Veli Lampi

Veli Lampi

Personal information
Date of birth	(1984-07-18) 18 July 1984
Place of birth	Seinäjoki, Finland
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Right back
Club information
Current team	HJK Helsinki
Number	11
Youth career
1995–2002	Sepsi-78
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2002–2004	VPS	47	(6)
2005–2006	HJK Helsinki	49	(0)
2007–2010	Zürich	75	(0)
2010	→ Aarau (loan)	16	(0)
2010–2011	Willem II	28	(0)
2011–2013	Arsenal Kyiv	20	(1)
2014–	HJK Helsinki	23	(1)
National team‡
	Finland U16	5	(0)
	Finland U19	3	(0)
	Finland U21	19	(1)
2006–	Finland	33	(0)
Honours Finland national football team Third Baltic Cup 2014 HJK Helsinki Runner-up Veikkausliiga 2005 Winner Finnish Cup 2006 Runner-up Veikkausliiga 2006 Winner Veikkausliiga 2014 FC Zürich Winner Swiss Super League 2007 Winner Swiss Super League 2009
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 December 2014. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 1 February 2015

Veli Lampi (born 18 July 1984), is a Finnish professional football Right back who plays for Finnish Veikkausliiga side HJK and represents Finland national team. Lampi was born in Seinäjoki, Southern Ostrobothnia, Finland where he played for the local youth teams before moving to VPS.

Club career

Youth clubs

Lampi started his football career in Sepsi-78. He has also played for TP-Seinäjoki.

VPS Vaasa

He made his Veikkausliiga debut in VPS where he played 47 matches and scored 6 goals between 2002 and 2004.

HJK Helsinki

In 2005 Lampi transferred from VPS to HJK. He represented HJK in 49 matches and achieved two Veikkausliiga silver medals and a cup victory.

FC Zürich

He was part of the 2006–07 and 2008–09 Swiss Championship winning team with FC Zürich.

Willem II

He relegated from the Dutch Eredivisie with Willem II.

FC Arsenal Kyiv

On 10 September 2011, Lampi made his Ukrainian Premier League début for Arsenal Kyiv playing against FC Metalist Kharkiv.

Return to HJK

In December 2013 HJK announced that Lampi would return to HJK and that he had signed a two year contract.^[1]

International career

Lampi was a regular member in the Finland national under-21 football team. In 2006, he made his debut for the full national side in a game against Saudi Arabia. He played five games in the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification.

Honours

Club

HJK Helsinki

• Veikkausliiga: 2014
• Finnish Cup: 2006, 2014

FC Zürich

• Swiss Super League: 2006–07, 2008–09

Country

Finland national football team

• 2014 Baltic Cup Bronze

Career statistics

Club

As of 3 March 2015^[2][3]

Club	Season	Division	League		Domestic Cups		Europe		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Sepsi-78
	2001	Kakkonen	12	3	0	0	0	0	12	3
Sepsi-78 Total			12	3	0	0	0	0	12	3
			VPS
2002	Veikkausliiga	7		0	0	0	0	0	7	0
2003	Veikkausliiga	18		2	0	0	0	0	18	2
2004	Veikkausliiga	22		4	0	0	0	0	22	4
VPS Total			47	6	0	0	0	0	47	6
			HJK
2005	Veikkausliiga	26		0	0	0	0	0	26	0
2006	Veikkausliiga	23		0	0	0	0	0	23	0
HJK Total			49	0	0	0	0	0	49	0
			FC Zürich
2006–07	Swiss Super League	11		0	0	0	0	0	11	0
2007-08	Swiss Super League	24		0	0	0	0	0	24	0
2008-09	Swiss Super League	28		0	0	0	3	0	31	0
2009-10	Swiss Super League	12		0	0	0	4	0	16	0
FC Zürich Total			75	0	0	0	7	0	82	0
			FC Aarau
2009-10	Swiss Super League	16		0	0	0	0	0	16	0
FC Aarau Total			16	0	0	0	0	0	16	0
			Willem II
2010-11	Eredivisie	28		0	1	0	0	0	29	0
Willem II Total			28	0	1	0	0	0	29	0
			Arsenal Kyiv
2011-12	Ukrainian Premier League	12		1	1	0	0	0	13	1
2012-13	Ukrainian Premier League	3		0	0	0	0	0	3	0
2013-14	Ukrainian Premier League	5		0	1	0	0	0	6	0
Arsenal Kyiv Total			20	1	2	0	0	0	22	1
			HJK
2014	Veikkausliiga	23		1	3	0	5	0	31	1
2015	Veikkausliiga	0		0	3	0	0	0	3	0
HJK Total			23	1	6	0	5	0	34	1
			Career Total			270	11	9	0	12	0	291	11

International

As of 3 March 2015^[4]

Finland national team
Year	Apps	Goals
2006	3	0
2007	1	0
2008	8	0
2009	4	0
2010	6	0
2011	4	0
2012	1	0
2013	4	0
2014	1	0
2015	1	0
Total	33	0

References

External links

• Veli Lampi at FC Arsenal Kyiv (Ukrainian) (English)
• Veli Lampi – UEFA competition record
• Veli Lampi – FIFA competition record
• Veli Lampi career statistics at Soccerbase
• Veli Lampi at fussballdaten.de (German)
• Veli Lampi at National-Football-Teams.com
• Veli Lampi at Soccerway.com
• Profile at FA of Finland's official website (Finnish)
• Veli Lampi at ESPN FC

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