Ilja Venäläinen

{{short description|Finnish footballer (born 1980)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2021}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Ilja Venäläinen

| image = Ilja Venalainen KuPS vs Sakari Mattila Klubi-04.jpg

| image_size = 250

| caption = Sakari Mattila (left) trailing Ilja Venäläinen of KuPS

| fullname =

| height = {{height|m=1.88|precision=0}}

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1980|9|27}}

| birth_place = Kuopio, Finland

| position = Striker

| currentclub =

| clubnumber =

| youthyears1 = –1997

| youthclubs1 = KuPS

| years1 = 1998–2003

| years2 = 2004

| years3 = 2005–2006

| years4 = 2008–2013

| clubs1 = KuPS

| clubs2 = FF Jaro

| clubs3 = KooTeePee

| clubs4 = KuPS

| caps1 = 141

| caps2 = 21

| caps3 = 49

| caps4 = 97

| goals1 = 42

| goals2 = 5

| goals3 = 13

| goals4 = 29

| nationalyears1 = 2000–2001

| nationalyears2 = 2011

| nationalteam1 = Finland U-21

| nationalteam2 = Finland

| nationalcaps1 = 12

| nationalcaps2 = 1

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalgoals2 = 0

| pcupdate = 16 October 2010

| ntupdate = 10 February 2011

}}

Ilja Venäläinen (born 27 September 1980) is a retired Finnish football player. He played for FF Jaro and FC KooTeePee and most recently for Kuopion Palloseura (KuPS), in the Finnish Premier League.