Jere Uronen

Jere Uronen

Uronen playing with Finland in 2021
Personal information
Full name	Jere Juhani Uronen
Date of birth	(1994-07-13) 13 July 1994 (age 29)
Place of birth	Turku, Finland
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) [1]
Position(s)	Full-back
Team information
Current team	Charlotte FC
Number	21
Youth career
0000–2010	TPS
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010–2011	TPS	18	(1)
2010–2011	→ ÅIFK	19	(1)
2012–2016	Helsingborgs IF	71	(5)
2016–2021	Genk	134	(3)
2021–2023	Brest	21	(0)
2023	→ Schalke 04 (loan)	11	(0)
2023–	Charlotte FC	19	(0)
International career‡
2009	Finland U15	4	(0)
2009–2010	Finland U16	16	(1)
2011	Finland U18	15	(0)
2011	Finland U19	4	(0)
2011–2012	Finland U21	5	(0)
2012−	Finland	67	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 November 2023

Jere Uronen (born 13 July 1994) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a full-back for Major League Soccer club Charlotte FC and the Finland national team. ^[2] He began his senior club career playing for TPS, before signing with Helsingborgs IF at age 17 in 2012.

Uronen made his international debut for Finland in May 2012, at the age of 17 and has since had over 40 caps, including appearing in 2014 and 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifications. He was a regular member of the national team in UEFA Euro 2020 qualification matches and helped Finland secure its first ever place in European Football Championship tournament´s group stage.

Club career

TPS

Born in Turku, Finland, Uronen was raised in the youth ranks of Turun Palloseura (TPS). He made his first team debut in top-tier Veikkausliiga on 12 June 2011, at the age of 16, in a match against FC Haka. On 31 July, he scored his first goal for TPS, in an eventual 4–2 home defeat against FC Honka. He made in total of 18 appearances – one goal – during his debut season.

Helsingborg

Jere Uronen playing for Helsingborgs IF in 2013

In the early days of 2012 it was announced that Uronen had signed a contract with Helsingborg in the Allsvenskan, for a transfer fee of €700,000. ^[3] He played his first game for Helsingborg in a friendly match against Dinamo Zagreb on 1 February, playing the full 90 minutes.

He made his league debut on 2 April, coming on as a substitute, in a 1–0 away defeat against Norrköping.

Genk

In January 2016, Uronen signed a contract with Belgian club KRC Genk for an undisclosed fee. ^[4] He made his Belgian First Division A debut on 13 March 2016 in a match against Oostende. ^[5]

Brest

On 20 July 2021, it was announced that Uronen would join Ligue 1 club Brest, ^[6] for a €1 million transfer fee. ^[7] He made his debut on 7 August 2021 playing full 90 minutes in a match against Lyon. ^[8]

Schalke 04 (loan)

On 7 January 2023, Uronen joined German Bundesliga side Schalke 04 on a loan until the end of the season, with an option to make the deal permanent. In the process, he became the second Finnish player in the history of the club, after Teemu Pukki. ^[9]

Charlotte FC

On 2 August 2023, Uronen joined Major League Soccer (MLS) side Charlotte FC on a contract until the end of their 2025 season, ^[10] for a €600,000 transfer fee. ^[11]

International career

Finland youth teams

Uronen was chosen to represent Finland U21 in a qualifying match against Slovenia on 8 August 2011, only at the age of 17.

Finland first team

On 26 May 2012, Uronen made his debut for the Finland senior national team, playing full minutes in a 3−2 victory over Turkey and so he became the third youngest player in the history of the national team. ^[12] Uronen made his FIFA World Cup qualification match debut on 12 October 2012 when Mixu Paatelainen chose him to the starting eleven for a match against Georgia. ^[13] He made his first international goal in a friendly match against Belarus on Tampere Stadium on 9 June 2018. ^[14]

Uronen was called up for the UEFA Euro 2020 pre-tournament friendly match against Sweden on 29 May 2021. ^[15] Uronen played in all three international games at the UEFA Euro 2020 tournament. Finland was placed 3rd in Group B following a 2-0 defeat to Belgium on 21 June 2021. ^[16] They were subsequently knocked out of the tournament.

Career statistics

Club

As of 28 April 2024 ^{[17] [18]}

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
TPS	2010	Veikkausliiga	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2011	Veikkausliiga	18	1	0	0	1 [lower-alpha 1]	0	3 [lower-alpha 2]	0	22	1
	Total		18	1	0	0	1	0	3	0	22	1
ÅIFK (loan)	2010	Kakkonen	13	0	—		—		—		13	0
	2011	Kakkonen	6	1	—		—		—		6	1
	Total		19	1	—		—		—		19	1
Helsingborg	2012	Allsvenskan	17	2	1	0	10 [lower-alpha 3]	0	—		28	2
	2013	Allsvenskan	4	0	3	0	—		—		7	0
	2014	Allsvenskan	24	0	5	1	—		—		29	1
	2015	Allsvenskan	26	3	0	0	—		—		26	3
	Total		71	5	9	1	10	0	—		90	6
Genk	2015–16	Belgian First Division A	12	1	0	0	—		—		12	1
	2016–17	Belgian First Division A	20	0	2	0	13 [lower-alpha 1]	1	8 [lower-alpha 4]	1	43	2
	2017–18	Belgian First Division A	23	0	2	0	—		1 [lower-alpha 4]	1	26	1
	2018–19	Belgian First Division A	31	1	1	0	11 [lower-alpha 1]	0	—		43	1
	2019–20	Belgian First Division A	17	0	0	0	3	0	1 [lower-alpha 5]	0	21	0
	2020–21	Belgian First Division A	22	0	1	0	—		—		23	0
	2021–22	Belgian First Division A	0	0	0	0	0	0	1 [lower-alpha 5]	1	1	1
	Total		125	2	6	0	27	1	11	3	169	6
Brest	2021–22	Ligue 1	15	0	2	0	—		—		17	0
	2022–23	Ligue 1	6	0	0	0	—		—		6	0
	Total		21	0	2	0	—		—		23	0
Schalke 04 (loan)	2022–23	Bundesliga	11	0	—		—		—		11	0
Charlotte FC	2023	MLS	9	0	—		—		1 [lower-alpha 6]	0	10	0
	2024	MLS	10	0	0	0	—		0	0	10	0
	Total		19	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	20	0
Career total			284	9	17	1	38	1	15	3	354	14

1. Appearances in the UEFA Europa League
2. Appearances in the Finnish League Cup
3. Includes five appearances in the UEFA Champions League, and five appearances in the UEFA Europa League
4. Appearances in the Belgian Europa League play-offs
5. Appearance in the Belgian Super Cup
6. Appearance(s) in the MLS Cup Playoffs

International

As of match played on 20 November 2023 ^[19]

National team	Year	Competitive		Friendly		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Finland	2012	1 [lower-alpha 1]	0	3	0	4	0
	2013	0	0	1	0	1	0
	2014	2 [lower-alpha 2]	0	2	0	4	0
	2015	6 [lower-alpha 2]	0	1	0	7	0
	2016	1 [lower-alpha 3]	0	4	0	5	0
	2017	3 [lower-alpha 4]	0	2	0	5	0
	2018	5 [lower-alpha 5]	0	3	1	8	1
	2019	6 [lower-alpha 6]	0	0	0	6	0
	2020	6 [lower-alpha 7]	0	1	0	7	0
	2021	7 [lower-alpha 8]	0	2	0	9	0
	2022	3 [lower-alpha 9]	0	2	0	5	0
	2023	6 [lower-alpha 10]	0	0	0	6	0
Total		46	0	21	1	67	1

Notes

1. Appearance in the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification.
2. Appearances in the UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying.
3. Appearance in the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification.
4. Appearances in the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
5. Appearances in the 2018–19 UEFA Nations League
6. Appearances in the UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying
7. Appearances in the 2020–21 UEFA Nations League.
8. Four appearances in the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification, three appearances in UEFA Euro 2020.
9. Appearances in the 2022–23 UEFA Nations League.
10. Appearances in the UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying.

Scores and results list Finland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Uronen goal.

List of international goals scored by Jere Uronen

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	9 June 2018	Tampere Stadium, Tampere, Finland	Belarus	1–0	2–0	Friendly [20]

Honours

Helsingborgs IF

• Svenska Supercupen: 2012

Genk

• Belgian First Division A: 2018–19
• Belgian Cup: 2020–21 ^[21]
• Belgian Super Cup: 2019

Individual

• Veikkausliiga September All Star Team: 2011 ^[22]

References

• Profile at fc.tps.fi (in Finnish)
• Profile at veikkausliiga.com (in Finnish)
• Veikkausliiga Hall of Fame (in Finnish)

1. "J. Uronen". Soccerway. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
2. "Jere Uronen" (in Finnish). Suomen Palloliitto. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
3. "Two new signings to HIF". Archived from the original on 3 January 2012.
4. "Fins international Jere Uronen tekent bij KRC Genk" (in Dutch). KRC Genk. Archived from the original on 17 February 2017. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
5. "Uronen debytoi Belgian liigassa" (in Finnish). Turun Sanomat. 14 March 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
6. "EM-kisoissa ihastuttanut Suomen maajoukkuepelaaja siirtyy Ranskan pääsarjaan miljoonasummalla" [The Finnish national team player, who had a strong performance at the European Championships, will move to the French main league for a transfere fee of millions] (in Finnish). Iltalehti. 20 July 2021. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
7. "FINLAND LEFT-BACK JERE URONEN CLOSE TO COMPLETING BREST SWITCH". OneFootball. 19 July 2021.
8. "Round 1 SAT 7 AUGUST 2021 - 17:00". Ligue 1. 7 August 2021. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
9. "Schalke sign Jere Uronen on loan with option to buy". FC Schalke 04. 7 January 2023.
10. Club, Charlotte Football. "Charlotte FC Sign Defender Jere Uronen | Charlotte FC". Charlotte Football Club.
11. "BeSoccer, Jere Uronen". besoccer.
12. "HUU-TV: Uronen häkeltyi avauspaikasta". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
13. "Näin Suomi-Georgia -ottelu eteni" (in Finnish). Ilta-Sanomat. 12 October 2012. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
14. "Uronen ja Yaghoubi laukoivat Valko-Venäjän nurin" [Uronen and Yaghoubi shoot down Belarus] (in Finnish). Kaleva. 9 June 2018. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
15. "Näillä pelaajilla Huuhkajat lähtevät kohti EM-kisoja – kaksi nimeä kiinnostivat yli muiden" (in Finnish). Helsingin Sanomat. 19 May 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
16. "Belgium win to push Finland into third". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
17. "Jere Uronen". National Football Teams. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
18. "Jere Uronen". Soccerway. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
19. "Jere Uronen". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
20. Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Finland vs. Belarus". www.national-football-teams.com.
21. "Onuachu with an assist as Genk clinch Belgian Cup title after Standard Liege win". Goal. 26 April 2021. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
22. "Palkinnot" [Awards] (in Finnish). Veikkausliiga . Retrieved 13 September 2019.

External links

• Biography portal
• Association football portal
• Finland portal

• Stade Brestois official profile
• Jere Uronen Archived 29 October 2021 at the Wayback Machine – SPL competition record
• Jere Uronen – UEFA competition record ( archive )
• Jere Uronen – FIFA competition record (archived)
• Jere Uronen at National-Football-Teams.com
• Jere Uronen at BDFutbol
• Jere Uronen at Soccerbase