AEK announced the signing of Kai Kairinen. The 27-year-old midfielder was acquired from Sparta Prague for approximately €4,000,000 and has signed a four-year contract.
The Finnish international arrived in the Netherlands yesterday and is already available to coach Marko Nikolić for the main phase of preseason training.
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This is essentially AEK’s third signing following those of Zubkov and Alexiou (who has not yet been officially announced), while the young Sarakasidis has also been acquired.
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The announcement: “AEK FC announces the signing of soccer player Kasper Kaan Ozden Kairinen from Sparta Prague. The Finnish international midfielder has signed a contract with our team through the summer of 2030.
Kaan Kairinen was born on December 22, 1998, in Turku, Finland. He began his soccer career with Inter Turku, making his professional debut in 2014 before he had even turned 16! In early 2016, he joined Midtjylland, with whom he helped win the 2027–18 Danish championship. In 2020, he joined the Norwegian club Lillestrøm, initially on loan and then on a permanent transfer.
After two successful years in the Norwegian league, he was signed by Sparta Prague in 2022 and helped the club win the league title in 2022–23 and the double in 2023–24. With the Czech team, he played in 151 matches across all competitions, scoring 7 goals and providing 24 assists.
AEK’s new signing has been a member of the Finnish national team since 2019 and has appeared in 28 matches (1 goal).
Kaan, welcome to AEK. We wish you good health and every success with our team.”
