Rantanen started playing football at the age of three at PK-35.[2] He then moved to Puistolan Urheilijat, where he played for three years and then .[2] However, 13-year old Rantanen then returned to PK-35.[2]
Club careeredit
Rantanen his senior career in 2015, when he was promoted to PK-35's first team and made his debut the day before his 17th birthday in the Ykkönen. In the 2015 season, Rantanen played a total of 18 Ykkönen matches and scored three goals, helping the team with promotion to the Veikkausliiga for the 2016 season.
He then moved to HIFK, which played in the Veikkausliiga for the 2016 season.[3] Rantanen made his debut in Veikkausliiga on April 25, 2016 in against PS Kemi. In the summer 2016, he went on trials at Premier League clubs, Crystal Palace and later Stoke City.[2] Rantanen scored two goals in a friendly game for Stoke and the club showed interest in him. However, he had recently signed with HIFK, which made such an operation difficult.
In the 2016 season, Rantanen only played four league matches in HIFK and then went on loan to IF Gnistan and later to his former club PK-35. In the 2017 season, Rantanen only played for HIFK's reserve team and U19s.
Rantanen joined Ekenäs IF, which played in Ykkönen for the 2019 season. He played a total of 23 Ykkönen matches in the 2019 season and scored six goals in them. On 10 December 2019 it was confirmed, that Rantanen had signed a one-year deal with AC Oulu.[4]
On 9 December 2021, he agreed to join TPS for the 2022 season.[5]
Private lifeedit
Daniel comes from a football family. His twin sister, Amanda Rantanen, is also a footballer. His mother, Anne Maria Weckström-Rantanen, has also played football and since worked as a football coach. His father, Rami Rantanen, as a former Finnish national player.[2]
daniel, rantanen, born, 1998, finnish, professional, footballer, plays, midfielder, personal, informationdate, birth, 1998, 1998, place, birthhelsinki, finland, height1, position, midfielderteam, informationcurrent, teamtpsnumber7youth, career2001, 2002pk, 352. Daniel Rantanen born 11 May 1998 is a Finnish professional footballer who plays for TPS as a midfielder Daniel RantanenPersonal informationDate of birth 1998 05 11 11 May 1998 age 25 Place of birthHelsinki Finland 1 Height1 82 m 6 ft 0 in Position s MidfielderTeam informationCurrent teamTPSNumber7Youth career2001 2002PK 352003 2005PuiU2006 2010HJK2011 2015PK 35Senior career YearsTeamApps Gls 2015PK 3518 3 2016 2018HIFK4 0 2016 Gnistan loan 6 0 2016 PK 35 loan 7 0 2019Ekenas IF23 6 2020AC Oulu16 1 2021PK 3525 5 2022 TPS52 8 International career2014Finland U 163 0 2015Finland U 174 0 2016Finland U 186 1 Club domestic league appearances and goals correct as of 27 November 2023 Contents 1 Career 1 1 Early years 1 2 Club career 2 Private life 3 References 4 External linksCareer editEarly years edit Rantanen started playing football at the age of three at PK 35 2 He then moved to Puistolan Urheilijat where he played for three years and then 2 However 13 year old Rantanen then returned to PK 35 2 Club career edit Rantanen his senior career in 2015 when he was promoted to PK 35 s first team and made his debut the day before his 17th birthday in the Ykkonen In the 2015 season Rantanen played a total of 18 Ykkonen matches and scored three goals helping the team with promotion to the Veikkausliiga for the 2016 season He then moved to HIFK which played in the Veikkausliiga for the 2016 season 3 Rantanen made his debut in Veikkausliiga on April 25 2016 in against PS Kemi In the summer 2016 he went on trials at Premier League clubs Crystal Palace and later Stoke City 2 Rantanen scored two goals in a friendly game for Stoke and the club showed interest in him However he had recently signed with HIFK which made such an operation difficult In the 2016 season Rantanen only played four league matches in HIFK and then went on loan to IF Gnistan and later to his former club PK 35 In the 2017 season Rantanen only played for HIFK s reserve team and U19s Rantanen joined Ekenas IF which played in Ykkonen for the 2019 season He played a total of 23 Ykkonen matches in the 2019 season and scored six goals in them On 10 December 2019 it was confirmed that Rantanen had signed a one year deal with AC Oulu 4 On 9 December 2021 he agreed to join TPS for the 2022 season 5 Private life editDaniel comes from a football family His twin sister Amanda Rantanen is also a footballer His mother Anne Maria Weckstrom Rantanen has also played football and since worked as a football coach His father Rami Rantanen as a former Finnish national player 2 References edit Daniel Rantanen at WorldFootball net a b c d e Rantaset ovat oikea futisperhe nyt kaksoset aloittavat uransa liigatasolla iltalehti fi 27 January 2016 Kolme uutta pelaajasopimusta Sihvolalle kaksivuotinen jatkosopimus hifkfotboll fi 4 December 2015 AC Oulun keskikentta vahvistuu Daniel Rantanen Laivastonsinisiin acoulu fi 10 December 2019 TODELLISEN FUTISPERHEEN POIKA DANIEL RANTANEN VAHVISTAA TPS N KESKIKENTTAA in Finnish TPS 9 December 2021 Retrieved 17 January 2022 External links editDaniel Rantanen at FootballDatabase eu nbsp nbsp This biographical article related to association football in Finland about a midfielder is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Daniel Rantanen amp oldid 1187165102, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
