Janne-Pekka Laine

Janne-Pekka Laine
Personal information
Full name Janne-Pekka Samuli Laine
Date of birth (2001-01-25) 25 January 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Tampere, Finland
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Central midfielder
Team information
Current team
Esenler Erokspor
(on loan from Çaykur Rizespor)
Number 6
Youth career
2006–2017[1] Ilves
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2020 Ilves 10 (0)
2019–2020 Ilves II 29 (1)
2021–2023 Haka 67 (5)
2023– Çaykur Rizespor 4 (0)
2024–Esenler Erokspor (loan) 10 (0)
International career
2019 Finland U18 6 (0)
2019 Finland U19 2 (0)
Medal record
Ilves
First place Finnish Cup 2019
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 November 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 October 2019

Janne-Pekka Samuli Laine (born 25 January 2001) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for TFF First League club Esenler Erokspor on loan from Çaykur Rizespor.

Club career

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Ilves

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Born in Tampere, Laine is a product of the Ilves youth academy. After making his debut in Veikkausliiga with the first team of Ilves in 2018 at the age of 17,[2] Laine played in a total of 10 league games, before requesting for a transfer after the 2020 season.[3] Due to injuries, he mostly featured in the Ilves II reserve team in Kakkonen in 2019 and 2020 seasons.[4]

FC Haka

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Laine moved to Valkeakoski and signed a two-year contract with Haka on 12 December 2020 for an undisclosed fee.[5][6] Laine made his Veikkausliiga debut for Haka against HIFK on 3 May 2021.[7]

On 9 September 2022, Laine extended his contract with Haka for the 2023 season.[8][9]

Çaykur Rizespor

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On 15 September 2023, Laine signed a three-year deal with Turkish club Çaykur Rizespor, for an undisclosed fee.[10] He debuted in Süper Lig on 23 September 2023, in a 1–1 home draw against Sivasspor.[11][12]

International career

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Laine has represented Finland at under-18 and under-19 youth national team levels.[13]

Personal life

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His father Heikki-Jussi Laine has also played for Haka between 1984 and 1988, and his great-grandfather Juuso Walden was one of the founding members of the original Valkeakosken Haka in 1934.[14]

Career statistics

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As of 8 November 2024[15]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[a] League cup[b] Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Ilves 2018 Veikkausliiga 1 0 0 0 1 0
2019 Veikkausliiga 1 0 3 1 4 1
2020 Veikkausliiga 8 0 5 0 13 0
Total 10 0 8 1 0 0 0 0 18 1
Ilves II 2019 Kakkonen 21 1 21 1
2020 Kakkonen 8 0 8 0
Total 29 1 29 1
Haka 2021 Veikkausliiga 23 1 3 0 26 1
2022 Veikkausliiga 25 2 4 1 5 1 34 4
2023 Veikkausliiga 19 2 1 0 5 0 1[c] 0 26 2
Total 67 5 8 1 10 1 1 0 86 7
Çaykur Rizespor 2023–24 Süper Lig 4 0 1 0 5 0
Esenler Erokspor (loan) 2024–25 TFF First League 10 0 0 0 10 0
Career total 120 6 17 2 10 1 1 0 148 9

Honours

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Ilves

References

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  1. ^ HAKASSA PELAAMINEN OLI JANNE-PEKKA LAINEEN PITKÄAIKAINEN UNELMA – ”PIKKUPOJASTA LÄHTIEN OLEN KÄYNYT HAKAN PELEISSÄ”, Haka, 16 March 2021
  2. ^ JANNE-PEKKA LAINE JA ILVES OVAT SOLMINEET UUDEN SOPIMUKSEN, Ilves
  3. ^ JANNE-PEKKA LAINE SIIRTYY FC HAKAAN, Ilves
  4. ^ Ilves-lupaus vaihtaa naapuriseuran paitaan, sportti.com, 10 December 2020
  5. ^ "HAKA SOPIMUKSEEN ILVEKSEN, MAAJOUKKUEESSAKIN ESIINTYNEEN KESKIKENTTÄPELAAJAN KANSSA" (in Finnish). fchaka.fi Haka. 12 December 2020.
  6. ^ "Haka hankki nuoren keskikenttäpelaajan Ilveksestä" (in Finnish). Aamulehti. 12 December 2020.
  7. ^ "HIFK vs. Haka 2 - 0". Soccerway. 3 May 2021.
  8. ^ "JANNE-PEKKA LAINE JATKAA HAKASSA!" (in Finnish). fchaka.fi Haka. 9 September 2022.
  9. ^ "Janne-Pekka Laine jatkaa FC Hakassa: "Ensi kaudella parhaimpia keskikenttäpelaajia"" (in Finnish). Valkeakosken Sanomat. 6 September 2022.
  10. ^ "HOŞ GELDİN JANNE PEKKA" (in Turkish). Çaykur Rizespor. 15 September 2023.
  11. ^ RIZESPOR VS. SIVASSPOR 1 - 1, soccerway
  12. ^ Suomalaispelaaja todisti vierestä, kun seurapomo hakkasi tuomarin – ”Tilanne oli ihan käsittämätön”, Helsingin Sanomat, 13 December 2023
  13. ^ HAKASSA PELAAMINEN OLI JANNE-PEKKA LAINEEN PITKÄAIKAINEN UNELMA – ”PIKKUPOJASTA LÄHTIEN OLEN KÄYNYT HAKAN PELEISSÄ”, Haka, 16 March 2021
  14. ^ "Janne-Pekka Laine löysi taas ilon jalkapalloon Hakassa" (in Finnish). Veikkausliiga. 14 September 2022. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  15. ^ Soccerway
  16. ^ Soccerway
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