Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 30 May 2005 | ||
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* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (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 | |||
*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.
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]
On 28 November 2023, it was announced that fellow Veikkausliiga side SJK had signed with Laine on a two-year deal. [9] [10] [11]
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]
Club | Season | League | National cup [lower-alpha 1] | Other | Continental | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Honka II | 2021 | Kakkonen | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||
2022 | Kakkonen | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 2 | |||
2023 | Kakkonen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
Total | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 2 | ||
Honka | 2022 | Veikkausliiga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 [lower-alpha 2] | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
2023 | Veikkausliiga | 29 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 [lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 1 [lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 39 | 1 | |
Total | 30 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 1 | ||
SJK | 2024 | Veikkausliiga | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |
Career total | 59 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 71 | 3 |
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