Janne-Pekka Laine
Personal information
Full name Janne-Pekka Samuli Laine
Date of birth (2001-01-25) 25 January 2001
Place of birth Tampere, Finland
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Central midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Çaykur Rizespor
Number 17
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)
International career‡
2019 Finland U18 6 (0)
2019 Finland U19 2 (0)
Medal record
Ilves
First placeFinnish Cup2019
*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 Turkish Süper Lig club Çaykur Rizespor.

Club career

Ilves

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

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

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

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

Personal life

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

As of 7 December 2023[15]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[lower-alpha 1] Other Europe Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Ilves 2018 Veikkausliiga 1000——10
2019 1031——41
2020 8050——130
Total 100810000181
Haka 2021 Veikkausliiga 23130——261
2022 252415[lower-alpha 2]1—344
2023 192105[lower-alpha 2]01[lower-alpha 3]0262
Total 6758110110867
Çaykur Rizespor 2023–24 Süper Lig 4010——50
Career total 815172101101098

Honours

Ilves

References

  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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