Joonas Lakkamäki

Joonas Lakkamäki
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-01-25) 25 January 2002
Place of birth Nakkila, Finland[1]
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position Defender
Team information
Current team
Jazz
Number 5
Youth career
–2017 Jazz[2]
2018 MuSa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2021 MuSa 66 (2)
2019 → Pallo-Iirot (loan) 2 (0)
2022–2024 TPS 68 (6)
2025–2026 VPS 6 (0)
2025 → Jazz (loan) 14 (0)
2026– Jazz 16 (7)
International career‡
2019 Finland U18 2 (0)
2021 Finland U20 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 28 July 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 4 March 2024

Joonas Lakkamäki (born 25 January 2002) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Jazz in the Finnish third tier league Ykkönen.

Club career

Lakkamäki started his career in Pori with FC Jazz and Musan Salama. He made his senior debut with MuSa's first team in 2018, aged 16, in the third tier Kakkonen.[3][4][5]

During 2022–2024, he played for Turun Palloseura (TPS) in Finnish second tier.[6][7][8]

In January 2025, Lakkamäki signed with Veikkausliiga club Vaasan Palloseura (VPS).

Personal life

Lakkamäki's brother, Jaakko, is also a footballer and referee.[9] He plays as a goalkeeper for MuSa.[10][11]

Career statistics

As of 1 July 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Europe Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Musan Salama 2018 Kakkonen 80–––80
2019 Ykkönen 18040––220
2020 Ykkönen 13050––180
2021 Ykkönen 27231––303
Total 6621210000783
Pallo-Iirot (loan) 2019 Kakkonen 20–––20
TPS 2022 Ykkönen 2512040–311
2023 Ykkönen 2030030–233
2024 Ykkösliiga 2323130–293
Total 6865110000837
TPS U23 2022 Kolmonen 10–––10
VPS 2025 Veikkausliiga 604120–121
Jazz (loan) 2025 Ykkönen 10–––10
Career total 14382131200017611
  1. ↑ Includes Suomen Cup
  2. ↑ Includes Ykköscup, Ykkösliigacup and Finnish League Cup

References

  1. ↑ TPS:LLE TÄRKEÄ JATKOSOPIMUS – PUOLUSTAJA JOONAS LAKKAMÄKI JATKAA PALLOSEURASSA, fc.tps.fi, 18 January 2024
  2. ↑ Joonas Lakkamäki, Finnish FA
  3. ↑ Ykkösliiga-joukkue TPS kiinnitti toisenkin porilaiskasvatin Turkuun, Satakunnan Kansa, 18 January 2024
  4. ↑ Joonas Lakkamäki jättää Musan Salaman ja siirtyy TPS:aan – ”Hain pelipaikkaa mahdollisimman korkealta tasolta”, Satakunnan Kansa, 26 November 2021
  5. ↑ Taitoa ja tavoitteellisuutta, sv24.fi, 2 April 2021
  6. ↑ Nuori mutta kokenut puolustaja vaihtaa TPS:n väreihin, Turun Sanomat, Harri Ahola, 26 November 2021
  7. ↑ Täysin itseluottamuksensa menettänyt TPS-puolustaja kampesi itsensä kuopasta ylös ja oli nyt murskavoiton avainmies, Turun Sanomat, Harri Ahola, 3 September 2022
  8. ↑ NUORTEN MAAJOUKKUEPUOLUSTAJA JOONAS LAKKAMÄKI TPS-PAITAAN, fc.tps.fi, 26 November 2021
  9. ↑ ""Olen pienestä lähtien halunnut olla erotuomari"". Palloliitto.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 2024-06-14.
  10. ↑ "Musan Salaman maalille nuori lahjakkuus – Jaakko Lakkamäelle sopimus | Musan Salama" (in Finnish). Retrieved 2024-06-14.
  11. ↑ "Vastus kovenee lauantaina". fcjazz.com. Retrieved 2024-06-14.