Janne-Pekka Laine
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Janne-Pekka Samuli Laine | ||
| Date of birth | 25 January 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Tampere, Finland | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Central midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Inter Turku | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2017[1] | Ilves | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2020 | Ilves | 10 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Ilves II | 29 | (1) |
| 2021–2023 | Haka | 67 | (5) |
| 2023–2025 | Çaykur Rizespor | 4 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | → Esenler Erokspor (loan) | 25 | (0) |
| 2026– | Inter Turku | 15 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Finland U18 | 6 | (0) |
| 2019 | Finland U19 | 2 | (0) |
Medal record | |||
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 25 July 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 13 October 2019 | |||
Janne-Pekka Samuli Laine (born 25 January 2001) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Inter Turku.
Club career
Ilves
Born in Tampere, Laine is a product of the Ilves youth academy. After making his debut in Veikkausliiga with the first team of Ilves in 2018 at the age of 17,[2] Laine played in a total of 10 league games, before requesting for a transfer after the 2020 season.[3] Due to injuries, he mostly featured in the Ilves II reserve team in Kakkonen in 2019 and 2020 seasons.[4]
FC Haka
Laine moved to Valkeakoski and signed a two-year contract with Haka on 12 December 2020 for an undisclosed fee.[5][6] Laine made his Veikkausliiga debut for Haka against HIFK on 3 May 2021.[7]
On 9 September 2022, Laine extended his contract with Haka for the 2023 season.[8][9]
Çaykur Rizespor
On 15 September 2023, Laine signed a three-year deal with Turkish club Çaykur Rizespor, for an undisclosed fee.[10] He debuted in Süper Lig on 23 September 2023, in a 1–1 home draw against Sivasspor.[11][12]
International career
Laine has represented Finland at under-18 and under-19 youth national team levels.[13]
Personal life
His father Heikki-Jussi Laine has also played for Haka between 1984 and 1988, and his great-grandfather Juuso Walden was one of the founding members of the original Valkeakosken Haka in 1934.[14]
Career statistics
- As of 25 July 2026[15]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Ilves | 2018 | Veikkausliiga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2019 | Veikkausliiga | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 1 | |||
| 2020 | Veikkausliiga | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | |||
| Total | 10 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | ||
| Ilves II | 2019 | Kakkonen | 21 | 1 | — | — | — | 21 | 1 | |||
| 2020 | Kakkonen | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 29 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 29 | 1 | ||
| Haka | 2021 | Veikkausliiga | 23 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 1 | ||
| 2022 | Veikkausliiga | 25 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | 34 | 4 | ||
| 2023 | Veikkausliiga | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 26 | 2 | |
| Total | 67 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 86 | 7 | ||
| Çaykur Rizespor | 2023–24 | Süper Lig | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| Esenler Erokspor (loan) | 2024–25 | TFF 1. Lig | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 0 | ||
| Inter Turku | 2026 | Veikkausliiga | 15 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 3[b] | 0 | 28 | 3 |
| Career total | 150 | 7 | 22 | 4 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 192 | 12 | ||
- ↑ Includes Suomen Cup and Türkiye Kupası
- 1 2 Appearance UEFA Europa Conference League
Honours
Ilves
References
- ↑ HAKASSA PELAAMINEN OLI JANNE-PEKKA LAINEEN PITKÄAIKAINEN UNELMA – ”PIKKUPOJASTA LÄHTIEN OLEN KÄYNYT HAKAN PELEISSÄ”, Haka, 16 March 2021
- ↑ JANNE-PEKKA LAINE JA ILVES OVAT SOLMINEET UUDEN SOPIMUKSEN, Ilves
- ↑ JANNE-PEKKA LAINE SIIRTYY FC HAKAAN, Ilves
- ↑ Ilves-lupaus vaihtaa naapuriseuran paitaan, sportti.com, 10 December 2020
- ↑ "HAKA SOPIMUKSEEN ILVEKSEN, MAAJOUKKUEESSAKIN ESIINTYNEEN KESKIKENTTÄPELAAJAN KANSSA" (in Finnish). fchaka.fi Haka. 12 December 2020.
- ↑ "Haka hankki nuoren keskikenttäpelaajan Ilveksestä" (in Finnish). Aamulehti. 12 December 2020.
- ↑ "HIFK vs. Haka 2 - 0". Soccerway. 3 May 2021.
- ↑ "JANNE-PEKKA LAINE JATKAA HAKASSA!" (in Finnish). fchaka.fi Haka. 9 September 2022.
- ↑ "Janne-Pekka Laine jatkaa FC Hakassa: "Ensi kaudella parhaimpia keskikenttäpelaajia"" (in Finnish). Valkeakosken Sanomat. 6 September 2022.
- ↑ "HOŞ GELDİN JANNE PEKKA" (in Turkish). Çaykur Rizespor. 15 September 2023.
- ↑ RIZESPOR VS. SIVASSPOR 1 - 1, soccerway
- ↑ Suomalaispelaaja todisti vierestä, kun seurapomo hakkasi tuomarin – ”Tilanne oli ihan käsittämätön”, Helsingin Sanomat, 13 December 2023
- ↑ HAKASSA PELAAMINEN OLI JANNE-PEKKA LAINEEN PITKÄAIKAINEN UNELMA – ”PIKKUPOJASTA LÄHTIEN OLEN KÄYNYT HAKAN PELEISSÄ”, Haka, 16 March 2021
- ↑ "Janne-Pekka Laine löysi taas ilon jalkapalloon Hakassa" (in Finnish). Veikkausliiga. 14 September 2022. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
- ↑ Soccerway
- ↑ Soccerway
External links
- Janne-Pekka Laine at Soccerway
- Janne-Pekka Laine at WorldFootball.net
- 2001 births
- Footballers from Tampere
- Living people
- 21st-century Finnish sportsmen
- Men's association football midfielders
- Finnish men's footballers
- Finland men's youth international footballers
- Ilves (football) players
- FC Haka players
- Çaykur Rizespor footballers
- Esenler Erokspor footballers
- Veikkausliiga players
- Kakkonen players
- Süper Lig players
- TFF 1. Lig players
- Finnish expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey
- Finnish expatriate sportspeople in Turkey