Veli Lampi
Finnish footballer (born 1984)
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Veli Lampi (born 18 July 1984) is a Finnish former professional footballer who played as a right-back. He is currently working for VPS as team manager. Lampi was born in Seinäjoki, Southern Ostrobothnia, Finland where he played for the local youth teams before moving to VPS.
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| Date of birth | 18 July 1984 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Seinäjoki, Finland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Right-back | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | VPS (team manager) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1995–2002 | Sepsi-78 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2002–2004 | VPS | 47 | (6) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005–2006 | HJK | 49 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2010 | Zürich | 75 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010 | → Aarau (loan) | 16 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2011 | Willem II | 28 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2013 | Arsenal Kyiv | 20 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | HJK | 37 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | VPS | 44 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Finland U16 | 5 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Finland U19 | 3 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Finland U21 | 19 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006–2015 | Finland | 33 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025– | VPS (team manager) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Club career
Youth clubs
Lampi started his football career in Sepsi-78. He has also played for TP-Seinäjoki.
He made his Veikkausliiga debut in VPS where he played 47 matches and scored 6 goals between 2002 and 2004.
In 2005 Lampi transferred from VPS to HJK. He represented HJK in 49 matches and achieved two Veikkausliiga silver medals and a cup victory.
He was part of the 2006–07 and 2008–09 Swiss Championship winning team with FC Zürich.
He relegated from the Eredivisie with Willem II.
On 10 September 2011, Lampi made his Ukrainian Premier League début for Arsenal Kyiv playing against Metalist Kharkiv.
In December 2013 HJK announced that Lampi would return to HJK and that he had signed a two-year contract.[1]
International career
Lampi was a regular member in the Finland national under-21 football team. In 2006, he made his debut for the full national side in a game against Saudi Arabia. He played five games in the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification.
Coaching career
After his retirement, Lampi has coached in the youth sector of VPS. In the beginning of May 2025, Lampi was named the team manager for VPS first team.[2]
Personal life
His father is a former footballer Mikko Lampi.[3]
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | Cups[a] | Europe | Total | |||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sepsi-78 | 2001 | Kakkonen | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | 12 | 3 | |
| VPS | 2002 | Veikkausliiga | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 7 | 0 | |
| 2003 | Veikkausliiga | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | 18 | 2 | ||
| 2004 | Veikkausliiga | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | – | 22 | 4 | ||
| Total | 47 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 6 | ||
| HJK Helsinki | 2005 | Veikkausliiga | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 26 | 0 | |
| 2006 | Veikkausliiga | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 26 | 0 | |
| Total | 49 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 52 | 0 | ||
| FC Zürich | 2006–07 | Swiss Super League | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 12 | 0 | |
| 2007–08 | Swiss Super League | 24 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5[c] | 0 | 32 | 0 | |
| 2008–09 | Swiss Super League | 28 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3[c] | 0 | 34 | 0 | |
| 2009–10 | Swiss Super League | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4[d] | 0 | 18 | 0 | |
| Total | 75 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 82 | 0 | ||
| Aarau (loan) | 2009–10 | Swiss Super League | 16 | 0 | – | – | 16 | 0 | ||
| Willem II | 2010–11 | Eredivisie | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 29 | 0 | |
| Arsenal Kyiv | 2011–12 | Ukrainian Premier League | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 13 | 1 | |
| 2012–13 | Ukrainian Premier League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | Ukrainian Premier League | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 6 | 0 | ||
| Total | 20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1 | ||
| HJK Helsinki | 2014 | Veikkausliiga | 23 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 10[e] | 0 | 36 | 1 |
| 2015 | Veikkausliiga | 14 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | |
| Total | 37 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 57 | 1 | ||
| VPS | 2016 | Veikkausliiga | 21 | 0 | 5 | 0 | – | 26 | 0 | |
| 2017 | Veikkausliiga | 24 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4[f] | 0 | 33 | 0 | |
| Total | 45 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 59 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 331 | 11 | 33 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 392 | 11 | ||
- Includes Suomen Cup, Finnish League Cup, Swiss Cup, KNVB Beker and Ukrainian Cup
- Includes UEFA Champions League and UEFA Cup
- Includes UEFA Champions League
- Includes UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League
- Includes UEFA Europa League
International
- As of 3 March 2015[6]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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| Finland | 2006 | 3 | 0 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2008 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2009 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2010 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2011 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2013 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 33 | 0 | |
Honours
HJK Helsinki
- Veikkausliiga: 2014
- Finnish Cup: 2006, 2014
- Finnish League Cup: 2015
FC Zürich
Finland
- Baltic Cup bronze: 2014
