| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Markus Mikael Arsalo[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (2002-10-21)21 October 2002 (age 23) | ||
| Place of birth | Tampere, Finland | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | SJK | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| TPV | |||
| Ilves | |||
| TPS | |||
| 2020–2021 | Inter Turku | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019 | TPS II | 2 | (0) |
| 2020–2022 | Inter Turku II | 13 | (4) |
| 2020–2022 | Inter Turku | 16 | (0) |
| 2021 | →Jazz (loan) | 16 | (1) |
| 2023 | SJK II | 18 | (1) |
| 2023– | SJK | 59 | (3) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19 November 2025 | |||
Markus Mikael Arsalo (born 21 October 2002) is a Finnish professionalfootballer who plays as adefensive midfielder forVeikkausliiga clubSJK.
Born inTampere, Arsalo started his youth career with local clubsTPV andIlves, before moving toTurku and first joiningTurun Palloseura (TPS). He made hisVeikkausliiga debut withInter Turku in the2022 season,[2][3][4] before joiningSJK Seinäjoki organisation in December.[5][6]
During the 2023 season, he played forSJK Akatemia in the second-tierYkkönen, before he was promoted to the first team for 2024. He scored his first goal for SJK inVeikkausliiga on 27 July, in a 5–5 home draw againstLahti. On 25 October, his deal with SJK was extended until the end of 2026.[7]
| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | League cup[b] | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| TPS II | 2019 | Nelonen | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | |||
| Inter Turku II | 2020 | Kolmonen | 10 | 2 | – | – | – | 10 | 2 | |||
| 2021 | Kolmonen | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2022 | Kolmonen | 3 | 2 | – | – | – | 3 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | ||
| Jazz (loan) | 2021 | Kakkonen | 16 | 1 | – | – | – | 16 | 1 | |||
| Inter Turku | 2022 | Veikkausliiga | 16 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | 24 | 3 |
| SJK Akatemia | 2023 | Ykkönen | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 21 | 1 | |
| SJK | 2023 | Veikkausliiga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | |
| 2024 | Veikkausliiga | 28 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | – | 38 | 2 | ||
| 2025 | Veikkausliiga | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | |
| Total | 32 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 3 | ||
| Career total | 99 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 125 | 12 | ||
Inter Turku