Joonas Vahtera
{{short description|Finnish footballer (born 1996)}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Joonas Vahtera
| image = Joonas Vahtera.jpg
| caption = Vahtera with VPS in 2018.
| fullname = Joonas Eero Vahtera[https://maavoimat.fi/-/urheilukoulun-talvilajien-saapumisera-iv-16-valittu Urheilukoulun kesälajien saapumiserä IV/16 valittu], maavoimat.fi, 12 August 2016
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|1|6|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Vaasa, Finland
| height = 1.76 m
| position = Midfielder, defender
| currentclub = VPS
| clubnumber = 30
| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2014 | youthclubs1 = VPS
| years1 = 2014–2015 | clubs1 = Vasa IFK | caps1 = 38 | goals1 = 8
| years2 = 2016–2018 | clubs2 = VPS | caps2 = 73 | goals2 = 13
| years3 = 2019–2020 | clubs3 = HJK | caps3 = 10 | goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2020 | clubs4 = → RoPS (loan) | caps4 = 13 | goals4 = 2
| years5 = 2021– | clubs5 = VPS | caps5 = 66 | goals5 = 11
| nationalyears1 = 2017 | nationalteam1 = Finland U-21 | nationalcaps1 = 4 | nationalgoals1 = 0
| pcupdate = 23 October 2024
| ntupdate =
}}
Joonas Eero Vahtera (born 6 January 1996) is a Finnish football player who plays for VPS.
Club career
He made his Veikkausliiga debut for VPS on 8 April 2016 in a game against HJK.{{cite web|publisher=Soccerway|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2016/04/08/finland/veikkausliiga/helsingin-jalkapallokubi/vaasan-palloseura/2187928/|title=Game Report by Soccerway|date=8 April 2016}}
Vahtera signed for HJK Helsinki on 21 December 2018.[https://www.hjk.fi/uutiset/Miehet-4337 JOONAS VAHTERA KLUBIIN], hjk.fi, 21 December 2018
On 31 July 2020, Vahtera joined RoPS on loan for the remainder of the 2020 season.{{cite web |title=RoPS:lle kova vahvistus. Joonas Vahtera loppukaudeksi lainaan HJK:sta. |url=https://www.rops.fi/miehet/edustusjoukkue/uutiset/item/8267-rops-lle-kova-vahvistus-joonas-vahtera-loppukaudeksi-lainaan-hjk-sta |website=rops.fi/ |publisher=Rovaniemen Palloseura |accessdate=2 August 2020 |language=Finnish |date=31 July 2020}}
Career statistics
{{updated|27 February 2025}}[https://tulospalvelu.palloliitto.fi/person/101432/player/seasons Joonas Vahtera stats], Finnish FA
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup{{efn|Includes Suomen 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=3|Vasa IFK
|2014 |23 | 5 | colspan=2|– | colspan=2|– | colspan=2|– | 23 | 5 | ||||
| 2015
|15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | colspan=2|– | colspan=2|– | 16 | 3 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!38 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 8 | |
| rowspan=4|VPS
|2016 |28 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | colspan=2|– | 33 | 5 | ||
| 2017
|Veikkausliiga |28 | 6 | 6 | 5 | colspan=2|– | 4{{efn|Appearances in UEFA Europa League|name=uel}} | 1 | 38 | 12 | ||
| 2018
|Veikkausliiga |17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | colspan=2|– | colspan=2|– | 18 | 3 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!73 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 89 | 20 | |
| VPS Akatemia
|2018 |1 | 0 | colspan=2|– | colspan=2|– | colspan=2|– | 1 | 0 | ||||
| rowspan=3|HJK
|2019 |Veikkausliiga |7 | 0 | 5 | 1 | colspan=2|– | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | ||
| 2020
|Veikkausliiga |3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | colspan=2|– | colspan=2|– | 6 | 0 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!10 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | |
| Klubi 04
|2020 |Kakkonen |1 | 0 | colspan=2|– | colspan=2|– | colspan=2|– | 1 | 0 | ||||
| RoPS (loan)
|2020 |Veikkausliiga |13 | 2 | colspan=2|– | colspan=2|– | colspan=2|– | 13 | 2 | ||||
| rowspan=6|VPS
|2021 |Ykkönen |19 | 3 | 3 | 1 | colspan=2|– | colspan=2|– | 22 | 4 | |||
| 2022
|Veikkausliiga |23 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan=2|– | 25 | 6 | ||
| 2023
|Veikkausliiga |2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|– | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2024
|Veikkausliiga |22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2{{efn|Appearances in UEFA Conference League|name=uecl}} | 0 | 25 | 2 | |
| 2025
|Veikkausliiga |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | colspan=2|– | 3 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!66 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 78 | 12 | |
| VPS Akatemia
|2021 |Kolmonen |2 | 1 | colspan=2|– | colspan=2|– | colspan=2|– | 2 | 1 | ||||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!204 | 35 | 23 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 241 | 44 |
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References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Soccerway| joonas-vahtera/252662 }}
{{Vaasan Palloseura squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Vahtera, Joonas}}
Category:Footballers from Vaasa
Category:Finnish men's footballers
Category:21st-century Finnish sportsmen
Category:Finland men's under-21 international footballers
Category:Vaasan Palloseura players
Category:Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi players
Category:Veikkausliiga players