Veli Lampi
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| Date of birth | 18 July 1984 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Seinäjoki, Finland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Right back | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | VPS | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1995–2002 | Sepsi-78 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2002–2004 | VPS | 47 | (6) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005–2006 | HJK Helsinki | 49 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2010 | Zürich | 75 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010 | → Aarau (loan) | 16 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2011 | Willem II | 28 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2013 | Arsenal Kyiv | 20 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2016 | HJK Helsinki | 37 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | VPS | 44 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Finland U16 | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Finland U19 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Finland U21 | 19 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006–2015 | Finland | 33 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 October 2017 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 1 February 2015 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Veli Lampi (born 18 July 1984), is a Finnish professional football right back who plays for Finnish Veikkausliiga side VPS and represents Finland national team. Lampi was born in Seinäjoki, Southern Ostrobothnia, Finland where he played for the local youth teams before moving to VPS.
Club career[]
Youth clubs[]
Lampi started his football career in Sepsi-78. He has also played for TP-Seinäjoki.
VPS Vaasa[]
He made his Veikkausliiga debut in VPS where he played 47 matches and scored 6 goals between 2002 and 2004.
HJK Helsinki[]
In 2005 Lampi transferred from VPS to HJK. He represented HJK in 49 matches and achieved two Veikkausliiga silver medals and a cup victory.
FC Zürich[]
He was part of the 2006–07 and 2008–09 Swiss Championship winning team with FC Zürich.
Willem II[]
He relegated from the Dutch Eredivisie with Willem II.
FC Arsenal Kyiv[]
On 10 September 2011, Lampi made his Ukrainian Premier League début for Arsenal Kyiv playing against FC Metalist Kharkiv.
Return to HJK[]
In December 2013 HJK announced that Lampi would return to HJK and that he had signed a two-year contract.[1]
International career[]
Lampi was a regular member in the Finland national under-21 football team. In 2006, he made his debut for the full national side in a game against Saudi Arabia. He played five games in the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification.
Honours[]
Club[]
- HJK Helsinki
- FC Zürich
Country[]
Finland national football team
- 2014 Baltic Cup Bronze
Career statistics[]
Club[]
| Club | Season | Division | League | Domestic Cups | Europe | Total | ||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Sepsi-78 | 2001 | Kakkonen | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 |
| Total | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | ||
| VPS | 2002 | Veikkausliiga | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 2003 | Veikkausliiga | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 2 | |
| 2004 | Veikkausliiga | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 4 | |
| Total | 47 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 6 | ||
| HJK | 2005 | Veikkausliiga | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| 2006 | Veikkausliiga | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | |
| Total | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 0 | ||
| FC Zürich | 2006–07 | Swiss Super League | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 2007–08 | Swiss Super League | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | |
| 2008–09 | Swiss Super League | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 31 | 0 | |
| 2009–10 | Swiss Super League | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Total | 75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 82 | 0 | ||
| FC Aarau | 2009–10 | Swiss Super League | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| Total | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Willem II | 2010–11 | Eredivisie | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| Total | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | ||
| Arsenal Kyiv | 2011–12 | Ukrainian Premier League | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 |
| 2012–13 | Ukrainian Premier League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2013–14 | Ukrainian Premier League | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Total | 20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1 | ||
| HJK | 2014 | Veikkausliiga | 23 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 31 | 1 |
| 2015 | Veikkausliiga | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 23 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 34 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 270 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 291 | 11 | ||
International[]
- As of 3 March 2015[4]
| Finland national team | ||
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| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2006 | 3 | 0 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 |
| 2008 | 8 | 0 |
| 2009 | 4 | 0 |
| 2010 | 6 | 0 |
| 2011 | 4 | 0 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 |
| 2013 | 4 | 0 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 33 | 0 |
References[]
- ^ "Markus Heikkinen ja Veli Lampi sopimuksiin HJK:n kanssa" (in Finnish). HJK Helsinki. 5 December 2013. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
- ^ https://int.soccerway.com/players/veli-lampi/11482/
- ^ http://www.national-football-teams.com/player/13509/Veli_Lampi.html
- ^ Veli Lampi at National-Football-Teams.com
External links[]
- Veli Lampi at FC Arsenal Kyiv (in Ukrainian and English)
- Veli Lampi – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Veli Lampi – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Veli Lampi at Soccerbase
- Veli Lampi at fussballdaten.de (in German)
- Veli Lampi at National-Football-Teams.com
- Veli Lampi at Soccerway
- Profile at FA of Finland's official website (in Finnish)
- Veli Lampi at ESPN FC
- 1984 births
- Living people
- People from Seinäjoki
- Association football fullbacks
- Finnish footballers
- Finland international footballers
- Finnish expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Switzerland
- Expatriate footballers in the Netherlands
- Expatriate footballers in Ukraine
- Finnish expatriate sportspeople in Ukraine
- Finnish expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland
- Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi players
- FC Zürich players
- FC Aarau players
- Vaasan Palloseura players
- Willem II (football club) players
- FC Arsenal Kyiv players
- Swiss Super League players
- Eredivisie players
- Ukrainian Premier League players