Veli Lampi
Veli Lampi (born 18 July 1984) is a Finnish former professional football right back. Lampi was born in Seinäjoki, Southern Ostrobothnia, Finland where he played for the local youth teams before moving to VPS.
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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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Finland U16 | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Finland U19 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Finland U21 | 19 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006–2015 | Finland | 33 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Honours
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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
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.
- "Finland - V. Lampi - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway".
- "Veli Lampi (Player)".
- 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