Personal information | |||
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Full name | Vesa Johannes Laaksonen | ||
Date of birth | 13 December 1990 | ||
Place of birth | Kotka, Finland | ||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
2001–2004 | KTP | ||
2005–2009 | KooTeePee | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2010–2012 | KooTeePee | 86 | (9) |
2013–2019 | SJK | 165 | (15) |
2019–2020 | Sandnes Ulf | 14 | (0) |
2020 | IFK Mariehamn | 9 | (0) |
2021–2024 | KTP | 68 | (8) |
International career | |||
2015–2016 | Finland | 3 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 October 2024 |
Vesa Johannes Laaksonen (born 15 December 1990) is a Finnish former professional footballer who last played for his hometown club KTP. He has also represented the Finland national football team. [1]
Laaksonen announced his retirement after the 2024 season. [2]
Club | Season | League | Cup [lower-alpha 1] | League cup [lower-alpha 2] | Europe | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
KooTeePee | 2009 | Ykkönen | 16 | 1 | – | – | – | 16 | 1 | |||
2010 | Ykkönen | 21 | 0 | – | – | – | 21 | 0 | ||||
2011 | Ykkönen | 22 | 5 | – | – | – | 22 | 5 | ||||
2012 | Ykkönen | 27 | 3 | 4 | 1 | – | – | 31 | 4 | |||
Total | 86 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 10 | ||
SJK | 2013 | Ykkönen | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 26 | 1 | ||
2014 | Veikkausliiga | 31 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | – | 39 | 6 | ||
2015 | Veikkausliiga | 32 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 [lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 38 | 2 | |
2016 | Veikkausliiga | 24 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 [lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 32 | 0 | |
2017 | Veikkausliiga | 25 | 1 | 8 | 2 | – | 2 [lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 35 | 3 | ||
2018 | Veikkausliiga | 28 | 6 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 29 | 6 | |||
Total | 165 | 15 | 16 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 199 | 18 | ||
Sandnes Ulf | 2019 | 1. divisjon | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 16 | 0 | ||
Sandnes Ulf 2 | 2019 | 4. divisjon | 5 | 2 | – | – | – | 5 | 2 | |||
IFK Mariehamn | 2020 | Veikkausliiga | 9 | 0 | – | – | – | 9 | 0 | |||
KTP | 2021 | Veikkausliiga | 21 | 1 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 24 | 1 | ||
2022 | Ykkönen | 25 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | 32 | 3 | ||
2023 | Veikkausliiga | 13 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | – | 19 | 1 | ||
2024 | Ykkösliiga | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 9 | 4 | ||
Total | 68 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 9 | ||
Career total | 347 | 34 | 31 | 4 | 19 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 403 | 39 |
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