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Viljami Sinisalo
Goalkeeper · Celtic · №1
37
Matches
22
In the starting XI
480
Minutes
0
Goals
0
Assists
Recent matches
| Date | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|
ST Johnstone
Celtic
Premiership
|
0:1 | |
St. Mirren
Celtic
Premiership
|
1:2 | |
Celtic
Aberdeen
Premiership
|
3:0 | |
Celtic
Falkirk
Premiership
|
2:1 | |
LASK Linz
Celtic
UEFA Champions League
|
5:1 | |
|
Celtic
LASK Linz
UEFA Champions League
|
3:0 | |
Dundee Utd
Celtic
League Cup
|
0:4 | |
Kilmarnock
Celtic
Premiership
|
1:5 | |
Celtic
Dundee
Premiership
|
1:0 | |
Celtic
Heart of Midlothian
Premiership
|
3:1 |
Season statistics
37
Matches
22
In the starting XI
0
Goals
0
Assists
480
Minutes
| Competition | Season | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Premiership | 2025 | 16 |
| UEFA Europa League | 2025 | 10 |
| Premiership | 2026 | 6 |
| FA Cup | 2025 | 2 |
| UEFA Champions League | 2026 | 2 |
| League Cup | 2026 | 1 |
About the player
Viljami Sinisalo took the number 1 shirt at Celtic for the 2026–27 season, inheriting it after Kasper Schmeichel's retirement. Sinisalo joined Aston Villa's academy from FC Espoo on a free transfer. At Ayr United he made 22 league appearances before a groin injury cut the spell short, and a loan at Burton Albion was also ended early after eight appearances. He then moved to Exeter City, where he made 50 appearances, kept 14 clean sheets, and won both the Players' Player and Supporters' Player of the Season awards.
Celtic signed him in 2024 for a fee reported at around £1 million. He had to wait for his competitive debut, which came in February 2025 in a Scottish Cup tie against Raith Rovers, a 5–0 win in which he kept a clean sheet. His league debut followed in March 2025 against Hearts, another clean sheet in a 3–0 victory. Since then he has been part of Celtic squads that won the Scottish Premiership in 2024–25 and 2025–26, the Scottish League Cup in 2024–25, and the Scottish Cup in 2025–26.
He made his senior debut for Finland in January 2023 in a friendly against Estonia that Finland lost 1–0, and he had earned seven caps by the following March. He was named Finland's U21 Player of the Year in 2022.
One incident from his time at Celtic drew attention beyond the pitch: in June 2025, a Rangers supporter was sentenced to eight months in prison and banned from matches for over six years after throwing a bottle at Sinisalo during a game.
Career path
- 2025 — 2027 — now Celtic 33 matches
- 2024 Exeter City 50 matches
- 2023 Burton Albion 8 matches
- 2019 — 2023 Aston Villa U21 28 matches
- 2021 Ayr Utd 29 matches
- 2019 — 2020 Aston Villa U18 17 matches
- 2017 FC Espoo U19 11 matches
- 2017 FC Heimo 1 match
Career
| Season | Club | Competition | Games | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26/27 | Celtic | Scottish Premiership | 2 | 0 | 0 | 180 |
| 26/27 | Celtic | UEFA Champions League Qualifying | 2 | 0 | 0 | 210 |
| 26/27 | Celtic | Scottish League Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 25/26 | Celtic | Scottish Premiership | 7 | 0 | 0 | 630 |
| 25/26 | Celtic | Scottish Premiership Top Six Split | 5 | 0 | 0 | 450 |
| 25/26 | Celtic | Scottish FA Cup | 5 | 0 | 0 | 540 |
| 25/26 | Celtic | Scottish League Cup | 2 | 0 | 0 | 180 |
| 25/26 | Celtic | UEFA Europa League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 24/25 | Celtic | Scottish Premiership Top Six Split | 3 | 0 | 0 | 270 |
| 24/25 | Celtic | Scottish Premiership | 3 | 0 | 0 | 270 |
| 24/25 | Celtic | Scottish FA Cup | 2 | 0 | 0 | 180 |
| 23/24 | Exeter City | League One | 45 | 0 | 0 | 4 050 |
| 23/24 | Exeter City | EFL Cup | 4 | 0 | 0 | 360 |
| 23/24 | Exeter City | FA Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 22/23 | Burton Albion | League One | 4 | 0 | 0 | 360 |
| 22/23 | Aston Villa U21 | Premier League 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 180 |
| 22/23 | Burton Albion | EFL Trophy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 180 |
| 22/23 | Burton Albion | FA Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 22/23 | Burton Albion | EFL Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 21/22 | Aston Villa U21 | Premier League 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 540 |
| 21/22 | Aston Villa U21 | EFL Trophy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 2017 | FC Espoo U19 | A-Pojat SM Sarja Endrunde | 9 | 0 | 0 | 757 |
| 2017 | FC Espoo U19 | A-pojat SM-sarja Qualification | 2 | 0 | 0 | 180 |
| 2017 | FC Heimo | Kakkonen - Group B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 20/21 | Ayr Utd | Scottish Championship | 22 | 0 | 0 | 1 980 |
| 20/21 | Ayr Utd | Scottish League Cup | 5 | 0 | 0 | 450 |
| 20/21 | Ayr Utd | Scottish FA Cup | 2 | 0 | 0 | 180 |
| 20/21 | Aston Villa U21 | Premier League 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 20/21 | Aston Villa U21 | EFL Trophy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 19/20 | Aston Villa U21 | Premier League 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 990 |
| 19/20 | Aston Villa U18 | U18 Premier League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 270 |
| 19/20 | Aston Villa U18 | FA Youth Cup | 2 | 0 | 0 | 210 |
| 18/19 | Aston Villa U18 | U18 Premier League | 9 | 0 | 0 | 810 |
| 18/19 | Aston Villa U21 | Premier League 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 450 |
| 18/19 | Aston Villa U18 | FA Youth Cup | 3 | 0 | 0 | 270 |
| 18/19 | Aston Villa U21 | Premier League 2 Playoffs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| Total | Exeter City | 50 | 0 | 0 | 4 500 | |
| Total | Celtic | 33 | 0 | 0 | 3 090 | |
| Total | Ayr Utd | 29 | 0 | 0 | 2 610 | |
| Total | Aston Villa U21 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 2 520 |
Transfers
Transfers- 24/25 Aston Villa Celtic €1.20M
- 23/24 Exeter City Aston Villa
- 23/24 Aston Villa Exeter City
- 22/23 Burton Albion Aston Villa
- 22/23 Aston Villa Burton Albion
- 22/23 Aston Villa U21 Aston Villa
- 20/21 Ayr Utd Aston Villa U21
- 20/21 Aston Villa U21 Ayr Utd
- 19/20 Aston Villa U18 Aston Villa U21
- 18/19 FC Espoo U19 Aston Villa U18
- 16/17 Honka U19 FC Espoo U19
Teammates
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