Tomi Petrescu (born 24 June 1986), is a Finnish professional football winger and attacking midfielder who plays for Finnish club Jyväskylä Blackbird and has represented Finland national under-21 football team. Petrescu was born in Jyväskylä, Finland where he played for the local JJK youth team before moving to Leicester City F.C.
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| Date of birth | 24 June 1986 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Jyväskylä, Finland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Winger / Attacking midfielder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Jyväskylä Blackbird | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1995–2001 | JJK | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2001–2004 | Leicester City | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2003–2005 | Leicester City | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005–2006 | Inter Turku | 44 | (10) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2010 | Tampere United | 76 | (15) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009 | → Ascoli | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011 | Panthrakikos | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2012 | FC Honka | 32 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013 | FC Haka | 15 | (6) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013 | Politehnica Iași | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2016 | Ilves | 52 | (9) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2018 | JJK | 40 | (7) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019– | Jyväskylä Blackbird | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2001–2003 | Finland U-17 | 25 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004–2008 | Finland U-21 | 7 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 November 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 March 2014 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club career
editEarly career
editPetrescu's career began in the junior organisation of JJK Jyväskylä. In 2001, he moved to Leicester's youth academy. In Leicester he represented the academy team and the reserves. He made one appearance in the first team on 4 May 2003 in a match against Wolverhampton Wanderers. When he failed to make a break through he terminated his contract in the end of 2004.
Inter Turku
editFor season 2005 Petrescu joined Veikkausliiga team Inter Turku.[1] where he quickly established his place in the midfield and scored seven goals during the season. During season 2006 he gained 20 caps and scored three goals.
Tampere United
editIn December 2006 Petrescu signed a two-year contract with Tampere United. He stated that his main reason to join Tampere United was coach Ari Hjelm. Season 2007 was a true break through for Petrescu to the elite of Veikkausliiga. He was one of the key players that led the team two a second consecutive championship. During the second qualifying round of the 2007/2008 Champions League edition, Petrescu scored a goal to help Tampere secure a prestigious 1:0 win against Bulgarian champions Levski Sofia in their home game. Tampere repeated the feat in the away game and became the first Finnish side to eliminate a Bulgarian club from the high-profile competition. However, the Finns were unable to qualify for the group stages of the Champions League, as they were eliminated by Norwegian side Rosenborg BK in the third qualifying round.
In 2007, he was selected as the best footballer of Pirkanmaa.
He was loaned to Italian Ascoli for the spring of 2009.[2] In Ascoli he made his first appearance on 7 March in a match against Grosseto.[3]
Panthrakikos
editIn January 2011 Petrescu joined Greek side Panthrakikos on a 1,5 years contract.[4] He made just one appearance in the first team.
Honka
editPetrescu represented seasons 2011-12 FC Honka in the Veikkausliiga. He gained 32 caps and scored two goals.
Haka
editPetrescu transferred to FC Haka for the season 2013. During the fall of 2013 he made a short spell in Romanian first division side CSM Studențesc Iași.
Ilves
editAfter season 2013 he moved on to Ilves on a three-year contract.[5]
JJK
editOn 23 June 2016, he returned to JJK on a three-year contract.[6]
International career
editPetrescu became well known after playing in the 2003 FIFA U-17 World Championship, which were held in Finland where he scored two of three goals of Finland. He scored a goal in the opening game against China in the tournament. He was nominated as candidate by head coach Markku Kanerva for the Finland U-21 team for the 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Championship finals but he suffered an injury one month prior to the tournament and was forced to withdraw.[7]
Personal life
editPetrescu's father is Romanian and he has got an older brother, Ștefan Petrescu, who also plays football.
Honours
editClub
edit- Tampere United
- Honka
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of 2 April 2015[8]
| Club | Season | Division | League | Domestic Cups | Europe | Total | ||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Inter Turku | ||||||||||
| 2005 | Veikkausliiga | 24 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 7 | |
| 2006 | Veikkausliiga | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 3 | |
| Inter Turku Total | 44 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 10 | ||
| Tampere United | ||||||||||
| 2007 | Veikkausliiga | 24 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 30 | 8 | |
| 2008 | Veikkausliiga | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 4 | |
| Ascoli | ||||||||||
| 2008–09 | Serie B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Ascoli Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Tampere United | ||||||||||
| 2009 | Veikkausliiga | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | |
| 2010 | Veikkausliiga | 20 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 2 | |
| Tampere United Total | 76 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 89 | 17 | ||
| Panthrakikos | ||||||||||
| 2010–11 | Football League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Panthrakikos Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Honka | ||||||||||
| 2011 | Veikkausliiga | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 7 | |
| 2012 | Veikkausliiga | 21 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | |
| Honka Total | 32 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 2 | ||
| Haka | ||||||||||
| 2012 | Ykkönen | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | |
| Haka Total | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | ||
| Politehnica Iași | ||||||||||
| 2013–14 | Liga II | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| CSM Iași Total | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Ilves | ||||||||||
| 2014 | Ykkönen | 21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 4 | |
| 2015 | Veikkausliiga | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Ilves Total | 21 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 6 | ||
| Career Total | 191 | 33 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 213 | 38 | ||
References
edit- ^ "Tomi Petrescu ja viisi kysymysmerkkiä - Urheilu - Keskisuomalainen". Archived from the original on 25 September 2010. Retrieved 5 February 2009.
- ^ "Petrescu menossa Ascoliin". Veikkausliiga.fi (in Finnish). 11 January 2009. Archived from the original on 20 December 2013. Retrieved 19 January 2009.
- ^ "Tomi Petresculle ensiminuutit Italiassa". Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). 7 March 2009. Archived from the original on 25 May 2012. Retrieved 8 March 2009.
- ^ "UL: Petrescu siirtyy Tampere Unitedista Kreikkaan". MTV3 (in Finnish). 12 January 2011. Retrieved 23 January 2011.
- ^ "Ennenaikainen joululahja Ilvekseltä | Ilves Jalkapallon edustusjoukkue". Archived from the original on 22 December 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
- ^ "Tomi Petrescu palaa JJK:n paitaan" (in Finnish). YLE. 23 June 2016. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
- ^ "Kanervan ehdokaslistalla 23 liigapelaajaa" (in Finnish). Veikkausliiga. 15 May 2009. Archived from the original on 28 January 2015. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
- ^ "Finland - T. Petrescu - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway".
External links
edit- Tomi Petrescu at CSM Studențesc Iași (in Romanian)
- Tomi Petrescu – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Tomi Petrescu at Soccerway
- Veikkausliigan stats