Lauri Laine

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Lauri Laine
Personal information
Date of birth (2005-05-30) 30 May 2005 (age 18)
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
SJK
Number 17
Youth career
2010–2021 Honka
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021–2023 Honka II 26 (2)
2022–2023 Honka 30 (0)
2024– SJK 3 (0)
International career
2019 Finland U15 2 (0)
2021–2022 Finland U17 9 (1)
2022–2023 Finland U18 6 (2)
2023– Finland U19 5 (0)
Medal record
Honka
Gold medal icon.svg Finnish League Cup 2022
Silver medal icon.svg Finnish Cup 2023
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 April 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 October 2023

Lauri Laine (born 30 May 2005) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a winger for Veikkausliiga club SJK and the Finland U19 national team.

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Club career

FC Honka

Laine started playing football in the youth sector of Honka in Espoo, when he was five years old. He made his debut with the Honka first team on 14 March 2022, in a pre-season Finnish League Cup match against SJK. [1] He made his Veikkausliiga debut on 29 April 2022 at the age of 16, in a 0–2 away victory against Lahti, coming in from the bench on the 77th minute, as a substitute for Edmund Arko-Mensah. [2]

On 6 September 2023, Laine extended his contract with Honka, signing "a new long deal", according to the club. [3] [4] Laine scored his first goal for Honka on 30 September 2023, in the 2023 Finnish Cup final against Ilves. [5] Despite his goal, Honka fell short and lost the final 1–2. [6]

In the end of the 2023 season, Honka was suddenly declared for bankruptcy, and Laine was released [7] after playing a total of 13 years for the club. [8]

SJK

On 28 November 2023, it was announced that fellow Veikkausliiga side SJK had signed with Laine on a two-year deal. [9] [10] [11]

International career

Laine is a regular youth international and has represented Finland at various youth national team levels.

In 2023, he 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. [12]

Career statistics

As of 28 April 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [lower-alpha 1] OtherContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Honka II 2021 Kakkonen 700070
2022 Kakkonen18200182
2023 Kakkonen100010
Total262000000262
Honka 2022 Veikkausliiga 10001 [lower-alpha 2] 020
2023 Veikkausliiga290415 [lower-alpha 2] 01 [lower-alpha 3] 0391
Total300416010411
SJK 2024 Veikkausliiga30100040
Career total592516010713
  1. Includes Suomen Cup
  2. 1 2 Appearance(s) in Finnish League Cup
  3. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa Conference League

Honours

Club

FC Honka

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