Jere Juhani Uronen (born 13 July 1994) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a full-back for Super League Greece club Atromitos and the Finland national team. He began his senior club career playing for TPS, before signing with Helsingborgs IF at age 17 in 2012.
Uronen made his international debut for Finland in May 2012, at the age of 17 and has since had over 70 caps, including appearing in 2014 and 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifications. He was a regular member of the national team in UEFA Euro 2020 qualification matches and helped Finland secure its first ever place in European Football Championship tournament's group stage.
Club career
TPS Born in Turku, Finland, Uronen was raised in the youth ranks of Turun Palloseura (TPS). He made his first team debut in top-tier Veikkausliiga on 12 June 2011, at the age of 16, in a match against FC Haka. On 31 July, he scored his first goal for TPS, in an eventual 4–2 home defeat against FC Honka. He made in total of 18 appearances – one goal – during his debut season.
Helsingborg
In the early days of 2012 it was announced that Uronen had signed a contract with Helsingborg in the Allsvenskan, for a transfer fee of €700,000. He played his first game for Helsingborg in a friendly match against Dinamo Zagreb on 1 February, playing the full 90 minutes. He made his league debut on 2 April, coming on as a substitute, in a 1–0 away defeat against Norrköping. Uronen won the Svenska Supercupen with Helsingborg in 2012.
Genk
In January 2016, Uronen signed a contract with Belgian club KRC Genk for an undisclosed fee. He made his Belgian First Division A debut on 13 March 2016 in a match against Oostende. Uronen won the Belgian championship title with Genk in the 2018–19 season. They also won the Belgian Cup in 2021, and the Belgian Super Cup in 2019. Uronen represented Genk in the UEFA Champions League group stage in the 2019–20 season, and participated twice in the UEFA Europa League.
Brest On 20 July 2021, it was announced that Uronen would join Ligue 1 club Brest, for a €1 million transfer fee. He made his debut on 7 August 2021 playing full 90 minutes in a match against Lyon. He suffered from injuries during his time with Brest.
Schalke 04 (loan) On 7 January 2023, Uronen joined German Bundesliga side Schalke 04 on a loan until the end of the season, with an option to make the deal permanent. In the process, he became the second Finnish player in the history of the club, after Teemu Pukki.
Charlotte FC On 2 August 2023, Uronen joined Major League Soccer (MLS) side Charlotte FC on a contract until the end of their 2025 season, for a €600,000 transfer fee.
AIK On 8 January 2025, Uronen signed with Allsvenskan club AIK for a two-year deal with a one-year option, for an undisclosed fee, making his return to Sweden since playing for Helsingborg between 2012 and 2016.Jere Uronen klar för AIK Fotboll, aikfotboll.se, 8 January 2025 In the media, the transfer fee was estimated to be less than $1 million.Finnish Defender Jere Uronen set to leave Charlotte FC, soccersheet.com, 5 January 2025
Atromitos On 26 July 2025, Uronen joined Super League Greece club Atromitos on a two-year deal.Jere Urosen lähtö sai sinettinsä – näin Huuhkajien luottomies kommentoi, sportti.com, 27 July 2025
International career Finland youth teams Uronen was chosen to represent Finland U21 in a qualifying match against Slovenia on 8 August 2011, only at the age of 17.
Finland first team On 26 May 2012, Uronen made his debut for the Finland senior national team, playing full minutes in a 3−2 victory over Turkey and so he became the third youngest player in the history of the national team. Uronen made his FIFA World Cup qualification match debut on 12 October 2012 when Mixu Paatelainen chose him to the starting eleven for a match against Georgia. He made his first international goal in a friendly match against Belarus on Tampere Stadium on 9 June 2018.
Uronen was called up for the UEFA Euro 2020 pre-tournament friendly match against Sweden on 29 May 2021. Uronen played in all three international games at the UEFA Euro 2020 tournament. Finland was placed 3rd in Group B following a 2–0 defeat to Belgium on 21 June 2021. They were subsequently knocked out of the tournament.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCupEuropeOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsTPS2010Veikkausliiga000000—002011Veikkausliiga181001030221Total181001030221ÅIFK (loan)2010Kakkonen130———1302011Kakkonen61———61Total191———191Helsingborg2012Allsvenskan17210100—2822013Allsvenskan4030——702014Allsvenskan24051——2912015Allsvenskan26300——263Total71591100—906Genk2015–16Belgian First Division A12100——1212016–17Belgian First Division A20020131814322017–18Belgian First Division A23020—112612018–19Belgian First Division A31110110—4312019–20Belgian First Division A1700030102102020–21Belgian First Division A22010——2302021–22Belgian First Division A0000001111Total1252602711131696Brest2021–22Ligue 115020——1702022–23Ligue 16000——60Total21020——230Schalke 04 (loan)2022–23Bundesliga110———110Charlotte FC2023MLS90——101002024MLS26000—20280Total350000030380AIK2025Allsvenskan800000–80Atromitos2025–26Super League Greece0000––00Career total300917138116337114
International
National teamYearCompetitiveFriendlyTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsFinland20121Appearance in the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification.03040201300101020142Appearances in the UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying.02040201560107020161Appearance in the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification.0405020173Appearances in the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification0205020185Appearances in the 2018–19 UEFA Nations League0318120196Appearances in the UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying0006020206Appearances in the 2020–21 UEFA Nations League.0107020217Four appearances in the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification, three appearances in UEFA Euro 2020.0209020223Appearances in the 2022–23 UEFA Nations League.0205020236Appearances in the UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying.0006020243000302025100010Total500211711 Notes
Scores and results list Finland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Uronen goal.
+ List of international goals scored by Jere UronenNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1 9 June 2018 Tampere Stadium, Tampere, Finland 1–0 2–0 Friendly
Honours Helsingborgs IF Svenska Supercupen: 2012
Genk Belgian First Division A: 2018–19 Belgian Cup: 2020–21 Belgian Super Cup: 2019
Individual Veikkausliiga September All Star Team: 2011
References
External links Profile at fc.tps.fi Profile at veikkausliiga.com Veikkausliiga Hall of Fame
External links
Stade Brestois official profile Jere Uronen – SPL competition record