Väinö Vehkonen

Väinö Vehkonen
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-07-23) 23 July 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Finland
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
 Inter Turku
Youth career
–2018 JJK
2018–2020 HJK
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018 JJK 15 (0)
2019–2021 Klubi 04 36 (0)
2022–2023 MP 51 (8)
2024 EIF 22 (2)
2025– Inter Turku 0 (0)
International career‡
2019 Finland U18 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 October 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 December 2023

Väinö Vehkonen (born 23 July 2001) is a Finnish professional football defender for Veikkausliiga club Inter Turku.

Career

Vehkonen started to play football in a youth sector of JJK Jyväskylä. He started his senior career in 2018 when JJK played in the second-tier Ykkönen, additionally making five appearances with JJK reserve team in the fourth-tier Kolmonen, scoring once.[1] In January 2019, he transferred to HJK Helsinki organisation, and spent three seasons with the club's reserve team Klubi 04 in Kakkonen and Ykkönen.[2]

Vehkonen represented Mikkelin Palloilijat (MP) in second-tier Ykkönen for two seasons, in 2022–2023.[3]

In December 2023, Vehkonen signed with newly promoted Veikkausliiga club Ekenäs IF (EIF) for the 2024 season.[4][5][6][7] He scored his first goal for EIF on 11 February 2024, in a Finnish League Cup loss against Inter Turku.[8] Vehkonen scored his first goal in Veikkausliiga on 2 June 2024, in a 2–1 home loss against Vaasan Palloseura (VPS).[9]

On 3 December 2024, Vehkonen signed with Veikkausliiga club Inter Turku.[10]

Career statistics

As of 3 January 2025.[1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[a] League cup[b] Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
JJK 2018 Ykkönen 15 0 – – – 15 0
JJK II 2018 Kolmonen 5 1 – – – 5 1
Klubi 04 2019 Kakkonen 10 0 1 0 – – 11 0
2020 Kakkonen 16 0 3 0 – – 19 0
2021 Ykkönen 10 0 – – – 10 0
Total 36 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 40 0
MP 2022 Ykkönen 25 2 4 0 3 0 – 32 2
2023 Ykkönen 26 5 2 0 3 0 – 31 5
Total 51 7 6 0 6 0 0 0 63 7
Ekenäs IF 2024 Veikkausliiga 22 2 5 1 5 2 – 32 5
Inter Turku 2025 Veikkausliiga 0 0 0 0 0 0 – 0 0
Career total 129 10 15 1 11 2 0 0 155 13
  1. ^ Includes Suomen Cup
  2. ^ Includes Finnish League Cup and Ykköscup

Honours

Klubi 04

Individual

References

  1. ^ a b Tulospalvelu Palloliitto, V.Vehkonen, Finnish FA/ Palloliitto
  2. ^ VÄINÖ VEHKOSEN UUSI OSOITE ON HJK!, jjk.fi, 7 January 2019
  3. ^ Puolustaja Väinö Vehkonen on saanut MP:n riveissä varmuutta pelaamiseen –  "Tuntuu, että pelaan nykyään fiksummin", lansi-savo.fi, Hanna Knaappila, 12 January 2023
  4. ^ EIF värvar den lovande försvararen Väinö Vehkonen, Svenska Yle, Veronica Westerlund, 4 December 2023
  5. ^ Mittbacken Väinö Vehkonen förstärker EIF, Västra Nyland, Jesper Sundström, 4 December 2023
  6. ^ MITTBACK FRÅN MP I ST:MICHEL – VEHKONEN, EIF, 4 December 2023
  7. ^ EIF vahvistaa puolustustaan – Väinö Vehkonen siirtyy MP:sta, Veikkausliiga, 4 December 2023
  8. ^ EIF VS. INTER TURKU 1 - 3, int.soccerway.com
  9. ^ Pikkuseura piinasi sarjakakkosta – Sitten alkoi käsittämätön tapahtumasarja, Iltalehti, 2 June 2024
  10. ^ Väinö Vehkonen vahvistamaan Interin toppariosastoa, fcinter.fi, 3 January 2025
  11. ^ EDUSTUS: Väinö Vehkonen Ykkösen toukokuun pelaaja, mikkelinpalloilijat.fi
  12. ^ Väinö Vehkonen on Ykkösen toukokuun pelaaja, Finnish FA/ Palloliitto, 3 June 2023