ABERDEEN new boy Topi Keskinen has been spreading his wings since sealing an £860,000 move to the Dons from HJK Helsinki before the transfer deadline.
And now he’s been spotted getting in a right flap as he makes his first steps into the Finland national team.
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The 21-year-old winger has made an instant impact in the North East after joining Jimmy Thelin’s side, bagging a last-minute Premier Sports Cup winner against Queen’s Park.
And he made his full debut for the Finland national team as they went down 3-0 to Greece in their Nations League opener.
The opposition gets far more difficult tonight as the Finns face England but first Keskinen has his baptism of fire for his first ever inclusion in the Finnish national team.
At least he had the company of other first timers Adam Stahl, Santeri Haarala and Jani Honkavaara – while veterans Teemu Tainio and Tim Sparv got involved after stepping up to the coaching team.
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Sharing the video on X, formerly Twitter, the Finnish national team wrote: “Huhkaji’s first-timers Adam Ståhl, Topi Keskinen, Santeri Haarala and Jani Honkavaara and newcomers Teemu Tainio and Tim Sparv got to complete the familiar baptism of fire!”
Keskinen has already hit the headlines for once rather eccentric reason – for the wacky tattoo of Manchester United legend Wayne Rooney casting a fishing rod which he has on his forearm.
The keen angler has appealed for any fishing-mad fans to get in touch so they can pair up.
On the ink, he said: “I’ve been a Wayne Rooney fan since I was a little kid and I love fishing also.
“If I get tattoos I want them to mean something!
“So I want to say to the fans – if there’s some fishermen there who want to show me the good fishing spots here, I’m happy to go fishing.
“It feels good to be here. It’s been quite a long summer transfer window and so it feels really good to get it done.
“I heard it about the interest over a couple of weeks ago and then the clubs started talking and I was thinking about the move.
“The manager and I talked on the phone, he speaks very well and he’s very impressive.”
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