Tommi Jyry

Tommi Jyry
Jyry with Petrolul Ploiești in 2024
Personal information
Full name Tommi Matti Jyry[1]
Date of birth (1999-08-16) 16 August 1999
Place of birth Helsinki, Finland
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position Central midfielder
Team information
Current team
 KuPS
Number 6
Youth career
–2016 HJK
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017 HIFK II 2 (0)
2017–2018 HIFK 27 (1)
2019–2021 KuPS 28 (1)
2021 → KuFu-98 3 (3)
2022–2023 Inter Turku 53 (9)
2024–2026 Petrolul Ploiești 86 (3)
2026– KuPS 4 (1)
International career
2013 Finland U15[2] 1 (0)
2014 Finland U16 2 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16 August 2026

Tommi Matti Jyry (born 16 August 1999) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Veikkausliiga club KuPS.

A youth product of HJK, Jyry started his professional career at rival team HIFK in 2017. Two years later, he signed for KuPS, winning two domestic trophies during his stint. Jyry changed teams again in 2022, spending two seasons at Inter Turku where he was eventually appointed captain, before moving abroad to Romanian side Petrolul Ploiești.

Club career

HIFK

Jyry was born in Ruoholahti area of Helsinki, but moved to Laajasalo with his family at an early age.[3] He is a product of the HJK Helsinki youth academy, but started his professional career after moving to a rival club HIFK in the 2017 season, coached by Antti Muurinen.[4][5] Jyry debuted in Veikkausliiga on 12 September 2017, in a Stadin derby match against his former club HJK.[6] During his debut season, Jyry only amassed seven matches without scoring, two of which in the relegation play-offs. He also made two appearances with the club's reserve team in the fourth-tier Kolmonen.

After losing the play-offs, Jyry chose to stay with HIFK in the Ykkönen, the second tier of the Finnish league system.[7] He made 24 league appearances during the 2018 season, and scored his first senior goal in a 2–0 away win over JJK Jyväskylä on 1 June 2018.[8] HIFK promptly returned to the top flight after winning the 2018 Ykkönen title.

KuPS

Jyry transferred to Veikkausliiga side Kuopion Palloseura (KuPS) at the start of 2019,[9] winning the national championship title in his first year with the club under the head coach Jani Honkavaara.[10] During early 2020, he ruptured his achilles tendon in training and missed the entire campaign.[11]

After recovering from injury,[12] Jyry only totalled six league matches under new manager Simo Valakari in the 2021 season. He also played three cup matches as the club won the 2021 Finnish Cup. In addition, between May and June 2021, Jyry made three appearances and scored three goals for KuPS' farm team KuFu-98 in the third tier Kakkonen. At the conclusion of the season, he decided to leave the club.[13]

Inter Turku

On 24 November 2021, fellow Veikkausliiga side Inter Turku announced the signing of Jyry on a two-year deal, valid from 2022.[14] During his debut season with the club, Inter reached the finals of the Finnish Cup and the Finnish League Cup, eventually finishing second in both competitions.

Ahead of the 2023 campaign, Jyry gained team captaincy.[15] In June 2023, he won the Veikkausliiga Player of the Month award.[16] Following the conclusion of the season, he was handed the Anneli trophy by the Inter board of directors, traditionally granted to the most hard-working loyal player of the team.[17][18]

Petrolul Ploiești

On 6 February 2024, Jyry moved abroad for the first time by signing a two-and-a-half-year contract with Romanian club Petrolul Ploiești.[19] He made his Liga I debut on 24 February, coming on as an 85th-minute substitute for Takayuki Seto in a 1–0 away loss to UTA Arad. On 13 April, Jyry scored his first Petrolul goal in Liga I, a winning goal in a 2–1 away victory over Universitatea Cluj, a few minutes after being subbed on.[20]

On 3 February 2025, Jyry scored his second goal for Petrolul and his first goal of the 2024–25 season, in a 2–1 away defeat against Farul Constanța.[21]

Return to KuPS

On 16 June 2026, it was announced that Jyry will return to KuPS on an one-and-a-half year contract,[22] for a reported €100,000 transfer fee.[23]

International career

Jyry is a former Finnish youth international, having represented his country at under-15 and under-16 levels.[2]

On 30 May 2025, he received his first call-up to the Finland national team for the FIFA World Cup qualifying matches against the Netherlands and Poland,[24] but did not record his debut.

Personal life

Jyry's father Rasmus is a multiple Finnish champion in gymnastics, while his mother Virpi is a physical education teacher.[2]

Career statistics

As of 20 August 2026[25]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Național cup[a] League cup[b] Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
HIFK II 2017 Kolmonen 20————20
HIFK 2017 Veikkausliiga 3020——2[c]070
2018 Ykkönen 24140———281
Total 27160——20351
KuPS 2019 Veikkausliiga 22141—2[d]0—282
2020 Veikkausliiga 0011—00—11
2021 Veikkausliiga 6030—1[e]0—100
Total 28182—30—393
KuFu-98 2021 Kakkonen 33————33
Inter Turku 2022 Veikkausliiga 27540602[e]0—395
2023 Veikkausliiga 2641061——335
Total 5395012120—7210
Petrolul Ploiești 2023–24 Liga I 111————111
2024–25 Liga I 38120———401
2025–26 Liga I 37120———391
Total 86340———903
KuPS 2026 Veikkausliiga 41——7[f]0—111
Career total 205182321211202025221
  1. ↑ Includes Suomen Cup and Cupa României
  2. ↑ Includes Finnish League Cup
  3. ↑ Appearances in Veikkausliiga relegation play-offs
  4. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  5. 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  6. ↑ Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League, one appearance in UEFA Conference League

Honours

HIFK[25]

KuPS[25]

Inter Turku[25]

Individual

  • Veikkausliiga Player of the Month: June 2023[16]

References

  1. ↑ Tommi Jyry – Romanian league stats at LPF (in Romanian)
  2. 1 2 3 Heimo, Jussi (2 September 2023). "Kokoaan kovempi" [Harder than ever] (in Finnish). Ilta-Sanomat. Archived from the original on 4 October 2023. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
  3. ↑ Jakso 38: Tommi Jyry Archived 2025-01-28 at the Wayback Machine, Keskiympyrä, 31 May 2021
  4. ↑ HIFK sopimukseen viiden juniorimaajoukkuepelaajan kanssa Archived 2020-08-13 at the Wayback Machine, hifkfotboll.fi, 16 January 2017
  5. ↑ HIFK "ryövää" pelaajia HJK:sta - "Vanhemmat ottaneet yhteyttä" Archived 2024-04-05 at the Wayback Machine, sportti.com, 28 December 2016
  6. ↑ IFK:n kokoonpano HJK-otteluun: 18-vuotias Tommi Jyry debytoi Veikkausliigassa Archived 2024-04-05 at the Wayback Machine, hifkfotboll.fi, 12 September 2017
  7. ↑ HIFK hakee Lappeenrannasta avausvoittoa cupissa Archived 2024-04-05 at the Wayback Machine, Ilta-Sanomat, 4 February 2018
  8. ↑ Video: HIFK-nuorukainen Tommi Jyry pamautti komean yläpesän Ykkösessä Archived 2024-04-05 at the Wayback Machine, puoliaika.com, 6 June 2018
  9. ↑ KuPS testaa neljää pelaajaa – HIFK:n jättänyt lupaus saapuu Kuopioon Archived 2024-04-05 at the Wayback Machine, sportti.com, 14 November 2018
  10. ↑ Vahva debyyttikausi KuPS:ssa mestaruussinettiä vailla − "Teemme kaiken, että niin käy" Archived 2024-04-05 at the Wayback Machine, veikkausliiga.com, 17 October 2019
  11. ↑ "KuPSille takaisku kauden kynnyksellä: nuori lupaus sivussa luultavimmin koko kauden" [A setback for KuPS at the beginning of the season: a young promise on the sidelines, probably the whole season] (in Finnish). Ilta-Sanomat. 26 June 2020. Archived from the original on 6 October 2023. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
  12. ↑ KuPS:n Tommi Jyry taas iskussa – "Olen päässyt treenaamaan täysillä" Archived 2024-04-05 at the Wayback Machine, veikkausliiga.com, 13 December 2020
  13. ↑ Tommi Jyry vill skjuta KuPS till guld och sedan lämna Savolax bakom sig, Hufvudstadsbladet, Jonas von Wendt, 31 October 2021
  14. ↑ "Tommi Jyry Interin paitaan" [Tommi Jyry in Inter's shirt] (in Finnish). Aamuset. 24 November 2021. Archived from the original on 6 October 2023. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
  15. ↑ "Interin kapteenisto valittu - Tommi Jyry kantaa kipparinnauhaa" [Inter's captaincy has been selected - Tommi Jyry wears the captain's armband] (in Finnish). Veikkausliiga. 15 March 2023. Archived from the original on 4 October 2023. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
  16. 1 2 "FC Interin Tommi Jyry Veikkausliigan kuukauden pelaaja kesäkuussa" [Tommi Jyry of FC Inter Veikkausliiga player of the month in June] (in Finnish). Veikkausliiga. 6 July 2023. Archived from the original on 15 December 2023. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
  17. ↑ "TOMMI JYRY PALKITTIIN ANNELIN POKAALILLA – BISMARK AMPOFO ULTRABOYZ-PELAAJAN POKAALILLA" [TOMMI JYRY WAS AWARDED WITH THE ANNEL TROPHY - BISMARK AMPOFO WITH THE ULTRABOYZ PLAYER'S TROPHY] (in Finnish). FC Inter Turku. 31 October 2023. Archived from the original on 2 December 2023. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
  18. ↑ ”Sokeiden” tuomitsemasta tumpista on kasvanut tuleva Huuhkaja-pelaaja Archived 2024-02-06 at the Wayback Machine, elmotv, 24 July 2023
  19. ↑ "Bun venit, Tommi Jyry!" [Welcome, Tommi Jyry!] (in Romanian). FC Petrolul Ploiești. 6 February 2024. Archived from the original on 6 February 2024. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
  20. ↑ Superliga – play-out: Universitatea Cluj – Petrolul Ploieşti 1-2, ploieştenii au întors rezultatul în numai două minute Archived 2024-04-29 at the Wayback Machine, news.ro, 13 April 2024
  21. ↑ Fotbal: Farul Constanța - Petrolul Ploiești 2-1, în Superligă Archived 2025-02-26 at the Wayback Machine, agerpres.ro, 3 February 2025
  22. ↑ "Tommi Jyry palaa Kuopion Palloseuraan" (in Finnish). KuPS. 16 June 2026. Archived from the original on 24 July 2026. Retrieved 24 July 2026.
  23. ↑ Media: KuPS täräytti ison hankinnan, Ilta-Sanomat, 3 June 2026
  24. ↑ "Jättiyllätys Huuhkajien ryhmässä!" [Big surprise in the Huuhkajat squad!]. Iltalehti (in Finnish). 30 May 2025. Archived from the original on 30 May 2025. Retrieved 30 May 2025.
  25. 1 2 3 4 Tommi Jyry at Soccerway. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
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