Johannes Laaksonen
 Laaksonen with SJK in 2018. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Vesa Johannes Laaksonen | ||
| Date of birth | 13 December 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Kotka, Finland | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001–2004 | KTP | ||
| 2005–2009 | KooTeePee | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2012 | KooTeePee | 86 | (9) |
| 2013–2019 | SJK | 165 | (15) |
| 2019–2020 | Sandnes Ulf | 14 | (0) |
| 2020 | IFK Mariehamn | 9 | (0) |
| 2021–2024 | KTP | 68 | (8) |
| International career | |||
| 2015–2016 | Finland | 3 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 26 October 2024 | |||
Vesa Johannes Laaksonen (born 15 December 1990) is a Finnish former professional footballer who last played for his hometown club KTP. He has also represented the Finland national football team.[1] Currently Laaksonen works as a conditioning coach of KTP.
Laaksonen announced his retirement after the 2024 season.[2] He continued as a fitness coach of KTP.
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | League cup[b] | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| KooTeePee | 2009 | Ykkönen | 16 | 1 | – | – | – | 16 | 1 | |||
| 2010 | Ykkönen | 21 | 0 | – | – | – | 21 | 0 | ||||
| 2011 | Ykkönen | 22 | 5 | – | – | – | 22 | 5 | ||||
| 2012 | Ykkönen | 27 | 3 | 4 | 1 | – | – | 31 | 4 | |||
| Total | 86 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 10 | ||
| SJK | 2013 | Ykkönen | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 26 | 1 | ||
| 2014 | Veikkausliiga | 31 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | – | 39 | 6 | ||
| 2015 | Veikkausliiga | 32 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | 38 | 2 | |
| 2016 | Veikkausliiga | 24 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2[d] | 0 | 32 | 0 | |
| 2017 | Veikkausliiga | 25 | 1 | 8 | 2 | – | 2[c] | 0 | 35 | 3 | ||
| 2018 | Veikkausliiga | 28 | 6 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 29 | 6 | |||
| Total | 165 | 15 | 16 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 199 | 18 | ||
| Sandnes Ulf | 2019 | 1. divisjon | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 16 | 0 | ||
| Sandnes Ulf 2 | 2019 | 4. divisjon | 5 | 2 | – | – | – | 5 | 2 | |||
| IFK Mariehamn | 2020 | Veikkausliiga | 9 | 0 | – | – | – | 9 | 0 | |||
| KTP | 2021 | Veikkausliiga | 21 | 1 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 24 | 1 | ||
| 2022 | Ykkönen | 25 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | 32 | 3 | ||
| 2023 | Veikkausliiga | 13 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | – | 19 | 1 | ||
| 2024 | Ykkösliiga | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 9 | 4 | ||
| Total | 68 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 9 | ||
| Career total | 347 | 34 | 31 | 4 | 19 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 403 | 39 | ||
- ↑ Includes Suomen Cup and Norwegian Cup
- ↑ Includes Finnish League Cup, Ykköscup and Ykkösliigacup
- 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
International
- As of match played 13 January 2016
| Finland | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals | |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 3 | 0 | |
Honours
SJK
- Veikkausliiga: 2015
- Veikkausliiga runner-up: 2014
- Ykkönen: 2013
- Finnish Cup: 2016
- Finnish League Cup: 2014
KTP
- Ykkönen: 2022
- Ykkösliiga: 2024[5]
References
- ↑ Johannes Laaksonen at National-Football-Teams.com
- ↑ KTP:SSÄ ALOITTANUT JA LOPETTANUT JOHANNES LAAKSONEN: "OLEN SAANUT KOKEA KAIKKI TUNTEET", fcktp.fi, 23 October 2024
- ↑ Johannes Laaksonen stats, Finnish FA
- ↑ Johannes Laaksonen stats, Norwegian FA
- ↑ KTP varmisti sarjanousun Veikkausliigaan, Yle, 6 October 2024
Categories:
- 1990 births
- Living people
- Finnish men's footballers
- 21st-century Finnish sportsmen
- Finnish expatriate men's footballers
- Veikkausliiga players
- Norwegian First Division players
- Kotkan Työväen Palloilijat players
- FC KooTeePee players
- Seinäjoen Jalkapallokerho players
- Sandnes Ulf players
- IFK Mariehamn players
- Men's association football midfielders
- Finland men's international footballers
- Finnish expatriate sportspeople in Norway
- Expatriate men's footballers in Norway
- Footballers from Kotka
- Ykkösliiga players
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