Jere Uronen
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jere Juhani Uronen | ||
| Date of birth | 13 July 1994[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Turku, Finland | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)[2] | ||
| Playing position | Full back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Genk | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2011 | TPS | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2012 | TPS | 18 | (1) |
| 2011 | → ÅIFK (loan) | 3 | (1) |
| 2012–2016 | Helsingborgs IF | 71 | (5) |
| 2016– | Genk | 39 | (2) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2011–2012 | Finland U21 | 5 | (0) |
| 2012− | Finland | 25 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 27 May 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 June 2017 | |||
Jere Uronen (born 13 July 1994) is a Finnish football full back who plays for Belgian club Genk and represents the Finland national football team.[3] Uronen was born in Turku, Finland. He began his senior club career playing for TPS, before signing with Helsingborgs IF at age 17 in 2012.
Uronen made his international debut for Finland in May 2012, at the age of 17.
Club career
TPS
Raised in TPS's youth ranks, Uronen made his first team debut on 12 June 2011, at the age of 16, in a match against FC Haka. On 31 July, he scored his first goal for TPS, in an eventual 2–4 home defeat against FC Honka. He made in total of 18 appearances – one goal – during his debut season.
Helsingborg
In the early days of 2012 it was announced that Uronen had signed a contract with Helsingborg, in the Swedish top flight.[4] He played his first game for Helsingborg in an exhibition game against Dinamo Zagreb on 1 February, playing the full 90 minutes.
He made his league debut on 2 April, coming on as a substitute, in a 1–0 away defeat against Norrköping.
Genk
In January 2016 Uronen signed a contract with Belgian club Genk.[5]
International career
Finland youth teams
He was chosen to represent Finland U21 in a qualifying match against Slovenia on 8 August 2011, only at the age of 17.
Finland first team
On 26 May 2012 he made his senior debut with Finland, playing full minutes in a 3−2 victory over Turkey and so he became the third youngest player in the history of the national team.[6] Uronen made his FIFA World Cup qualification match debut on 12 October 2012 when Mixu Paatelainen chose him to the starting eleven for a match against Georgia.[7]
Career statistics
International
Statistics accurate as of matches played on 21 January 2017[8]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finland | |||
| 2012 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 5 | 0 | |
| Total | 21 | 0 | |
Honours and achievements
Club
References
- (in Finnish) Profile at fc.tps.fi
- (in Finnish) Profile at veikkausliiga.com
- (in Finnish) Veikkausliiga Hall of Fame
- ↑ "J. Uronen". soccerway.com. SOCCERWAY. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
- ↑ "J. Uronen". soccerway.com. SOCCERWAY. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
- ↑ "Jere Uronen" (in Finnish). Suomen Palloliitto. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
- ↑ Two new signings to HIF (in Swedish)
- ↑ "Fins international Jere Uronen tekent bij KRC Genk" (in Dutch). KRC Genk. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
- ↑ HUU-TV: Uronen häkeltyi avauspaikasta
- ↑ "Näin Suomi-Georgia -ottelu eteni" (in Finnish). Ilta-Sanomat. 12 October 2012. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
- ↑ Jere Uronen at National-Football-Teams.com
External links
- Profile at Helsingborgs IF (in Swedish)
- Jere Uronen at Soccerbase
- Jere Uronen at National-Football-Teams.com
- Jere Uronen – UEFA competition record
- Jere Uronen – FIFA competition record