Joona Veteli
Finnish footballer (born 1995)
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Joona Eemil Petteri Veteli (born 21 April 1995) is a Finnish football player who plays for Finnish Veikkausliiga side Ilves. Veteli plays in the position of centre midfielder but can also operate as an attacking midfielder, defensive midfielder, right-back and winger.[1]
Full name
Joona Eemil Petteri Veteli
Date of birth
21 April 1995
Height
1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
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Veteli with Jaro in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Joona Eemil Petteri Veteli | ||
| Date of birth | 21 April 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Kemi, Finland | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Ilves | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| FC-88 | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2012 | FC Kemi | 11 | (5) |
| 2011 | → PS Kemi (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2012–2014 | TP-47 | 61 | (5) |
| 2015 | Jaro | 27 | (0) |
| 2016 | PS Kemi | 28 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | Fredrikstad | 69 | (16) |
| 2020–2021 | Ilves | 38 | (5) |
| 2022–2023 | KuPS | 29 | (7) |
| 2024– | Ilves | 57 | (10) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016 | Finland U21 | 3 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19 November 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 25 February 2017 | |||
Club career
On 9 November 2021, he joined KuPS on a two-year contract.[2][3] Veteli was named the Veikkausliiga Player of the Month in May 2023.[4][5] His time with KuPS was plagued by injuries.
On 6 November 2023, Veteli returned to Ilves, signing a two-year deal with the club, starting in 2024.[6] On 8 May 2025, his deal was extended until the end of 2027.[7]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | League cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| PS Kemi (loan) | 2011 | Ykkönen | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | |||
| TP-47 | 2012 | Kakkonen | 11 | 1 | – | – | – | 11 | 1 | |||
| 2013 | Kakkonen | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 28 | 0 | |||
| 2014 | Kakkonen | 24 | 4 | – | – | – | 24 | 4 | ||||
| Total | 61 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 5 | ||
| Jaro | 2015 | Veikkausliiga | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | – | 32 | 2 | |
| JBK | 2015 | Kakkonen | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | |||
| PS Kemi | 2016 | Veikkausliiga | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | – | 35 | 1 | |
| Fredrikstad | 2017 | 1. divisjon | 25 | 3 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 26 | 3 | ||
| 2018 | 2. divisjon | 22 | 8 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 23 | 8 | |||
| 2019 | 2. divisjon | 22 | 5 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 24 | 5 | |||
| Total | 69 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 16 | ||
| Fredrikstad 2 | 2017 | 4. divisjon | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2018 | 4. divisjon | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Ilves | 2020 | Veikkausliiga | 11 | 3 | 3 | 1 | – | 1[b] | 1 | 15 | 5 | |
| 2021 | Veikkausliiga | 27 | 2 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 30 | 2 | |||
| Total | 38 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 45 | 7 | ||
| KuPS | 2022 | Veikkausliiga | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 2 |
| 2023 | Veikkausliiga | 14 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 6 | |
| Total | 29 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 8 | ||
| Ilves | 2024 | Veikkausliiga | 25 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4[c] | 0 | 30 | 3 |
| 2025 | Veikkausliiga | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | |
| Total | 32 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 39 | 5 | ||
| Career total | 289 | 38 | 21 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 331 | 44 | ||
- Includes Suomen Cup and Norwegian Cup
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Appearances in UEFA Conference League