Sonosi Daldum

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Sonosi Daldum
Personal information
Date of birth (2007-03-19) 19 March 2007 (age 17)
Place of birth Finland
Position(s) Centre-forward
Team information
Current team
Sassuolo
Number 21
Youth career
0000–2022 KuPS
2023–Sassuolo (loan)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023– KuPS II 6 (3)
International career
2022–2023 Finland U16 5 (2)
2023– Finland U17 9 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 October 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 March 2024

Sonosi Daldum (born 19 March 2007)[1] is a Finnish footballer who plays as a forward for Italian Sassuolo U17 academy team, on loan from KuPS.[2][3] Born in Finland, he is of Sudanese descent.[3]

Career[edit]

Daldum played in the youth sector of Kuopion Palloseura (KuPS), before making his senior debut with the club's reserve team KuPS II in the third tier league Kakkonen on 4 August 2023, in a loss against Oulun Luistinseura.[4] He played in six games and scored three goals for the team, before he was loaned out to Italian club Sassuolo in the early September 2023.[5] He was registered to their U17 academy squad.[6] During the first half of the season in under-17 league, Daldum scored five goals in seven matches with limited minutes.[7]

International career[edit]

Daldum has represented Finland at under-16 and under-17 youth national teams.

Daldum was part of Finland U16 squad that won the friendly tournament Baltic Cup in July 2023, [8] scoring one goal in three games.

On 4 October 2023, he was named in the Finland U17 squad in the 2024 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification tournament. In the tournament Finland drew with Ukraine and Germany 2–2 and 1–1, respectively, before winning Liechtenstein 3–0, placing 2nd in the group and advancing to the Elite round.[9][10] Daldum scored once in three games, an equaliser against Germany.

Honours[edit]

Finland U16

  • Baltic Cup: 2023

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Sonosi Daldum". UEFA.com. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
  2. ^ Poikonen, Outi (4 October 2023). "Minihuuhkajiin valitut KuPSin kasvatit pääsevät mittaamaan osaamistaan lajin todellista jättiläistä vastaan". Savon Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 9 October 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Finlandia Under 17: convocati i neroverdi Sonosi Daldum e David Weiss". canalesassuolo.it (in Italian). 4 October 2023. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
  4. ^ OLS VS. KUPS AKATEMIA 5 - 0, int.soccerway.com
  5. ^ Poikonen, Outi (2 September 2023). "Vasta 16-vuotias KuPSin kasvatti suuntaamassa Italiaan". Savon Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 9 October 2023.
  6. ^ Under 17, il finlandese Daldum fa un regalo di Natale al Sassuolo: 1-0 al Torino, canalesassuolo.it, 17 December 2023
  7. ^ Sassuolo Torino Under 17 1-0: Sonosi Daldum lancia i neroverdi. Le parole di Neri, sassuolonews.net, 17 December 2023
  8. ^ U16-pojat marssi Baltic Cupin mestaruuteen, Football Association of Finland/ Palloliitto, 2 July 2023
  9. ^ U17-pojat nimetty lokakuun EM-karsintaturnaukseen, Football Association of Finland/ Palloliitto, 4 October 2023
  10. ^ U17-pojat selvitti tiensä EM-jatkokarsintoihin, Football Association of Finland/ Palloliitto, 21 October 2023

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