Kasper Kaan Kairinen (born 22 December 1998) is a Finnish footballer currently playing for Czech First League club Sparta Prague. He was born to a Turkish father and a Finnish mother in Turku.
Club career
FC Inter Turku
Kairinen is a youth exponent from FC Inter Turku. He made his Veikkausliiga debut at 25 October 2014 against FF Jaro, coming on as a substitute for Kalle Kauppi after 70 minutes in a 0–1 home defeat. Kairinen became the second-youngest player in Inter Turku's history to play for the club, since he made his debut at the age of 15.
FC Midtjylland and loans
On 1 February 2016, it was confirmed by FC Midtjylland, that they had signed with Kairinen.
On 14 November 2018, Midtjylland announced that Kairinen would spend 2019 at HJK Helsinki on a loan deal.
Lillestrøm SK
AC Sparta Prague
On 20 December 2022, it was confirmed by Sparta Prague, that they had signed with Kairinen on a deal until 30 June 2026. The transfer fee was reported to be €1.5 million. During his first season in Prague, he helped the club to win its first championship title since 2014.
International
He made his debut for the Finland national football team on 8 January 2019 in a friendly against Sweden, as a 54th-minute substitute for Rasmus Schüller.