Akseli Pelvas
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 8 February 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Espoo, Finland | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | SJK | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1994-2003 | EsPa | ||
| 2003-2007 | HJK Helsinki | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2005-2006 | Klubi-04 | 13 | (7) |
| 2007-2013 | HJK Helsinki | 105 | (33) |
| 2007-2010 | → Klubi-04 (dual registration) | 44 | (33) |
| 2008 | → IFK Mariehamn (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2013 | → KuPS (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2013 | → SJK (loan) | 13 | (6) |
| 2014– | SJK | 29 | (11) |
| National team‡ | |||
| Finland U-19 | ? | (?) | |
| Finland U-21 | 14 | (2) | |
| 2012– | Finland | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 January 2015. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Akseli Pelvas (born 8 February 1989, Espoo, Finland) is a Finnish footballer, who represents HJK Helsinki of Veikkausliiga, the premier division of football in Finland.
Club career
Pelvas got started with football in the age of five, when he joined Etelä-Espoon Pallo EsPa in Espoo. In 2003, he joined HJK's juniors at the age of 14. Just after two years he was promoted to HJK reserves, Klubi 04.
Pelvas made his first team debut at the age of eighteen, in the 1-1 draw against FC Inter Turku on 28 June 2007. He spent most of the 2008 season in the reserves, scoring 27 goals in 17 matches for Klubi 04. In the middle of the 2008 season he was on loan at IFK Mariehamn. He scored his first two goals on 19 October 2008 in a 2-3 away victory against FC Haka.
On 22 February 2009, Pelvas signed a three-year deal with HJK.[1]
International career
Pelvas has played for his country in different national junior teams, most recently the Finland national under-21 football team. He has been one of the most effective strikers for Finland's youth teams, together with Lauri Dalla Valle. He made his senior debut for Finland on 22 January 2012, in a friendly against Trinidad and Tobago.
Honours
Club
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Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi
- Finnish Cup: 2008, 2011
- Veikkausliiga: 2010, 2011, 2012
References
- ↑ "Akseli Pelvas jatkaa HJK:ssa vuoden 2011 loppuun". www.hjk.fi. 2009-02-22. Retrieved 2009-04-21.
External links
- Profile at HJK.fi
- Stats at Veikkausliiga.com
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