- Topi Keskinen is in Finland’s starting line-up for the Nations League match against England
- The winger has an interesting tattoo – of Wayne Rooney – on his left arm
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Finnish winger Topi Keskinen has revealed the bizarre reason why he has a tattoo of Wayne Rooney fishing.
The 21-year-old – who joined Aberdeen from HJK Helsinki in the summer – made his senior international debut in a 3-0 defeat away to Greece last month.
He started Finland’s 2-0 defeat by England at Wembley Stadium last month and is now set to start in the reverse Nations League match.
Ahead of Sunday’s game, one of Keskinen’s tattoos has received a lot of attention.
Keskinen has a large piece of ink work on his left arm. Part of it bizarrely shows former England captain Rooney holding a fishing rod.
Topi Keskinen has revealed the bizarre reason why he has a tattoo of Wayne Rooney fishing
Keskinen has a bizarre tattoo on his left arm, showing Wayne Rooney holding a fishing rod
Keskinen pictured (centre) scored a goal in his first appearance for Aberdeen last month
Commenting on the interest in the tattoo, Keskinen admitted: ‘To be honest, it’s not that beautiful of a tattoo because I designed it myself.
‘It’s turned out to be a bigger deal than I thought, especially since I moved to Scotland.’
Explaining why he decided to get Manchester United and England icon Rooney inked on his body, he added: ‘I’ve always loved the style of British football. When I get tattoos, I want them to mean something.
‘As a child I was a United fan and also a Rooney fan. I also like fishing.’
Rooney scored 253 goals in 559 games for United between 2004 and 2017.
He also scored 53 times in 120 appearances for England, becoming his country’s top scorer before Harry Kane broke that record in March last year.
Rooney pictured in 2015 after breaking Bobby Charlton’s England goalscoring record
The English men’s scoring record has now been broken by current captain Harry Kane
Kane has since scored 66 goals for the Three Lions and will earn his 101st cap on Sunday after missing Thursday’s shock 2-1 defeat to Greece.
Keskinen has made seven appearances for Aberdeen in all competitions since moving to Scotland on August 12.
He scored on his debut in a 1–0 win over Queen’s Park in the Scottish League Cup, and scored against Dundee and Hearts in the Scottish Premiership.