Vincent Ulundu

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Vincent Ulundu
Personal information
Date of birth (2005-03-25) 25 March 2005 (age 19)
Place of birth Helsinki, Finland [1]
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Ilves
Youth career
2008–2010 HJK [1]
2010–2018 KäPa
2018–2023 Honka
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2022–2023 Honka II 18 (2)
2023 Honka 8 (0)
2024– Ilves 9 (2)
International career‡
2022–2023 Finland U18 8 (3)
2023– Finland U19 5 (0)
Medal record
Finland U18
Gold medal icon.svgBaltic Cup2023 [2]
Honka
Silver medal icon.svg Finnish Cup 2023
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 June 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 November 2023

Vincent Ulundu (born 25 March 2005) is a Finnish professional football player, who plays as a winger for Veikkausliiga club Ilves, and the Finland under-19 national team.

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Career

Ulundu started to play football in the youth sectors of HJK and KäPa. [3] [1]

FC Honka

He joined the FC Honka organisation in 2018, and was registered to their youth team.

Ulundu made his senior debut with Honka II reserve team in the third-tier Kakkonen in 2022. He debuted with the Honka first team on 21 January 2023, in a Finnish League Cup draw against IFK Mariehamn. [4] Ulundu debuted in the Veikkausliiga on 22 September 2023, in a 3–0 home loss against VPS. [5]

Ilves

On 26 November 2023, after Honka was declared for bankruptcy, [6] a fellow Veikkausliiga club Ilves announced the signing of Ulundu on a two-year deal, with an option for a third year. [7] [8] He debuted with his new club on 27 January 2024, in a Finnish League Cup match against KuPS, scoring a goal in a 2–0 away win. [9] On 17 May 2024, Ulundu scored his first goal in Veikkausliiga, an opening goal in a 5–0 home win against rival club FC Haka. [10]

International career

Ulundu has represented Finland at under-18 and under-19 youth national team levels. [11]

He was part of the Finland U18 squad winning the friendly tournament Baltic Cup in June 2023, [12] scoring two goals in three games.

In October 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. [13]

Personal life

Born and raised in Finland, Ulundu is of Congolese descent. He lived briefly in England with his family, when aged between seven and eight. Growing up, he also played ice hockey until aged nine, when he chose football over it. [1]

Career statistics

As of 29 June 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonDivisionLeagueCup [lower-alpha 1] League cup [lower-alpha 2] EuropeTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Honka Akatemia2022 Kakkonen 40———40
2023 Kakkonen14221——163
Total182210000203
Honka 2023 Veikkausliiga 8000100090
Ilves 2024 Veikkausliiga9210621 [lower-alpha 3] 0174
Career total354317210467

Honours

Honka

Ilves

Finland U18

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