Personal information | |||
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Full name | Rasmus Schüller | ||
Date of birth | 18 June 1991 | ||
Place of birth | Espoo, Finland | ||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
Playing position | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Minnesota United FC | ||
Number | 20 | ||
Youth career | |||
FC Kasiysi | |||
– | HooGee | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2008−2011 | FC Honka | 63 | (5) |
2012−2015 | HJK | 88 | (10) |
2016 | BK Häcken | 18 | (1) |
2017– | Minnesota United | 5 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
Finland U19 | |||
2010−2012 | Finland U21 | 13 | (0) |
2013− | Finland | 14 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of April 15, 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16 January 2016 |
Rasmus Schüller (born 18 June 1991) is a Finnish footballer, who plays for Minnesota United in Major League Soccer. He is a midfielder.
Schüller made his debut in an FC Honka jersey during the 2008 Finnish League Cup. He played in his first Premier Division match in August 2008 against RoPS.
Schüller began his career at FC Kasiysi, a club based in his hometown Espoo. Later he moved on to rivals HooGee.
In December 2008, Schüller signed a contract with Honka that would've kept him in Espoo until the end of the 2011 season.
Schüller scored his first league goal for FC Honka in June 2009, less than a week after his 18th birthday, when his team came out victorious from a match against Kuopion Palloseura.
Schüller's debut in European club competitions was also magnificent. He scored his team's second goal of the game when FC Honka beat Welsh side Bangor City FC in the Europa League on 16 July 2009.
In August 2009, Schüller scored his second league goal for FC Honka and was named man of the match when he helped his team to a 3 - 1 victory over Tampere United. On 22 September 2009 it was announced that Schüller had put pen to paper for a new deal. His new contract will keep him at Tapiolan Urheilupuisto until the end of the 2012 season.
In February 2012, HJK announced the signing of Schüller from FC Honka, along with teammate Demba Savage, for an undisclosed fee. Qualified for the Europa League group stages 2014 with HJK with a 5-4 aggregate victory over SK Rapid Wien.
On 7 October 2015, Schüller agreed to transfer to Swedish Allsvenskan side BK Häcken at for the 2016 season. Schüller was then joined at BK Häcken by HJK teammate Demba Savage on 28 October 2015.