Samuel Pasanen (born 2 January 2006) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Veikkausliiga club KuPS.

[2] Pasanen started football in the youth sectors of Werder Bremen and Kuusysi before joining FC Lahti organisation.

Pasanen signed his first professional contract with FC Lahti on 27 January 2022, on a three-year deal ahead of the 2022 Veikkausliiga season.

[6][7] In January 2025, in the last minutes in the pre-season friendly match against MP, Pasanen suffered an ACL injury, and was ruled out for several months.

In September 2022, Pasanen was named the captain of Finland U17 squad for the 2023 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification tournament against Greece, Italy and Kosovo.