Väinö Vehkonen

Finnish footballer (born 2001)
Väinö Vehkonen
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-07-23) 23 July 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Finland
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
 Ekenäs IF
Number 3
Youth career
0000–2018 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– Ekenäs IF 18 (2)
International career‡
2019 Finland U18 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 September 2024
‡ 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 Ekenäs IF.

Career

Vehkonen started to play football in a youth sector of JJK Jyväskylä.[1] 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]

Honours

Klubi 04

Individual

  • Ykkönen Player of the Month: May 2023[10][11]

References

  1. ^ a b Tulospalvelu Palloliitto, V.Vehkonen, Finnish FA/ Palloliitto
  2. ^ VÄINÖ VEHKOSEN UUSI OSOITE ON HJK!, jjk.fi, 7 January 2019
  3. ^ Puolustaja Väinö Vehkonen on saanut MP:n riveissä varmuutta pelaamiseen –  "Tuntuu, että pelaan nykyään fiksummin", lansi-savo.fi, Hanna Knaappila, 12 January 2023
  4. ^ EIF värvar den lovande försvararen Väinö Vehkonen, Svenska Yle, Veronica Westerlund, 4 December 2023
  5. ^ Mittbacken Väinö Vehkonen förstärker EIF, Västra Nyland, Jesper Sundström, 4 December 2023
  6. ^ MITTBACK FRÅN MP I ST:MICHEL – VEHKONEN, EIF, 4 December 2023
  7. ^ EIF vahvistaa puolustustaan – Väinö Vehkonen siirtyy MP:sta, Veikkausliiga, 4 December 2023
  8. ^ EIF VS. INTER TURKU 1 - 3, int.soccerway.com
  9. ^ Pikkuseura piinasi sarjakakkosta – Sitten alkoi käsittämätön tapahtumasarja, Iltalehti, 2 June 2024
  10. ^ EDUSTUS: Väinö Vehkonen Ykkösen toukokuun pelaaja, mikkelinpalloilijat.fi
  11. ^ Väinö Vehkonen on Ykkösen toukokuun pelaaja, Finnish FA/ Palloliitto, 3 June 2023
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