| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 11 August 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Helsinki, Finland | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 1 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | HJK | ||
| Number | TBA | ||
| Youth career | |||
| -2004 | Espoon PS | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2005-2009 | FC Honka | 100 | (9) |
| 2010-2011 | Djurgården | 33 | (1) |
| 2011− | HJK | 6 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2009- | Finland | 2 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 28 September 2011. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Joel Perovuo (born 11 August 1985, Helsinki) is a Finnish professional football player who is currently playing for the Veikkausliiga side HJK.
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Perovuo began his career with Espoon PS on youthside, before moving to FC Honka. He gradually became an important player in the Honka team. In December 2009 Djurgården announced that Perovuo had signed with the Swedish team.[1]
On 12 August 2011 it was announced that Perovuo had signed for the reigning Finnish champions, HJK, for two-and-half years. He made his debut for HJK on 18 August as he came on as a substitute in a 2-0 home victory over Schalke in the Europa League playoff-round.
On 11 October 2009 was called up by the Finland national team. Perovuo made his first appearance for Finland at senior level on 18 January 2010. He was at starting line-up, but was replaced by Paulus Arajuuri at 84th minute.[2]
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