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Date of birth | 20 January 2005 | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Vaasa, Finland | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | VPS | ||||||||||||||||
Number | 28 | ||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
–2022 | VPS | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
2020–2022 | VPS II | 25 | (11) | ||||||||||||||
2022– | VPS | 43 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
2019 | Finland U15 | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2021–2022 | Finland U17 | 6 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
2022– | Finland U18 | 9 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
2023– | Finland U19 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2023– | Finland U21 | 2 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 July 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 November 2023 |
Roni Hudd (born 20 January 2005) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Veikkausliiga club VPS and the Finland under-21 national team.
Hudd started playing football in his hometown club Vaasan Palloseura (VPS) youth sector in Vaasa. He was promoted to train with the first team at the age of 15 in 2020, when VPS played in Ykkönen, the second tier in Finland. In 2020, Hudd also made his senior debut with VPS reserve team in the fourth-tier league Kolmonen. After the season, Hudd signed a professional contract with the club.
Hudd scored his first goal in his debut in the premier division Veikkausliiga on 18 June 2022, in a 5–1 away victory against HIFK. [2]
On 25 April 2023, Hudd extended his contract with VPS until the end of 2024. [3] [4] [5] In the end of the 2023 season, Hudd won the bronze medal with VPS, as the club finished in 3rd place in the league.
Hudd is a regular in the youth national teams of Finland. [6] [7]
In September 2021, Hudd was named in the Finland U17 squad for the 2022 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification tournament, against Bosnia-Herzegovina, Switzerland and Gibraltar, scoring one goal and providing an assist in three games. Finland finished 2nd in the group and advanced to the Elite round. [8]
Hudd was part of the Finland U18 squad winning the friendly tournament Baltic Cup in June 2023, [9] scoring one goal in three games.
On 24 August 2023, Hudd got his first call-up to Finland under-21 national team, for a friendly match against Iceland. [10] [11] On 7 September 2023, he debuted in that game as a substitute, and scored a goal, as Finland were defeated 2–3 by Iceland. [12] [13]
In October 2023, Hudd was the captain of the Finland U19 squad in the 2024 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification tournament, and played in all three games, against Romania, Czech Republic and San Marino. [14] [15]
Hudd comes from a sporting family: his older sister Emma plays pesäpallo, Finnish baseball, for Lapuan Virkiä. His father Nicklas is an ice hockey coach in Norway, and his mother played volleyball at youth national team level. [16] [17] [18] [19]
In January 2023, Hudd's profile in Transfermarkt was momentarily among the most popular profiles in the website. [20]
Club | Season | League | Cup [lower-alpha 1] | League cup [lower-alpha 2] | Europe | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
VPS Akatemia | 2020 | Kolmonen | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | |||
2021 | Kolmonen | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
2022 | Kolmonen | 12 | 8 | — | — | — | 12 | 8 | ||||
2023 | Kolmonen | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
2024 | Kolmonen | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | ||||
Total | 25 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 11 | ||
VPS | 2022 | Veikkausliiga | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 20 | 2 | |
2023 | Veikkausliiga | 24 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 30 | 4 | ||
2024 | Veikkausliiga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
Total | 43 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 6 | ||
Career total | 68 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 17 |
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