Seth Saarinen

Seth Saarinen (born 5 May 2001) is a Finnish footballer who plays as a right-back for Veikkausliiga club FC Inter Turku.

Club career Saarinen spent his youth years in HJK youth sector, before he transferred to FC Zürich in 2017, for a €100,000 transfer fee.

Saarinen signed with Veikkausliiga club Haka on 11 December 2019 on a one-year deal. His contract with Haka was extended for two more years on 6 September 2020.

Ahead of the 2023 Veikkausliiga season, Saarinen signed with KuPS on a two-year deal.

On 7 September 2024, it was announced that Saarinen would join Dutch club De Graafschap in January 2025. He had signed a two-and-a-half-year deal with an option for one more, but in July 2025, he returned to Veikkausliiga and joined FC Inter after only five competitive matches with De Graafschap.

Personal life Saarinen was born in Finland to a Swiss mother and a Finnish father, and he holds dual citizenship of Finland and Switzerland. He fulfilled the mandatory Finnish military service in Santahamina, Helsinki, between Autumn 2023 and Spring 2024.

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