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Serge Atakayi (born 30 January 1999) is a Congolese-born Finnish professional footballer who plays for Scottish club Rangers as a forward.
Club career
FF Jaro
Atakayi joined the youth system at FF Jaro in 2013 and made his senior debut for the club in 2015. He became the youngest goalscorer in the history of the Finnish top flight when he scored against HIFK on 17 May 2015 aged 16 years and 107 days.
Rangers
On 31 August 2016, after trial periods with Leicester City and Fulham, he joined Rangers on a three-year contract.
International career
Atakayi was born in DR Congo but obtained Finnish citizenship in 2016 and has represented Finland at U15 level. In June 2016 Atakayi represented Finland at U18 level in the Baltic Cup and scored in a 2-2 draw with Lithuania on 2 June 2016. He made his debut for the Finland U19 side on 4 September 2016 in a goalless draw with Romania.
Career statistics
- As of match played 28 August 2016
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| FF Jaro | 2015 | Veikkausliiga | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 20 | 2 | |
| 2016 | Ykkönen | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 13 | 1 | ||
| Total | 29 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 33 | 3 | |||
| Rangers | 2016–17 | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| Career total | 29 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 3 | ||