Julius Paananen has delivered a defensively robust performance in the 2026/27 Veikkausliiga season so far. In six appearances totalling 455 minutes, he has registered 15 interceptions and four tackles, figures that exceed the midfield baseline for tackles per 90 minutes and show a clear emphasis on defensive work off the ball. His offensive contributions remain modest, with no goals or assists and only one key pass, a rate that falls below the positional average. Paananen has taken nine shots, two of which were on target, giving a shots-per-90 rate of 1.78 compared to the baseline of 0.97, while his conversion percentage remains at 0. He has averaged a match rating of 6.7, underscoring his role as a defensive anchor in the midfield lineup.
Julius Paananen has played 455 minutes across 6 appearances in Veikkausliiga, at 0.00 goals per 90 against a positional baseline of 0.14, converting 0% of 9 shots and averaging 6.70 a match.
| Player | Pos | Apps | Mins | Goals | Assists | Shots | On tgt | Goals /shot | Key passes | Pass acc | Dribbles | Drib % | Tackles | Interc. | Blocks | Duels won % | Fouls | Fouled | Yel | Red | Saves | Rating | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R. Karjalainen | F | 7 | 606 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 12% | 17 | 68% | 8 | 73% | 2 | 1 | 2 | 30% | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.28 | 6.6 |
| Julius Körkkö | F | 5 | 441 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 15% | 4 | 77% | 16 | 84% | 1 | 2 | 0 | 42% | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7.46 | – |
| Iiro Mendolin | M | 6 | 473 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% | 2 | 82% | 6 | 67% | 0 | 11 | 0 | 37% | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.75 | 6.1 |
| Elias Kallio | M | 6 | 461 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 17% | 2 | 72% | 10 | 67% | 0 | 6 | 1 | 30% | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.75 | 3.0 |
| Kalifa Jatta | M | 4 | 139 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100% | 1 | 66% | 6 | 67% | 0 | 2 | 0 | 35% | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.60 | – |
| E. Kallio | M | 1 | 90 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 25% | 0 | 73% | 1 | 33% | 0 | 0 | 2 | 25% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.41 | – |
| Abdoulaye Kone | F | 2 | 50 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 33% | 0 | 86% | 1 | 100% | 0 | 1 | 0 | 40% | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.40 | – |
| Juha Pirinen | D | 7 | 630 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 82% | 0 | – | 0 | 17 | 3 | 59% | 4 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7.13 | 2.9 |
| Tuomas Kaukua | D | 7 | 630 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0% | 5 | 77% | 34 | 72% | 4 | 12 | 1 | 49% | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.06 | 4.1 |
| Miguel Santos | G | 6 | 540 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 90% | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | 1 | 60% | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 7.15 | 4.3 |
| L. Ghezali | M | 7 | 512 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0% | 9 | 73% | 11 | 65% | 1 | 3 | 0 | 42% | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.58 | 2.6 |
| Julius Paananen | M | 6 | 455 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0% | 1 | 81% | 1 | 33% | 4 | 15 | 1 | 21% | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.70 | 4.4 |
| M. Pitkänen | D | 4 | 329 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 86% | 2 | 67% | 0 | 5 | 4 | 36% | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.42 | – |
| Otto Kemppainen | D | 5 | 313 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 77% | 5 | 56% | 0 | 2 | 2 | 33% | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.52 | – |
| J. Lietsa | D | 4 | 284 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 1 | 84% | 0 | – | 1 | 3 | 2 | 38% | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.45 | – |
| S. Sipola | D | 4 | 238 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 71% | 3 | 75% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 40% | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.14 | – |
| N. Jokelainen | M | 6 | 213 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 4 | 78% | 0 | 0% | 2 | 3 | 1 | 31% | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.63 | 6.2 |
| Juuso Makelainen | M | 2 | 108 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 85% | 0 | – | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24% | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.50 | – |
| M. Ojala | M | 3 | 91 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 77% | 2 | 67% | 0 | 3 | 0 | 23% | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.48 | – |
| Adramane Cassamá | D | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 71% | 5 | 83% | 2 | 1 | 0 | 80% | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.72 | – |
| Niklas Schulz | G | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 78% | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6.00 | – |
| Santeri Silander | M | 3 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 77% | 0 | – | 0 | 2 | 0 | 36% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.50 | – |
| Season | Club | Comp | Apps | Mins | Goals | Assists | Shots | On tgt | Goals /shot | Key passes | Pass acc | Dribbles | Tackles | Interc. | Duels won % | Fouls | Yel | Red | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | AC Oulu | Veikkausliiga | 6 | 455 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0% | 1 | 81% | 1 | 4 | 15 | 21% | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6.70 |
| 2025/26 | AC Oulu | Veikkausliiga | 7 | 431 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0% | 1 | 82% | 5 | 0 | 4 | 30% | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6.49 |
| Date | Opponent | Res | Mins | Goals | Assists | Shots | On tgt | Key passes | Tackles | Fouls | Yel | Red | Rating | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jun | a VPS | L | 90 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.60 | 4.1 |
| 18 Jun | v Mariehamn | W | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.50 | 3.2 |
| 25 Apr | a Lahti | L | 31 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.70 | 4.6 |
| 22 Apr | a KuPS | L | 64 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.60 | 2.6 |
| 18 Apr | v VPS | W | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7.20 | 9.2 |
| 11 Apr | a HJK Helsinki | W | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6.60 | 6.3 |
| 04 Oct | v VPS | W | 90 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.30 | – |
| 27 Sep | v Kooteepee | L | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.30 | – |
| 25 Aug | a Gnistan | L | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.30 | – |
| 16 Aug | v Ilves | L | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.60 | – |
| 26 Jul | a Mariehamn | W | 81 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.20 | – |
| 04 Jul | v KuPS | D | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.50 | – |
| 14 Jun | v HJK Helsinki | L | 78 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6.20 | – |