Viljami Sinisalo in on Loan from Aston Villa

Exeter City have been loaned Aston Villa young Finnish keeper Viljami Sinisalo on a season long loan. Viljami is Gary Caldwell’s sixth signing of the pre-season.

Sinisalo was a regular in the Villains’ under-18 and under-23 sides before joining Ayr United in September 2020 on loan where he 22 appearances. He also played four matches for Burton Albion on loan last season.

Viljami has also represented Finland at U17, U18 and U21 levels. At Exeter Vil will be competing with Gary Woods for the number one spot, with Harry Lee having gone to Weston-super-Mare on loan.

Gary Caldwell speaking of the loan said:-

Vil has been with us for a few weeks now and he’s so eager to get going.

He cancelled his holiday to come down after international duty. He turned up at 6am on his first day full of energy and excitement.

He comes with experience of league football at this level, as well as in Scotland and Finland, and he’s played for his national team, so we are really excited to have him.

He’s ready, he’s trained and he’s up to speed and he already has a feel for the club.

Sinisalo spoke enthusiastically to Exeter’s social media team of his move:-

It was mid-June when I heard and I was excited. The gaffer gave me the chance to come down and meet everyone and train for a bit before I went back to Villa for pre-season, and I really appreciate that from him.

Ollie Watkins has said a lot of good things about the club and he’s given me some good tips on the area, and he has definitely confirmed to me that this a good place to play.

You can see the full interview with Viljami Sinisalo on YouTube

If your Finnish language skill are up to it, try this episode on YouTube, where he says he admires Peter Schmeichel

“In the fourteenth episode, we get to find out, among other things, Viljami Sinisalo’s football idol and what music the Aston Villa player listens to on game days!”