{{Short description|Finnish footballer (born 2007)}}

{{Infobox football biography | name = Sulo Ketola | image = | fullname = | height = 1.95 m | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|2007|2|14}} | birth_place = Rauma, Finland | position = Centre-forward | currentclub = Borussia Mönchengladbach U19 | clubnumber = | youthclubs1 = FC Rauma<ref name = fa>[https://tulospalvelu.palloliitto.fi/person/319479/player/seasons Tulospalvelu Palloliitto, S.Ketola], Finnish FA/ Palloliitto</ref> | youthclubs2 = Pallo-Iirot | youthclubs3 = Borussia Mönchengladbach | youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2020 | youthyears2 = 2020–2023 | youthyears3 = 2023– | years1 = 2021–2023 | clubs1 = Pallo-Iirot | caps1 = 20 | goals1 = 4 | nationalyears1 = 2021–2022 | nationalteam1 = Finland U15 | nationalcaps1 = 5 | nationalgoals1 = 1 | nationalyears2 = 2022–2023 | nationalteam2 = Finland U16 | nationalcaps2 = 7 | nationalgoals2 = 4 | club-update = 8 October 2023 | nationalteam-update = 8 October 2023 }}

'''Sulo Ketola''' (born 14 February 2007) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Borussia Mönchengladbach U19 academy team.

==Career== Born in Rauma, Ketola played in the youth sectors of local clubs FC Rauma and Pallo-Iirot.<ref>{{Cite web |date=22 June 2023|title=Monnan kentältä Mönchengladbachiin - Suti lähtee Saksaan|url=https://www.fcrauma.com/uutiset/134752/monnan-kentalta-monchengladbachiin-suti-lahtee-saksaan|website=FC Rauma|language=fi|access-date=9 October 2023 }}</ref> He debuted in senior level in 2021 with Pallo-Iirot first team, in the fourth-tier Kolmonen. He represented the club in Kolmonen in 2021–2022, and in third-tier Kakkonen in 2023.<ref name = fa/>

After having trialed with several notable European clubs,<ref>{{Cite web |date=3 October 2022 |last=Liuhala |first=Juhani |title=Euroopan seuratuin raumalainen|url=https://www.hs.fi/urheilu/art-2000009099206.html|website=Helsingin Sanomat|language=fi|access-date=9 October 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=20 November 2022|title=Raumalainen jalkapallolupaus Sulo Ketola AC Milanin testiin: "Jälleen uusi maa, uudet tavat ja erilaista jalkapalloa"|url=https://www.satakunnankansa.fi/urheilu/art-2000009214224.html|website=Satakunnan Kansa|language=fi|access-date=9 October 2023 }}</ref> it was announced in the late June 2023 that Ketola would join Bundesliga club Borussia Mönchengladbach organisation. He signed a three-year deal with the club, for an undisclosed fee,<ref>{{Cite web |date=22 June 2023|title=Sulo Ketola siirtyy Borussia Mönchengladbachiin|url=https://www.palloiirot.fi/uutiset/134743/sulo-ketola-siirtyy-borussia-monchengladbachiin|website=Pallo-Iirot|language=fi|access-date=9 October 2023 }}</ref><ref>[https://www.bild.de/sport/fussball/borussia-moenchengladbach/borussia-moenchengladbach-gladbach-setzt-auf-flinke-finnen-84458692.bild.html Gladbach setzt auf zwei flinke Finnen!], Bild, 26 June 2023</ref> and was initially assigned to U17 academy team.

==Personal life== His father Kari Ketola is a former footballer, who played for ''Porin Pallo-Toverit'' (PPT, currently FC Jazz) in top division Mestaruussarja in 1987, and for several different clubs in Rauma area.<ref>{{Cite web |date=22 June 2023 |last=Setänen |first=Eetu |title=Raumalaislupaus Sulo Ketolalle, 16, historiallinen huippusiirto Saksaan|url=https://ls24.fi/urheilu/raumalaislupaus-sulo-ketolalle-16-historiallinen-huippusiirto-saksaan|website=ls24.fi|language=fi|access-date=9 October 2023 }}</ref>

== Career statistics == {{updated|27 January 2024}} <ref name = fa/> {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National cup{{efn|Includes Suomen Cup|name=sc}} !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="3"|Pallo-Iirot |2021 |Kolmonen |7||1||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||7||1 |- |2022 |Kolmonen |7||1||4||6||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||11||7 |- |2023 |Kakkonen |6||2||2||2||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||8||4 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !20!!4!!6!!8!!0!!0!!0!!0!!26!!12 |} {{notelist}}

== References == {{reflist}}

==External links== * {{Soccerway|829843}} * {{WorldFootball.net|sulo-ketola}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ketola, Sulo}} Category:2007 births Category:Living people Category:Finnish men's footballers Category:21st-century Finnish sportsmen Category:Men's association football forwards Category:Kakkonen players Category:Pallo-Iirot players Category:Borussia Mönchengladbach players Category:Finland men's youth international footballers Category:Finnish expatriate men's footballers Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Category:Finnish expatriate sportspeople in Germany