| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Janne-Pekka Samuli Laine | ||
| Date of birth | 25 January 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Tampere, Finland | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Central midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2017 [1] | Ilves | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2020 | Ilves | 10 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Ilves II | 29 | (1) |
| 2021–2023 | Haka | 67 | (5) |
| 2023–2025 | Çaykur Rizespor | 4 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | → Esenler Erokspor (loan) | 25 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Finland U18 | 6 | (0) |
| 2019 | Finland U19 | 2 | (0) |
Medal record | |||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12 November 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 13 October 2019 | |||
Janne-Pekka Samuli Laine (born 25 January 2001) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder.
Born in Tampere, Laine is a product of the Ilves youth academy. After making his debut in Veikkausliiga with the first team of Ilves in 2018 at the age of 17, [2] Laine played in a total of 10 league games, before requesting for a transfer after the 2020 season. [3] Due to injuries, he mostly featured in the Ilves II reserve team in Kakkonen in 2019 and 2020 seasons. [4]
Laine moved to Valkeakoski and signed a two-year contract with Haka on 12 December 2020 for an undisclosed fee. [5] [6] Laine made his Veikkausliiga debut for Haka against HIFK on 3 May 2021. [7]
On 9 September 2022, Laine extended his contract with Haka for the 2023 season. [8] [9]
On 15 September 2023, Laine signed a three-year deal with Turkish club Çaykur Rizespor, for an undisclosed fee. [10] He debuted in Süper Lig on 23 September 2023, in a 1–1 home draw against Sivasspor. [11] [12]
Laine has represented Finland at under-18 and under-19 youth national team levels. [13]
His father Heikki-Jussi Laine has also played for Haka between 1984 and 1988, and his great-grandfather Juuso Walden was one of the founding members of the original Valkeakosken Haka in 1934. [14]
| Club | Season | League | National cup [a] | League cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Ilves | 2018 | Veikkausliiga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2019 | Veikkausliiga | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 1 | |||
| 2020 | Veikkausliiga | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | |||
| Total | 10 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | ||
| Ilves II | 2019 | Kakkonen | 21 | 1 | — | — | — | 21 | 1 | |||
| 2020 | Kakkonen | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 29 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 29 | 1 | ||
| Haka | 2021 | Veikkausliiga | 23 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 1 | ||
| 2022 | Veikkausliiga | 25 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | 34 | 4 | ||
| 2023 | Veikkausliiga | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 [b] | 0 | 26 | 2 | |
| Total | 67 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 86 | 7 | ||
| Çaykur Rizespor | 2023–24 | Süper Lig | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| Esenler Erokspor (loan) | 2024–25 | TFF 1. Lig | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 135 | 6 | 18 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 164 | 9 | ||
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