Joona Eemil Petteri Veteli (born 21 April 1995) is a Finnish football player who plays for Finnish Veikkausliiga side HJK. Veteli plays in the position of centre midfielder but can also operate as an attacking midfielder, defensive midfielder, right-back and winger.Joona Veteli tarttui PS Kemin haaviin, Yle, 18 December 2015
Club career On 9 November 2021, he joined KuPS on a two-year contract.Edustusjoukkueen rakennus etenee, on aika kiittää pois lähteviä pelaajia, KuPS Veteli was named the Veikkausliiga Player of the Month in May 2023.Joona Veteli Veikkausliigan kuukauden pelaaja, Yle, 7 June 2023KuPS-peluri veteli maaleja "väärässä" paikassa – "Tyttöystävänikin olisi toivonut", MTV Oy, 1 July 2023 His time with KuPS was plagued by injuries.
On 6 November 2023, Veteli returned to Ilves, signing a two-year deal with the club, starting in 2024.TERVETULOA TAKAISIN ILVEKSEEN, JOONA VETELI!, ilvesedustus.fi On 8 May 2025, his deal was extended until the end of 2027.JOONA VETELILLE KAHDEN VUODEN JATKOSOPIMUS ILVEKSEEN, ilvesfootball.com, 8 May 2025
On 25 August 2026, he joined HJK Helsinki for an undisclosed fee.Tervetuloa Klubiin, Joona Veteli!, hjk.fi, 25 August 2026
Career statistics Joona Veteli stats, Finnish FAJoona Veteli stats, Norwegian FA + Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCupLeague cupEuropeTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsPS Kemi (loan)2011Ykkönen20–––20TP-472012Kakkonen111–––1112013Kakkonen26020––2802014Kakkonen244–––244Total615200000635Jaro2015Veikkausliiga2701042–322JBK2015Kakkonen10–––10PS Kemi2016Veikkausliiga2802051–351Fredrikstad20171. divisjon25310––26320182. divisjon22810––23820192. divisjon22520––245Total69164000007316Fredrikstad 220174. divisjon10–––1020184. divisjon10–––10Total2000000020Ilves2020Veikkausliiga11331–111552021Veikkausliiga27230––302Total385610011457KuPS2022Veikkausliiga1522000001722023Veikkausliiga145306100236Total297506100408Ilves2024Veikkausliiga2531000403032025Veikkausliiga7200200092Total325102040395Career total289382111645133144
Honours KuPS Veikkausliiga runner-up: 2022, 2023 Finnish Cup: 2022
Ilves Veikkausliiga runner-up: 2024Ilveksen päävalmentaja hopeasta: ”Voitettu mitali”, Yle, 19 October 2024
Individual Veikkausliiga Team of the Year: 2024Koplajoukkue 2024 nimetty - jalkapallotoimittajien valinnat vuoden parhaiksi palkitaan lauantaina, veikkausliiga.com, 19 October 2024 Veikkausliiga Player of the Month: May 2023Joona Veteli Veikkausliigan kuukauden pelaaja, JPY, 7 June 2023
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