Jesper Engström

Jesper Engström
Engström with VPS in 2015
Personal information
Date of birth (1992-04-24) 24 April 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Vörå, Finland[1]
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Position(s) Left back[1]
Team information
Current team
VPS
Number 4
Youth career
Hellnäs BK[2]
Norrvalla FF
2007–2008 Vasa IFK
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009 Norrvalla FF 24 (3)
2010 Vasa IFK 25 (7)
2011–2019 VPS 204 (3)
2016YPA (loan) 2 (0)
2020–2021 Inter Turku 38 (3)
2022– VPS 64 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 October 2023

Jesper Engström (born 24 April 1992) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a defender and captains the Veikkausliiga club Vaasan Palloseura (VPS).[3][4]

Career

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On 13 November 2019 Inter Turku confirmed that Engström would join the club for the 2020 season, signing a deal until the end of the year with an option for one further year.[5]

In November 2021, it was announced that he would return to VPS for the 2022 season.[6]

Personal life

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Engström was diagnosed with lymphoma in January 2013.[7] He eventually survived the cancer with cytostatic treatment.[8]

Career statistics

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As of 23 October 2024.[9]
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
Norrvalla FF 2009 Kakkonen 24 3 24 3
VIFK 2010 Kakkonen 25 7 25 7
VPS 2011 Veikkausliiga 27 0 0 0 2 0 29 0
2012 Veikkausliiga 24 1 2 0 7 0 33 1
2013 Veikkausliiga 23 0 2 0 3 0 28 0
2014 Veikkausliiga 31 0 1 0 7 1 2[c] 0 41 1
2015 Veikkausliiga 29 0 1 0 0 0 2[c] 0 32 0
2016 Veikkausliiga 16 0 2 0 4 0 22 0
2017 Veikkausliiga 29 2 5 0 4[c] 0 38 0
2018 Veikkausliiga 16 0 6 0 22 0
2019 Veikkausliiga 9 0 1 0 10 0
Total 204 3 20 0 23 1 8 0 255 4
VPS Akatemia 2019 Kakkonen 2 0 2 0
FC YPA (loan) 2016 Kakkonen 2 0 2 0
Inter Turku 2020 Veikkausliiga 15 1 8 0 1[c] 0 24 1
2021 Veikkausliiga 23 2 3 0 1[d] 0 27 2
Total 38 3 11 0 0 0 2 0 51 3
VPS 2022 Veikkausliiga 22 2 2 0 3 0 27 0
2023 Veikkausliiga 22 0 2 0 4 0 28 0
2024 Veikkausliiga 20 1 1 0 5 0 2[d] 0 28 1
Total 64 3 5 0 12 0 2 0 83 3
Career total 259 19 36 0 35 1 12 0 342 20
  1. ^ Includes Suomen Cup
  2. ^ Includes Finnish League Cup
  3. ^ a b c d Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Conference League

References

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  1. ^ a b c Jesper Engström at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ Jesper Engström till VPS, svenska.yle.fi, 12 November 2010
  3. ^ Jesper Engström at Soccerway. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
  4. ^ VPS valitsi kapteenistonsa kaudelle 2024, veikkausliiga.com, 28 March 2024
  5. ^ JESPER ENGSTRÖM SIIRTYY FC INTERIIN, fcinter.fi, 13 November 2019
  6. ^ "RECAP VIIME VIIKOSTA" (in Finnish). VPS. 17 November 2021. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  7. ^ Nuorella VPS-pelaajalla todettiin syöpä, Ilta-Sanomat, 21 March 2013
  8. ^ Lääkäri löysi Jesper Engströmin kainalosta patin – siitä alkoi koettelemus, joka muutti urheilijan elämän, Ilta-Sanomat, 15 October 2022
  9. ^ Jesper Engström stats, Finnish FA
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