Joonas Kekarainen

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Joonas Kekarainen
Personal information
Date of birth (2005-05-03) 3 May 2005 (age 19)
Place of birth Finland
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Inter Turku
Youth career
2012–2022 KäPa
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2022–2023 KäPa 51 (8)
2024– Inter Turku II 5 (3)
2024– Inter Turku 11 (1)
International career‡
2021–2022 Finland U17 9 (1)
2022–2023 Finland U18 11 (0)
2023– Finland U19 3 (0)
Medal record
Finland U18
Gold medal icon.svgBaltic Cup2023 [1]
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 July 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 October 2023

Joonas Kekarainen (born 3 May 2005) is a Finnish professional football midfielder for Veikkausliiga side Inter Turku and the Finland U19 national team. [2]

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Club career

Käpylän Pallo

Kekarainen is a product of the renowned Käpylän Pallo youth academy.

He made his senior debut with the club in the third-tier Kakkonen in 2022. In the end of the season, KäPa gained a promotion to the second-tier Ykkönen, and Kekarainen stayed with the team. [3] [4] After the 2023 Ykkönen season, KäPa announced that Kekarainen would depart the club, [5] after having represented KäPa for over 10 years.

Inter Turku

On 1 November 2023, FC Inter Turku in Veikkausliiga announced that they had signed with Kekarainen on a two-year deal, with an option for an additional year. [6] [7] He debuted with his new club on 27 January 2024, in a Finnish League Cup win against FC Lahti. [8] Kekarainen scored his first league goal on 27 May 2024, in a 3–1 away loss against Vaasan Palloseura (VPS).

International career

A regular Finnish youth international, Kekarainen has represented Finland at under-17, under-18 and under-19 youth national team levels. [9]

Kekarainen was part of the Finland U18 squad winning the friendly tournament Baltic Cup in June 2023. [10]

In October 2023, Kekarainen was part of the Finland U19 squad in the 2024 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification tournament, in three games against Romania, Czech Republic and San Marino. [11]

Career statistics

As of 22 July 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCup [lower-alpha 1] League cup [lower-alpha 2] EuropeTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
KäPa 2022 Kakkonen 25600——256
2023 Ykkönen 2622242—326
Total5182242005712
Inter Turku II 2024 Kakkonen53———53
Inter Turku 2024 Veikkausliiga 1114160—212
Career total671261102008317
  1. ↑ Includes Suomen Cup
  2. ↑ Includes Ykkönen Cup and Finnish League Cup

Honours

KäPa

Inter Turku

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