Joona Eemil Petteri Veteli (born 21 April 1995) is a Finnish football player who plays for Finnish Veikkausliiga side Ilves. Veteli plays in the position of centre midfielder but can also operate as an attacking midfielder, defensive midfielder, right-back and winger.[1]
Club career
On 9 November 2021, he joined KuPS on a two-year contract.[2][3] Veteli was named the Veikkausliiga Player of the Month in May 2023.[4][5] His time with KuPS was plagued by injuries.
On 6 November 2023, Veteli returned to Ilves, signing a two-year deal with the club, starting in 2024.[6]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | League cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| PS Kemi (loan) | 2011 | Ykkönen | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | |||
| TP-47 | 2012 | Kakkonen | 11 | 1 | – | – | – | 11 | 1 | |||
| 2013 | Kakkonen | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 28 | 0 | |||
| 2014 | Kakkonen | 24 | 4 | – | – | – | 24 | 4 | ||||
| Total | 61 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 5 | ||
| Jaro | 2015 | Veikkausliiga | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | – | 32 | 2 | |
| JBK | 2015 | Kakkonen | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | |||
| PS Kemi | 2016 | Veikkausliiga | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | – | 35 | 1 | |
| Fredrikstad | 2017 | 1. divisjon | 25 | 3 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 26 | 3 | ||
| 2018 | 2. divisjon | 22 | 8 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 23 | 8 | |||
| 2019 | 2. divisjon | 22 | 5 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 24 | 5 | |||
| Total | 69 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 16 | ||
| Fredrikstad 2 | 2017 | 4. divisjon | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2018 | 4. divisjon | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Ilves | 2020 | Veikkausliiga | 11 | 3 | 3 | 1 | – | 1[b] | 1 | 15 | 5 | |
| 2021 | Veikkausliiga | 27 | 2 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 30 | 2 | |||
| Total | 38 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 45 | 7 | ||
| KuPS | 2022 | Veikkausliiga | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 2 |
| 2023 | Veikkausliiga | 14 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 6 | |
| Total | 29 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 8 | ||
| Ilves | 2024 | Veikkausliiga | 25 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4[c] | 0 | 30 | 3 |
| 2025 | Veikkausliiga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 25 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 32 | 3 | ||
| Career total | 282 | 36 | 21 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 324 | 42 | ||
- ^ Includes Suomen Cup and Norwegian Cup
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Conference League
Honours
KuPS
- Veikkausliiga runner-up: 2022, 2023
- Finnish Cup: 2022
Ilves
Individual
References
- ^ Joona Veteli tarttui PS Kemin haaviin, Yle, 18 December 2015
- ^ "Joona Veteli vahvistaa Kuopion Palloseuraa!" (in Finnish). KuPS. 9 November 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
- ^ Edustusjoukkueen rakennus etenee, on aika kiittää pois lähteviä pelaajia, KuPS
- ^ Joona Veteli Veikkausliigan kuukauden pelaaja, Yle, 7 June 2023
- ^ KuPS-peluri veteli maaleja "väärässä" paikassa – "Tyttöystävänikin olisi toivonut", MTV Oy, 1 July 2023
- ^ TERVETULOA TAKAISIN ILVEKSEEN, JOONA VETELI!, ilvesedustus.fi
- ^ Joona Veteli stats, Finnish FA
- ^ Joona Veteli stats, Norwegian FA
- ^ Ilveksen päävalmentaja hopeasta: ”Voitettu mitali”, Yle, 19 October 2024
- ^ Koplajoukkue 2024 nimetty - jalkapallotoimittajien valinnat vuoden parhaiksi palkitaan lauantaina, veikkausliiga.com, 19 October 2024
- ^ Joona Veteli Veikkausliigan kuukauden pelaaja, JPY, 7 June 2023
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