Väinö Vehkonen
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 23 July 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Finland | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Inter Turku | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2018 | JJK | ||
| 2018–2020 | HJK | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018 | JJK | 15 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | Klubi 04 | 36 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | MP | 51 | (8) |
| 2024 | EIF | 22 | (2) |
| 2025– | Inter Turku | 3 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Finland U18 | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:20, 27 July 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 December 2023 | |||
Väinö Vehkonen (born 23 July 2001) is a Finnish professional football defender for Veikkausliiga club Inter Turku.
Vehkonen started to play football in a youth sector of JJK Jyväskylä. He started his senior career in 2018 when JJK played in the second-tier Ykkönen, additionally making five appearances with JJK reserve team in the fourth-tier Kolmonen, scoring once.[1] In January 2019, he transferred to HJK Helsinki organisation, and spent three seasons with the club's reserve team Klubi 04 in Kakkonen and Ykkönen.[2]
Vehkonen represented Mikkelin Palloilijat (MP) in second-tier Ykkönen for two seasons, in 2022–2023.[3]
In December 2023, Vehkonen signed with newly promoted Veikkausliiga club Ekenäs IF (EIF) for the 2024 season.[4][5][6][7] He scored his first goal for EIF on 11 February 2024, in a Finnish League Cup loss against Inter Turku.[8] Vehkonen scored his first goal in Veikkausliiga on 2 June 2024, in a 2–1 home loss against Vaasan Palloseura (VPS).[9]
On 3 December 2024, Vehkonen signed with Veikkausliiga club Inter Turku.[10]