Juha Pirinen

Juha Pirinen
	Pirinen in 2017
Personal information
Date of birth	22 October 1991 (age 32)
Place of birth	Valkeakoski, Finland
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Left-back / Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Kalamata
Youth career
2002–2008	Haka
Senior career*
Years	Team
2008	Haka
2009–2010	Tampere United
2010	→ TPV (loan)
2011–2013	Haka
2014	MYPA
2015–2016	RoPS
2017–2018	HJK
2019–2020	Tromsø
2020–2022	AS Trenčín
2022–2023	Volos
2023–2024	Levadiakos
International career
2010	Finland U19
2016–2021	Finland
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 May 2024

Last updated July 07, 2024

Juha Pirinen (born 22 October 1991) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a left-back or a centre-back for Greek Super League 2 club Kalamata.

Club career

Pirinen has played for Finnish Veikkausliiga club Tampere United and then moved back to his boyhood club FC Haka ^[1] in January 2011. He played in Haka for three seasons, after which he moved to MYPA. Since MYPA folded in 2015, he played for RoPS. In 2017, he moved to HJK Helsinki for an undisclosed fee.

International career

Pirinen made his international debut for Finland on 10 January 2016 against Sweden.

Career statistics

As of 13 May 2024

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National cup^{[lower-alpha 1]}		Other		Continental		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Haka	2008	Veikkausliiga	1	0	1	0	–		–		2	0
Tampere United	2009	Veikkausliiga	11	0	3	0	6^{[lower-alpha 2]}	0	–		20	0
	2010	Veikkausliiga	24	3	–		–		–		24	3
	Total		35	3	3	0	6	0	0	0	44	3
TPV (loan)	2010	Ykkönen	2	0	–		–		–		2	0
Haka	2011	Veikkausliiga	21	1	–		1^{[lower-alpha 2]}	0	–		22	1
	2012	Veikkausliiga	26	3	3	2	2^{[lower-alpha 2]}	1	–		31	6
	2013	Ykkönen	27	2	4	1	–		–		31	3
	Total		74	6	7	3	3	1	0	0	84	10
MyPa	2014	Veikkausliiga	24	0	1	0	1^{[lower-alpha 2]}	0	3^{[lower-alpha 3]}	0	29	0
RoPS	2015	Veikkausliiga	31	5	0	0	7^{[lower-alpha 2]}	0	–		38	5
	2016	Veikkausliiga	31	1	2	0	5^{[lower-alpha 2]}	0	4^{[lower-alpha 3]}	0	42	1
	Total		62	6	2	0	12	0	4	0	80	6
HJK	2017	Veikkausliiga	30	0	6	0	–		3^{[lower-alpha 3]}	0	39	0
	2018	Veikkausliiga	22	1	6	0	–		–		28	1
	Total		52	1	12	0	0	0	3	0	67	1
Tromsø	2019	Eliteserien	26	2	3	0	–		–		29	2
	2020	Eliteserien	0	0	0	0	–		–		0	0
	Total		26	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	29	2
AS Trenčín	2020–21	Slovak Super Liga	25	1	4	0	–		–		29	1
	2021–22	Slovak Super Liga	29	1	4	0	–		–		33	1
	Total		54	2	8	0	0	0	0	0	62	2
Volos	2022–23	Super League Greece	24	0	2	0	–		–		26	0
Levadiakos	2023–24	Super League Greece 2	19	0	1	0	–		–		20	0
Career total			272	20	40	3	21	1	10	0	343	24

↑ Includes Suomen Cup, Norwegian Cup, Slovak Cup and Greek Cup
1 2 3 4 5 6 Includes Finnish League Cup
1 2 3 Includes UEFA Europa League

Honours

HJK

Veikkausliiga: 2017

Levadiakos

Super League Greece 2: 2023–24

Individual

Veikkausliiga Defender of the Year: 2017 ^[2]
Veikkausliiga Team of the Year: 2017 ^[3]

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References

↑ "Urheilu". Archived from the original on 13 February 2013.
↑ "Anthony Annan tips Hearts to win next season's GPL title". GhanaWeb. 15 November 2017. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
↑ "Jalkapallolehdistön tähdistö valittiin – KuPS sai hopeaa, Ilves pronssia ja Lahtikin pääsee europeleihin – Päivän Lehti". www.paivanlehti.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 2 January 2023.

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[2] Includes Suomen Cup, Norwegian Cup, Slovak Cup and Greek Cup

[flc-3] 1 2 3 4 5 6 Includes Finnish League Cup

[uel-4] 1 2 3 Includes UEFA Europa League

[1] "Urheilu". Archived from the original on 13 February 2013.

[:3-5] "Anthony Annan tips Hearts to win next season's GPL title". GhanaWeb. 15 November 2017. Retrieved 24 November 2022.

[6] "Jalkapallolehdistön tähdistö valittiin – KuPS sai hopeaa, Ilves pronssia ja Lahtikin pääsee europeleihin – Päivän Lehti". www.paivanlehti.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 2 January 2023.

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Personal information
Pirinen in 2017
Date of birth	(1991-10-22) 22 October 1991 (age 32)
Place of birth	Valkeakoski, Finland
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Left-back / Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Kalamata
Youth career
2002–2008	Haka
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2008	Haka	1	(0)
2009–2010	Tampere United	35	(3)
2010	→ TPV (loan)	2	(0)
2011–2013	Haka	76	(6)
2014	MYPA	24	(0)
2015–2016	RoPS	62	(6)
2017–2018	HJK	52	(1)
2019–2020	Tromsø	26	(2)
2020–2022	AS Trenčín	54	(2)
2022–2023	Volos	24	(0)
2023–2024	Levadiakos	19	(0)
International career
2010	Finland U19	2	(0)
2016–2021	Finland	20	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 May 2024