Vertti Hänninen (born 1 June 2022) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Veikkausliiga club Gnistan.
Club career
Hänninen was raised in Rovaniemi and started playing football in a local club Rovaniemen Palloseura (RoPS). He made his senior debut with the club's reserve team in the fourth-tier Kolmonen in 2018.[1]
On 13 December 2021, Hänninen signed with Veikkausliiga club Seinäjoen Jalkapallokerho (SJK), starting in the 2022 season.[2] On 4 July 2023, he was loaned out to Džiugas Telšiai in Lithuanian A Lyga for the rest of the season,[3][4] but managed to make only two league appearances for the club due to injury.[5] After his loan deal had ended, it was announced in the end of December that Hänninen would not continue with SJK.[6]
On 18 January 2024, Hänninen joined newly promoted Veikkausliiga club IF Gnistan.[7] On 6 April 2024, in the opening game of the season, he scored the winning goal in a 2–1 home win against Inter Turku, but was injured later during the match and missed the next 12 league games.
Career statistics
- As of 26 October 2024.[1]
| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | League cup[b] | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| RoPS II | 2018 | Kolmonen | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2019 | Kakkonen | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2020 | Kakkonen | 13 | 2 | 3 | 1 | – | – | 16 | 3 | |||
| 2021 | Kakkonen | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 15 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 3 | ||
| RoPS | 2021 | Ykkönen | 29 | 9 | 4 | 1 | – | – | 33 | 10 | ||
| SJK | 2022 | Veikkausliiga | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 |
| 2023 | Veikkausliiga | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | – | 7 | 1 | ||
| Total | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 2 | ||
| SJK Akatemia | 2022 | Ykkönen | 15 | 1 | – | – | – | 15 | 1 | |||
| 2023 | Ykkönen | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | ||
| Džiugas (loan) | 2023 | A Lyga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 0 | ||
| Gnistan | 2024 | Veikkausliiga | 16 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | 20 | 6 | |
| Career total | 86 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 22 | ||
- ^ Includes Suomen Cup
- ^ Includes Finnish League Cup
References
- ^ a b Tulospalvelu Palloliitto Vertti Hänninen, Finnish FA/ Palloliitto
- ^ Vertti Hänninen RoPS:sta Seinäjoelle, sjk.fi, 13 December 2021
- ^ Vertti Hänninen lainasopimuksella Liettuaan, sjk.fi, 4 July 2023
- ^ SJK:n Vertti Hänninen lainasopimuksella Liettuaan, Ilkka-Pohjalainen, 4 July 2023
- ^ Tulevaisuus hämärän peitossa – Loukkaantumisista toipunut Vertti Hänninen toivoo terveyttä ja peliaikaa, Lapin Kansa, 10 October 2023
- ^ Hänninen ja Jalonen eivät jatka Seinäjoella, sjk.fi, 21 December 2023
- ^ VERTTI HÄNNINEN GNISTANIN PAITAAN, ifgnistan.fi, 18 January 2024
External links
- Vertti Hänninen at Soccerway
- Vertti Hänninen at WorldFootball.net