Jerry Voutilainen

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Jerry Voutilainen
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Jerry Voutilainen with VPS in 2018.
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-03-29) 29 March 1995 (age 30)
Place of birth Kuopio, Finland
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
KuPS
Number 7
Youth career
–2011 KuPS
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2011–2014 KuPS 60 (3)
2015–2019 VPS 116 (4)
2020–2023 Honka 64 (10)
2024– KuPS 30 (0)
International career
2011 Finland U17 2 (0)
2012 Finland U18 1 (0)
2013 Finland U19 3 (0)
2014 Finland U20 1 (0)
2015 Finland U21 5 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 27 July 2025

Jerry Voutilainen (born 29 March 1995) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Kuopion Palloseura (KuPS) in Veikkausliiga.

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Career

Voutilainen made his Veikkausliiga debut for his hometown club KuPS on 12 September, 2011, in a game against HJK. [1]

After playing five seasons with VPS, it was confirmed on 13 November 2019, that Voutilainen would join FC Honka from the 2020 season, signing a deal until the end of the year. [2]

Voutilainen was named the Veikkausliiga Player of the Month in April 2022, [3] when playing with Honka. He missed almost the whole 2023 season after a season-ending injury on 24 April 2023 in a match against Haka. [4]

On 25 November 2023, it was announced that Voutilainen had signed a three-year deal with his former club KuPS, and returns to his hometown Kuopio. [5] [6] Voutilainen returned to the line-up in May 2024, over a year after his injury.

Personal life

Voutilainen has publicly told about his former gambling addiction, which started in his teens and lasted for several years. [7] [8]

Career statistics

As of match played 27 April 2025
ClubSeasonLeague National cup League cup EuropeTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
KuPS 2011 Veikkausliiga 200020
2012 Veikkausliiga17320511 [a] 0254
2013 Veikkausliiga1303181242
2014 Veikkausliiga2802050350
Total6037118210966
SiPS (loan)2012 Kolmonen 1010
VPS 2015 Veikkausliiga18200300 [a] 0212
2016 Veikkausliiga2521011273
2017 Veikkausliiga260614 [a] 1362
2018 Veikkausliiga26050310
2019 Veikkausliiga21072282
Total116419341411439
Honka 2020 Veikkausliiga210701 [a] 0124
2021 Veikkausliiga134102 [b] 0164
2022 Veikkausliiga2661060164
2023 Veikkausliiga4000500090
Total641090110308710
KuPS 2024 Veikkausliiga17050003 [b] 0250
2025 Veikkausliiga5000200070
Total220502030320
KuPS Akatemia 2024 Ykkönen 1010
Career total2641740435311135025
  1. 1 2 3 4 Appearance(s) in the UEFA Europa League
  2. 1 2 Appearance(s) in the UEFA Europa Conference League

Honours

Honka

KuPS

References

  1. "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 12 September 2011.
  2. Hongalle kuusi uutta pelaajasopimusta, esporthonka.com, 13 November 2019
  3. FC Hongan Jerry Voutilainen Veikkausliigan kuukauden pelaajaksi huhtikuussa, Veikkausliiga, 6 May 2022
  4. Karmea menetys – FC Hongan hyvän miehen kausi ohi, Ilta-Sanomat, 27 April 2023
  5. Tervetuloa kotiin Jerry Voutilainen!, kups.fi, 25 November 2023
  6. Paluumuuttaja, jonka koko Kuopio toivottaa tervetulleeksi: "Liigan paras kasipaikan pelaaja", Savon Sanomat, Markus Karjalainen, 25 November 2023
  7. Unelma äkkirikastumisesta, Helsingin Sanomat, Ari Virtanen, 15 April 2023
  8. Jerry Voutilainen: ”Kun kerroin peliriippuvuudestani, sain heti apua”, MIELI
  9. Kuopio villiintyi KuPSin mestaruudesta – Eini ilmestyi juhlahumuun, Yle, 19 October 2024
  10. KuPS nousi takaa ohi Suomen Cupin voittoon – Petteri Pennanen ratkaisi pelin upealla laukauksella, Yle, 21 September 2024