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Väinö Vehkonen

Väinö Vehkonen

Finnish footballer (born 2001)

Väinö Vehkonen (born 23 July 2001) is a Finnish professional football defender for Veikkausliiga club Ekenäs IF.

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Career

Vehkonen started to play football in a youth sector of JJK Jyväskylä. He started his senior career in 2018 when JJK played in the second-tier Ykkönen, additionally making five appearances with JJK II in the fourth-tier Kolmonen, scoring once.[1] In January 2019, he transferred to HJK Helsinki organisation, and spent three seasons with the club's reserve team Klubi 04 in Kakkonen and Ykkönen.[2]

Vehkonen represented Mikkelin Palloilijat (MP) in second-tier Ykkönen for two seasons, in 2022–2023.[3]

In December 2023, Vehkonen signed with newly promoted Veikkausliiga club Ekenäs IF (EIF) for the 2024 season.[4][5][6][7] He scored his first goal for EIF on 11 February 2024, in a Finnish League Cup loss against Inter Turku.[8] Vehkonen scored his first goal in Veikkausliiga on 2 June 2024, in a 2–1 home loss against Vaasan Palloseura (VPS).[9]

Honours

Klubi 04

Individual

References

  1. [1]
    Tulospalvelu Palloliitto, V.Vehkonen, Finnish FA/ Palloliitto
  2. [2]
    VÄINÖ VEHKOSEN UUSI OSOITE ON HJK!, jjk.fi, 7 January 2019
  3. [3]
    Puolustaja Väinö Vehkonen on saanut MP:n riveissä varmuutta pelaamiseen –  "Tuntuu, että pelaan nykyään fiksummin", lansi-savo.fi, Hanna Knaappila, 12 January 2023
  4. [4]
    EIF värvar den lovande försvararen Väinö Vehkonen, Svenska Yle, Veronica Westerlund, 4 December 2023
  5. [5]
    Mittbacken Väinö Vehkonen förstärker EIF, Västra Nyland, Jesper Sundström, 4 December 2023
  6. [6]
    MITTBACK FRÅN MP I ST:MICHEL – VEHKONEN, EIF, 4 December 2023
  7. [7]
    EIF vahvistaa puolustustaan – Väinö Vehkonen siirtyy MP:sta, Veikkausliiga, 4 December 2023
  8. [8]
    EIF VS. INTER TURKU 1 - 3, int.soccerway.com
  9. [9]
    Pikkuseura piinasi sarjakakkosta – Sitten alkoi käsittämätön tapahtumasarja, Iltalehti, 2 June 2024
  10. [10]
    EDUSTUS: Väinö Vehkonen Ykkösen toukokuun pelaaja, mikkelinpalloilijat.fi
  11. [11]
    Väinö Vehkonen on Ykkösen toukokuun pelaaja, Finnish FA/ Palloliitto, 3 June 2023
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