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Tatu Varmanen

Project playerOsters IF · 28 yrs

Profile

Full nameTatu Valdemar Varmanen
PositionFull-back
NationalityFinland
Age28
Date of birth9 Jul 1998
Shirt number#33
ClubOsters IF
Full-back
25
Appearances
0
Goals
2
Assists
2072
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Osters IF.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Allsvenskan250220726.56

Scout report

Project playerFull-back

T. Varmanen is a 28-year-old full-back at Osters IF, rated 25.5 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 159th of 248 on scout potential in the Allsvenskan. An experienced operator, he has been a regular starter this season (79.4% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.52 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Varmanen.

Judged on this season alone, Varmanen graded 18 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 25th of 42 of the 42 full-backs in the Allsvenskan, on 4 clean sheets and 2.519 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 18 → 18). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2021/22.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 26, 29th of 42 of the 42 full-backs in the Allsvenskan. At 28 Varmanen is in his prime years, and a market index of 2.3 reflects that trajectory.

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Below his 2021/22 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2021/22Trending upBreakout: 2024/25Stepped up 2025/26
Current potential29th of 42 full-backs · AllsvenskanCurrent season25th of 42 full-backs · Allsvenskan25th-best full-back in the Allsvenskan159th in the Allsvenskan · potential29th-highest potential full-back in the Allsvenskan
25.5
Ratingi
29th of 42 full-backs
17.6
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
79.4%
Minutes
a regular starter
2.52
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Osters IF finished 15th of 16 · a relegation-threatened side

2.52
Def. / 90
24
Tackles
19
Interceptions
4
Clean sheets

2.52 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 25 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (15th of 16) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 2 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 79.4% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.

Watch points

  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 25.5, Varmanen carries the 29th-highest potential of the full-backs in the Allsvenskan of 42, and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (Osters IF finished 15th of 16) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.52 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.2× now → 0.9× projected in three years).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among full-backs in the Allsvenskan with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0
Shots3

Passing

Assists2

Possession

Successful dribbles5
Dribble success20%
Fouls won14

Defending

Tackles24
Interceptions19
Blocks15
Fouls committed23

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards5
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.