| Jussi Pesonen | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born | May 23, 1979 Muurame | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 192 lb (87 kg; 13 st 10 lb) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Shot | left | ||
| Liiga team | Vaasan Sport | ||
| National team |  Finland | ||
| Playing career | 1997–2018 | ||
Jussi Pesonen (born May 23, 1979) is a Finnish professional ice hockey player who currently plays for Vaasan Sport of the Liiga. [1]
Pesonen's brother is Harri Pesonen.
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1994–95 | JYP Jyväskylä U16 | U16 SM-sarja | 28 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | JYP Jyväskylä U18 | U18 SM-sarja | 27 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | JYP Jyväskylä U20 | U20 SM-liiga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | JYP Jyväskylä U18 | U18 SM-sarja | 23 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | JYP Jyväskylä U20 | U20 SM-liiga | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1997–98 | JYP Jyväskylä U20 | U20 SM-liiga | 25 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | JYP Jyväskylä | SM-liiga | 17 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | JYP Jyväskylä U20 | U20 SM-liiga | 23 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | JYP Jyväskylä | SM-liiga | 27 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1999–00 | JYP Jyväskylä U20 | U20 SM-liiga | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| 1999–00 | JYP Jyväskylä | SM-liiga | 51 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 83 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | JYP Jyväskylä | SM-liiga | 49 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Jokerit | SM-liiga | 53 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 24 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 2002–03 | Jokerit | SM-liiga | 52 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 18 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 27 | ||
| 2003–04 | Jokerit | SM-liiga | 47 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 41 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 2004–05 | Ilves | SM-liiga | 50 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 126 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 25 | ||
| 2005–06 | Ilves | SM-liiga | 54 | 19 | 25 | 44 | 78 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 2006–07 | Ilves | SM-liiga | 46 | 9 | 22 | 31 | 106 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 43 | ||
| 2007–08 | HIFK | SM-liiga | 31 | 10 | 16 | 26 | 45 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | ||
| 2008–09 | HIFK | SM-liiga | 52 | 12 | 21 | 33 | 59 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 2009–10 | Ilves | SM-liiga | 40 | 18 | 21 | 39 | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | Leksands IF | HockeyAllsvenskan | 13 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 8 | ||
| 2010–11 | Leksands IF | HockeyAllsvenskan | 20 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | KalPa | SM-liiga | 32 | 13 | 4 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 35 | ||
| 2011–12 | Lukko | SM-liiga | 40 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Lukko | SM-liiga | 13 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Ilves | Liiga | 30 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | LeKi | Mestis | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | KalPa | Liiga | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | LeKi | Mestis | 12 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Vaasan Sport | Liiga | 35 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Pyry | Suomi-sarja | 25 | 15 | 15 | 30 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 31 | ||
| 2016–17 | Pyry | Suomi-sarja | 33 | 11 | 22 | 33 | 34 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 32 | ||
| 2017–18 | Vire | III-Divisioona | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 2 | ||
| Liiga totals | 721 | 154 | 196 | 350 | 769 | 65 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 156 | ||||
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