Joel Perovuo
{{short description|Finnish footballer (born 1985)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2025}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Joel Perovuo
| fullname = Joel Iljits Perovuo
| image = Joel Perovuo.jpg
| image_size = 200
| caption = Perovuo with Honka in 2018
| height = {{height|m=1.87}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1985|8|11}}
| birth_place = Helsinki, Finland
| position = Midfielder
| currentclub = Honka (assistant coach)
| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2004
| youthclubs1 = EPS
| years1 = 2004–2009
| years2 = 2010–2011
| years3 = 2011–2013
| years4 = 2014
| years5 = 2014
| years6 = 2014
| years7 = 2015–2019
| years8 = 2020
| clubs1 = Honka
| clubs2 = Djurgården
| clubs3 = HJK
| clubs4 = Jagiellonia Białystok
| clubs5 = Jagiellonia Białystok II
| clubs6 = HJK
| clubs7 = Honka
| clubs8 = Gnistan
| caps1 = 100
| caps2 = 33
| caps3 = 58
| caps4 = 4
| caps5 = 7
| caps6 = 10
| caps7 = 117
| caps8 = 15
| goals1 = 10
| goals2 = 1
| goals3 = 4
| goals4 = 0
| goals5 = 0
| goals6 = 0
| goals7 = 12
| goals8 = 1
| totalcaps = 344 | totalgoals = 27
| nationalyears1 = 2010
| nationalteam1 = Finland
| nationalcaps1 = 2
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| manageryears1 = 2025–
| managerclubs1 = Honka (assistant)
| pcupdate =
| ntupdate =
}}
Joel Iljits Perovuo (born 11 August 1985) is a Finnish football coach and a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He is currently an assistant coach of Honka. Besides Finland, he also played in Sweden and Poland.[https://www.palloliitto.fi/jalkapallouutiset/ykkosen-tahdet-tutuiksi-joel-perovuo Ykkösen tähdet tutuiksi: Joel Perovuo] palloliitto.fi
Career
File:SamlarkungenJo.JPG in 2011]]
Perovuo began his career with Espoon PS in the youth side, before moving to FC Honka. He gradually became an important player in the Honka team. In December 2009, Djurgården announced that Perovuo had signed with the Swedish team.{{cite web|url=http://www.dif.se/sidor/nyheter/nyheter.asp?action=view&id=10256&typ=1|title=Joel Perovuo klar för DIF|date=30 December 2009|accessdate=30 December 2009|publisher=dif.se|language=Swedish|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100105175716/http://www.dif.se/sidor/nyheter/nyheter.asp?action=view&id=10256&typ=1|archivedate=5 January 2010}}
On 12 August 2011 it was announced that Perovuo had signed for the reigning Finnish champions, HJK, for {{frac|2|1|2}} years. He made his debut for HJK on 18 August as he came on as a substitute in a 2–0 home victory over Schalke in the Europa League playoff-round.
In 2015, Perovuo returned to FC Honka after the team was relegated to Kakkonen due to financial problems.
International career
On 11 October 2009, Perovuo was called up by the Finland national team. He made his first appearance for Finland at senior level in a 0–2 friendly loss against South Korea on 18 January 2010. He was in the starting line-up, but was replaced by Paulus Arajuuri in the 84th minute.{{cite web|url=http://www.palloliitto.fi/viestinta/?num%3D157901 |title=Suomen Palloliitto – Artikkeliarkisto |accessdate=12 May 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120415185054/http://www.palloliitto.fi/viestinta/?num=157901 |archivedate=15 April 2012 |language=fi}}
Career statistics
{{updated|1 September 2024.}}[https://tulospalvelu.palloliitto.fi/person/87480/player/seasons Joel Perovuo stats], Finnish FA[https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/35599/Joel_Perovuo.html Joel Perovuo], National-Football-Teams
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|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup{{efn|Includes Suomen Cup, Svenska Cupen and Polish Cup}} !colspan="2"|League cup{{efn|Includes Finnish League Cup}} !colspan="2"|Europe !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan=7|Honka
|2004 |6 | 1 | colspan=2|– | colspan=2|– | colspan=2|– | 6 | 1 | ||||
| 2005
|Ykkönen |13 | 0 | colspan=2|– | colspan=2|– | colspan=2|– | 13 | 0 | ||||
| 2006
|21 | 0 | colspan=2|– | colspan=2|– | colspan=2|– | 21 | 0 | ||||
| 2007
|Veikkausliiga |15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | colspan=2|– | 4{{efn|Appearances in UEFA Intertoto Cup|name=ui}} | 0 | 20 | 3 | ||
| 2008
|Veikkausliiga |20 | 2 | 3 | 0 | colspan=2|– | 6{{efn|Appearances in UEFA Cup|name=uc}} | 0 | 29 | 2 | ||
| 2009
|Veikkausliiga |25 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 4{{efn|Appearances in UEFA Europa League|name=uel}} | 1 | 37 | 7 | |
| colspan=2|Total
!100 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 126 | 13 | |
| rowspan=3|Djurgården
|2010 |23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | colspan=2|– | colspan=2|– | 24 | 1 | |||
| 2011
|Allsvenskan |10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan=2|– | colspan=2|– | 11 | 0 | |||
| colspan=2|Total
!33 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 1 | |
| rowspan=4|HJK Helsinki
|2011 |Veikkausliiga |11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2{{efn|name=uel}} | 0 | 14 | 1 | |
| 2012
|Veikkausliiga |25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 6{{efn|Appearances in UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League|name=ucel}} | 1 | 40 | 3 | |
| 2013
|Veikkausliiga |21 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2{{efn|Appearances in UEFA Champions League|name=ucl}} | 0 | 29 | 3 | |
| colspan=2|Total
!57 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 83 | 7 | |
| Jagiellonia Białystok
|4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan=2|– | colspan=2|– | 6 | 0 | |||
| Jagiellonia Białystok II
|2013–14 |7 | 0 | colspan=2|– | colspan=2|– | colspan=2|– | 7 | 0 | ||||
| HJK Helsinki
|2014 |Veikkausliiga |10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5{{efn|name=uel}} | 0 | 17 | 0 | |
| rowspan=6|Honka
|2015 |24 | 6 | 1 | 0 | colspan=2|– | colspan=2|– | 25 | 6 | |||
| 2016
|Kakkonen |21 | 0 | 4 | 1 | colspan=2|– | colspan=2|– | 25 | 1 | |||
| 2017
|Ykkönen |28 | 6 | 5 | 0 | colspan=2|– | colspan=2|– | 33 | 6 | |||
| 2018
|Veikkausliiga |23 | 0 | 5 | 0 | colspan=2|– | colspan=2|– | 28 | 0 | |||
| 2019
|Veikkausliiga |23 | 0 | 5 | 0 | colspan=2|– | colspan=2|– | 28 | 0 | |||
| colspan=2|Total
!119 | 12 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 139 | 13 | |
| Gnistan
|2020 |Ykkönen |15 | 1 | 5 | 0 | colspan=2|– | colspan=2|– | 20 | 1 | |||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!345 | 28 | 41 | 3 | 18 | 2 | 29 | 2 | 433 | 35 |
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References
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External links
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- [https://web.archive.org/web/20090717083529/http://www.veikkausliiga.com/Player.aspx?id=13000884 Veikkausliiga Profile]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20120919020720/http://guardian.touch-line.com/StatsCentre.asp?Lang=0&CTID=55&CPID=72&pStr=Player&PLID=179958&TEID=6305 Stats at Guardian Football]
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Category:Footballers from Helsinki
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Finnish men's footballers
Category:21st-century Finnish sportsmen
Category:Finland men's international footballers
Category:Veikkausliiga players
Category:Djurgårdens IF Fotboll players
Category:Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi players
Category:Jagiellonia Białystok players
Category:Finnish expatriate men's footballers
Category:Finnish expatriate sportspeople in Sweden
Category:Finnish expatriate sportspeople in Poland
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Poland
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