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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 22 (2)
International career
2019 Finland U18 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 October 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. 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. 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.

Vehkonen represented Mikkelin Palloilijat (MP) in second-tier Ykkönen for two seasons, in 2022–2023.

In December 2023, Vehkonen signed with newly promoted Veikkausliiga club Ekenäs IF (EIF) for the 2024 season. He scored his first goal for EIF on 11 February 2024, in a Finnish League Cup loss against Inter Turku. Vehkonen scored his first goal in Veikkausliiga on 2 June 2024, in a 2–1 home loss against Vaasan Palloseura (VPS).

Honours

Klubi 04

Individual

References

  1. ^ 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

External links

Ekenäs IF – current squad
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