Sakari Mäkinen
Outside Reception
from
Finland
Basic Info
Current Club:
Akaa Volley, Finland
Available:
2025-2026
Position:
Outside Reception
Height:
190
cm
Date of Birth:
19/1/1995
Citizenship:
Finland
Spike Reach:
352
cm
Dominant Hand:
Right
National Team:
Yes
EU:
Yes
Club History
2024-2025: Akaa Volley, Finland
2023-2024: Active Living Orion, Netherlands
2020-2023: Valepa, Finland
2019-2020: Hurrikaani, Finland
2018-2019: Shakhtior Soligorsk, Belarus
2017-2018: Lindemans Aalst, Belgium
2015-2017: Rantaperkiön Isku, Finland
–> 2015: Valepa, Finland
Awards
2024: Dutch Champion
2024: Dutch Cup Winner
2023: Finnish Champion
2023: Finnish Cup Winner
2022: Finnish Champion
2022: Best Scorer, 10.place (431 points in games 26 games)
2022: Finnish Cup Finalist
2021: European Championships
2021: Finnish Champion & Finnish Cup Winner
2020: Finnish League, 1.place
2019: Belarus Cup Winner
2018: World Championships
2018: Belgium League Top4
2017: Top Scorer Finnish League, 4.place
2017: Best Receiver, 2.place
2017: 3 x All-Star Player selections (Finnish League)
2016: Top Scorer Finnish League, 3.place
2014: Finnish Champion
2013: World Championships U19, 11.place (team captain)
2013: European Championships U19, 4.place (team captain)
2013: Finnish Cup Winner
Our other
Outside Reception
e
s:
Albert Hurt
Free Agent
Under Contract
Albert Hurt
Available:
AVAILABLE
Position:
Outside Reception
Height:
191
cm
Date of Birth:
22/4/1999
Citizenship:
Estonia
Spike Reach:
348
cm
Dominant Hand:
Right
National Team:
Yes
Current Club:
Barrus Võru VK, Estonia
Spencer Olivier
Free Agent
Under Contract
Spencer Olivier
Available:
AVAILABLE
Position:
Outside Reception
Height:
198
cm
Date of Birth:
5/1/1999
Citizenship:
USA
Spike Reach:
355
cm
Dominant Hand:
Right
National Team:
Yes
Current Club:
Plataneros de Corozal, Puerto Rico
Aleksi Muukkonen
Free Agent
Under Contract
Aleksi Muukkonen
Available:
2025-2026
Position:
Outside Reception
Height:
197
cm
Date of Birth:
19/6/2002
Citizenship:
Finland
Spike Reach:
356
cm
Dominant Hand:
Right
National Team:
Yes
Current Club:
Valepa, Finland
Antti Ronkainen
Free Agent
Under Contract
Antti Ronkainen
Available:
2025-2026
Position:
Outside Reception
Height:
191
cm
Date of Birth:
11/8/1996
Citizenship:
Finland
Spike Reach:
352
cm
Dominant Hand:
Right
National Team:
Yes
Current Club:
Le Plessis-Robinson Volley-Ball, France
Ben-Simon Bonin
Free Agent
Under Contract
Ben-Simon Bonin
Available:
2025-2026
Position:
Outside Reception
Height:
201
cm
Date of Birth:
3/1/2003
Citizenship:
Germany
Spike Reach:
355
cm
Dominant Hand:
Right
National Team:
Yes
Current Club:
Barock Volleys MTV Ludwigsburg, Germany
Brett Wildman
Free Agent
Under Contract
Brett Wildman
Available:
2025-2026
Position:
Outside Reception
Height:
198
cm
Date of Birth:
6/3/2000
Citizenship:
USA
Spike Reach:
355
cm
Dominant Hand:
Right
National Team:
Yes
Current Club:
Grand Nancy Volley-Ball, France
Henry Bell
Free Agent
Under Contract
Henry Bell
Available:
2025-2026
Position:
Outside Reception
Height:
188
cm
Date of Birth:
27/7/1981
Citizenship:
Cuba
Spike Reach:
355
cm
Dominant Hand:
Right
National Team:
No
Current Club:
Hapoel Hamaapil, Israel
Jan Galabov
Free Agent
Under Contract
Jan Galabov
Available:
2026-2027
Position:
Outside Reception
Height:
193
cm
Date of Birth:
12/6/1996
Citizenship:
Czech Republic
Spike Reach:
355
cm
Dominant Hand:
Right
National Team:
Yes
Current Club:
Sporting Clube de Portugal
Jere Heiskanen
Free Agent
Under Contract
Jere Heiskanen
Available:
2025-2026
Position:
Outside Reception
Height:
193
cm
Date of Birth:
27/7/2000
Citizenship:
Finland
Spike Reach:
352
cm
Dominant Hand:
Right
National Team:
Yes
Current Club:
AERO Odolena Voda, Czech Republic
Jesse Elser
Free Agent
Under Contract
Jesse Elser
Available:
2025-2026
Position:
Outside Reception
Height:
205
cm
Date of Birth:
27/5/1999
Citizenship:
Canada
Spike Reach:
360
cm
Dominant Hand:
Right
National Team:
Yes
Current Club:
Arago de Sète, France
Jiri Hänninen
Free Agent
Under Contract
Jiri Hänninen
Available:
2025-2026
Position:
Outside Reception
Height:
194
cm
Date of Birth:
12/5/1998
Citizenship:
Finland
Spike Reach:
348
cm
Dominant Hand:
Right
National Team:
Yes
Current Club:
Kladno, Czech Republic
Jonas Kvalen
Free Agent
Under Contract
Jonas Kvalen
Available:
2025
Position:
Outside Reception
Height:
196
cm
Date of Birth:
6/6/1992
Citizenship:
Norway
Spike Reach:
350
cm
Dominant Hand:
Left
National Team:
Yes
Current Club:
Panathinaikos, Greece
Joosep Kurik
Free Agent
Under Contract
Joosep Kurik
Available:
2025-2026
Position:
Outside Reception
Height:
203
cm
Date of Birth:
16/2/2007
Citizenship:
Estonia
Spike Reach:
360
cm
Dominant Hand:
Right
National Team:
Yes
Current Club:
Chênois Genève VB, Switzerland
Kristaps Smits
Free Agent
Under Contract
Kristaps Smits
Available:
2025-2026
Position:
Outside Reception
Height:
188
cm
Date of Birth:
31/3/1998
Citizenship:
Latvia
Spike Reach:
348
cm
Dominant Hand:
Right
National Team:
Yes
Current Club:
WKS Czarni Radom, Poland
Lars Ekeland
Free Agent
Under Contract
Lars Ekeland
Available:
2025-2026
Position:
Outside Reception
Height:
201
cm
Date of Birth:
9/10/2003
Citizenship:
Norway
Spike Reach:
350
cm
Dominant Hand:
Right
National Team:
Yes
Current Club:
TSV Haching München, Germany
Lorenzo Patelesio Pope
Free Agent
Under Contract
Lorenzo Patelesio Pope
Available:
2026-2027
Position:
Outside Reception
Height:
202
cm
Date of Birth:
12/6/2001
Citizenship:
Australia
Spike Reach:
360
cm
Dominant Hand:
Right
National Team:
Yes
Current Club:
Barkom-Każany Lwów, Ukraine/Poland
Lukas Smolej
Free Agent
Under Contract
Lukas Smolej
Available:
2024-2025
Position:
Outside Reception
Height:
195
cm
Date of Birth:
16/11/1998
Citizenship:
Slovakia
Spike Reach:
350
cm
Dominant Hand:
Right
National Team:
Yes
Current Club:
Rieker UJS Komárno, Slovakia
Lukas Vasina
Free Agent
Under Contract
Lukas Vasina
Available:
2025-2026
Position:
Outside Reception
Height:
198
cm
Date of Birth:
6/7/1999
Citizenship:
Czech Republic
Spike Reach:
352
cm
Dominant Hand:
Right
National Team:
Yes
Current Club:
Asseco Resovia Rzeszów, Poland
Mark Rura
Free Agent
Under Contract
Mark Rura
Available:
2025-2026
Position:
Outside Reception
Height:
206
cm
Date of Birth:
23/1/2006
Citizenship:
Iarael
Spike Reach:
357
cm
Dominant Hand:
Right
National Team:
Yes
Current Club:
Helios Grizzlys Giesen, Germany
Martti Juhkami
Free Agent
Under Contract
Martti Juhkami
Available:
2024-2025
Position:
Outside Reception
Height:
195
cm
Date of Birth:
6/6/1988
Citizenship:
Estonia
Spike Reach:
352
cm
Dominant Hand:
Right
National Team:
Yes
Current Club:
BigBank Tartu, Estonia
Mobin Nasri
Free Agent
Under Contract
Mobin Nasri
Available:
2026-2027
Position:
Outside Reception
Height:
202
cm
Date of Birth:
1/7/2003
Citizenship:
Iran
Spike Reach:
374
cm
Dominant Hand:
Right
National Team:
Yes
Current Club:
Aluron CMC Warta Zawiercie, Poland
Märt Tammearu
Free Agent
Under Contract
Märt Tammearu
Available:
2025-2026
Position:
Outside Reception
Height:
198
cm
Date of Birth:
17/3/2001
Citizenship:
Estonia
Spike Reach:
350
cm
Dominant Hand:
Right
National Team:
Yes
Current Club:
Barkom-Każany Lwów, Ukraine/Poland
Niklas Seppänen
Free Agent
Under Contract
Niklas Seppänen
Available:
2026-2027
Position:
Outside Reception
Height:
193
cm
Date of Birth:
30/6/1993
Citizenship:
Finland
Spike Reach:
355
cm
Dominant Hand:
Right
National Team:
Yes
Current Club:
Akaa Volley, Finland
Niko Suihkonen
Free Agent
Under Contract
Niko Suihkonen
Available:
2025-2026
Position:
Outside Reception
Height:
192
cm
Date of Birth:
11/4/1999
Citizenship:
Finland
Spike Reach:
354
cm
Dominant Hand:
Right
National Team:
Yes
Current Club:
Chaumont, France
Peetu Mäkinen
Free Agent
Under Contract
Peetu Mäkinen
Available:
2025-2026
Position:
Outside Reception
Height:
200
cm
Date of Birth:
19/8/1995
Citizenship:
Finland
Spike Reach:
355
cm
Dominant Hand:
Right
National Team:
Yes
Current Club:
OFI Crete, Greece
Poriya Hossein Khanzade
Free Agent
Under Contract
Poriya Hossein Khanzade
Available:
2025-2026
Position:
Outside Reception
Height:
202
cm
Date of Birth:
1/7/2004
Citizenship:
Iran
Spike Reach:
373
cm
Dominant Hand:
Right
National Team:
Yes
Current Club:
Cucine Lube Civitanova, Italy
Robert Täht
Free Agent
Under Contract
Robert Täht
Available:
2025-2026
Position:
Outside Reception
Height:
192
cm
Date of Birth:
15/8/1993
Citizenship:
Estonia
Spike Reach:
353
cm
Dominant Hand:
Right
National Team:
Yes
Current Club:
Cuprum Stilon Gorzów, Poland
Romans Sauss
Free Agent
Under Contract
Romans Sauss
Available:
2025-2026
Position:
Outside Reception
Height:
194
cm
Date of Birth:
27/6/1989
Citizenship:
Latvia
Spike Reach:
351
cm
Dominant Hand:
Right
National Team:
Yes
Current Club:
KyKy, Finland
Ruben Schott
Free Agent
Under Contract
Ruben Schott
Available:
2027-2028
Position:
Outside Reception
Height:
192
cm
Date of Birth:
8/7/1994
Citizenship:
Germany
Spike Reach:
355
cm
Dominant Hand:
Right
National Team:
Yes
Current Club:
BR Volleys, Germany
Salvador Hidalgo Oliva
Free Agent
Under Contract
Salvador Hidalgo Oliva
Available:
2025-2026
Position:
Outside Reception
Height:
195
cm
Date of Birth:
27/12/1985
Citizenship:
Germany (Cuba)
Spike Reach:
355
cm
Dominant Hand:
Right
National Team:
No
Current Club:
Spor Toto Spor Kulübü, Türkiye
Theo Mohwinkel
Free Agent
Under Contract
Theo Mohwinkel
Available:
2025-2026
Position:
Outside Reception
Height:
196
cm
Date of Birth:
22/11/2002
Citizenship:
Germany
Spike Reach:
356
cm
Dominant Hand:
Right
National Team:
Yes
Current Club:
SVG Lüneburg, Germany
Timo Lohmus
Free Agent
Under Contract
Timo Lohmus
Available:
2025-2026
Position:
Outside Reception
Height:
188
cm
Date of Birth:
30/5/2001
Citizenship:
Estonia
Spike Reach:
360
cm
Dominant Hand:
Left
National Team:
Yes
Current Club:
Lindemans Aalst, Belgium
Tristan Täht
Free Agent
Under Contract
Tristan Täht
Available:
2024-2025
Position:
Outside Reception
Height:
192
cm
Date of Birth:
13/6/2005
Citizenship:
Estonia
Spike Reach:
345
cm
Dominant Hand:
Right
National Team:
Yes
Current Club:
Selver/TalTech, Estonia
William Groffier
Free Agent
Under Contract
William Groffier
Available:
2025-2026
Position:
Outside Reception
Height:
193
cm
Date of Birth:
4/1/2005
Citizenship:
Finland
Spike Reach:
354
cm
Dominant Hand:
Right
National Team:
Yes
Current Club:
Valepa, Finland
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