Eetu Vertainen

Eetu Vertainen (born 11 May 1999) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Scottish club St Johnstone.

Eetu Vertainen
Vertainen with HJK in 2018
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-05-11) 11 May 1999
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 St Johnstone
Youth career
KyIF
HJK
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Klubi 04 34 (11)
2017–2020 HJK 57 (8)
2018 → Klubi 04 (loan) 6 (2)
2020 → Klubi 04 (loan) 1 (0)
2021 Ilves 11 (4)
2021– St Johnstone 7 (0)
2022 → Linfield (loan) 10 (4)
2022–2023 → Linfield (loan) 30 (17)
International career
Finland U19
Finland U21
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:42, 29 April 2023 (UTC)

Career

Vertainen began his youth career with KyIF, and joined HJK youth ranks at the age of 11.[2][3] He started his senior career with Klubi 04 and played for HJK and Ilves.[4]

He signed for Scottish club St Johnstone on 1 September 2021.[5][6][7][8] He moved on loan to Linfield in February 2022.[9] He scored 4 goals in a match on 19 March 2022.[10][11]

He returned on loan to Linfield in June 2022.[12][13] After a run of goals,[14][15] he won league player and goal of he month awards for December 2022,[16] and in January 2023 he scored hat-tricks in successive Saturday matches.[17][18][19] Vertainen later said he would consider signing for Linfield on a permanent deal,[20] although he was also linked with a transfer to Welsh club The New Saints.[21]

References
  1. "Profile" (in Finnish). Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  2. "KRISTALLINKIRKAS TAVOITE" (in Finnish). Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi. 24 April 2018. Archived from the original on 18 July 2018. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  3. "Eetu Vertaiselle jatkosopimus". 10 November 2020.
  4. Eetu Vertainen at Soccerway. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  5. "Eetu Vertainen Signs 2 Year Deal". St Johnstone Football Club.
  6. Gallagher, Matthew (1 September 2021). "Finnish striker Eetu Vertainen has "loads of potential", says Callum Davidson". Daily Record.
  7. Gallagher, Matthew (9 September 2021). "Eetu Vertainen working hard as new striker shows "great feet" and "eye for goal"". Daily Record.
  8. Nicolson, Eric. "Eetu Vertainen ready to take St Johnstone career to next level".
  9. PA Staff (7 February 2022). "St Johnstone loan Eetu Vertainen to Linfield". fourfourtwo.com.
  10. "Four-goal Vertainen can still improve – Healy" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  11. "Irish League Round-Up: Eetu Vertainen to the four as Linfield stay top with Cliftonville keeping in touch after win at Glenavon" – via www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk.
  12. "Eetu Vertainen moves to Linfield on loan". St Johnstone Football Club.
  13. Fullerton, Gareth (30 June 2022). "Linfield announce the return of striker Eetu Vertainen". BelfastLive.
  14. "I nearly took Eetu Vertainen off before his incredible winner in Big Two derby, admits Linfield boss David Healy" – via www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk.
  15. ""Whenever he plays on the front foot, he's aggressive and he's a handful."".
  16. Advertiser, Perthshire (6 January 2023). "Eetu Vertainen: Player and goal of the month award for St Johnstone loan striker". Daily Record.
  17. "Linfield captain Jamie Mulgrew hails hat-trick hero Eetu Vertainen as Blues boost title hopes in style with victory over Ballymena United" – via www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk.
  18. "Linfield must improve record against title rivals, admits Ross Oliver after striker Eetu Vertainen's second consecutive hat-trick helps Blues rout Portadown" – via www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk.
  19. "Linfield striker Eetu Vertainen scores second hat-trick in three games during thrashing of Portadown".
  20. "Finnish striker Eetu Vertainen ponders permanent Linfield switch" – via www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk.
  21. Nicolson, Eric. "Eetu Vertainen: Welsh champions TNS battling Linfield to sign St Johnstone striker in summer".



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