europaeus pamautti Eurogoalin KuPS:n verkkoon
puoliaika.com, 27 April 2025

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Gabriel Europaeus
at Finnish FA {{DEFAULTSORT:Europaeus, Gabriel Living people 2005 births Finnish men's footballers 21st-century Finnish sportsmen Finnish expatriate men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Kakkonen players Veikkausliiga players Pallohonka players FC Honka players Käpylän Pallo players US Lecce players IF Gnistan players Finnish expatriate sportspeople in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Finland men's youth international footballers