Tomi Saarelma

When Saarelma was 16, he was spotted by the scouts of English club Chelsea, playing for his youth club FC Lahti. After a successful trial with the club, Saarelma was offered a two-year contract in the beginning of 2005, and officially moved to the club in the summer of 2005. In the beginning of his Chelsea career, he formed an important part of the club's youth team and helped the team to reach the final of the famous tournament, Milk Cup, where they lost to FC Barcelona. After two and a half seasons Saarelma left the club, where he was highly praised for his skills with the ball and his intelligence but as a small player, had difficulties with the physical side of the game, which is an important part of the English football. After short spells with FC Twente in Holland and Djurgårdens IF in Sweden in 2008 Saarelma returned to Finland and signed a two-year contract with FC KooTeePee of the Veikkausliiga, the highest level of football in Finland. Saarelma was one of the key figures in the team, specially at the second part of the season, making 22 appearances and scoring two goals. After just one season Saarelma left the club and signed with the German side 1. FC Kleve, but left just after six months. In the summer of 2009 Saarelma signed with Estonia's biggest club, FC Levadia, where he won the league title in his first season, making 19 league appearances and scoring 4 goals. Saarelma also was helping the team do well in Europe, where Levadia faced many top teams, for…

Saarelma has represented Finland at all youth international levels.

FCI Levadia

Meistriliiga: 2009 Galway United

League of Ireland Cup; runner up: 2015