Samu Volotinen (born 26 August 1998) is a Finnish professional

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who plays for

IF Gnistan IF Gnistan (''The Spark'' in English) is a Finnish football club from the city of Helsinki, founded in 1924. The club is currently playing in the Ykkönen, the second tier of the Finnish league system. IF Gnistan play their home matches at Must ...

as a

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Career

Volotinen spent his early career in Finland with PK-35 Vantaa and

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. In December 2018 he signed for Bosnian club Čelik Zenica. The deal was officially confirmed on 12 January 2019. On 20 February 2019 the club announced that Volotinen would not be part of the registered squad due to the Bosnian league's restrictions on the number of foreign players, and they instead planned to bring foreign players to other positions. In June 2019 he signed for

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club

Apollon Limassol Apollon Limassol FC ( el, Απόλλων Λεμεσού, ''Apollon Lemesou'') is a Cypriot sports club, based in Limassol. It has football, basketball and volleyball teams. Founded in 1954, Apollon FC currently plays in the Cypriot First Div ...

. In January 2021 he returned to Finland, signing with

, signing a new contract with the club in December 2021.Samu Volotinen jatkaa Gnistanin maalilla
gnistan.fi, 27 December 2021

References

1998 births Living people Finnish footballers PK-35 Vantaa (men) players Vaasan Palloseura players NK Čelik Zenica players Veikkausliiga players Association football goalkeepers Finnish expatriate footballers Finnish expatriate sportspeople in Bosnia and Herzegovina Expatriate footballers in Bosnia and Herzegovina Finnish expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus Expatriate footballers in Cyprus Apollon Limassol FC players IF Gnistan players Sportspeople from Vantaa {{Finland-footy-goalkeeper-stub