Tommi Vesala (born 12 January 1986) is a Finnish football player currently playing for Finnish Veikkausliiga side HIFK. Vesala began his career as a junior in FC Kasiysi.[2] During his senior career he played at Finnish second and third tiers, Ykkönen and Kakkonen, in FC Espoo, FC Hämeenlinna and FC Viikingit before joining Veikkausliiga side Myllykosken Pallo for the season 2011.[3] He made his league debut on 12 May 2011.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 12 January 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Vihti, Finland[1] | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | HIFK | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2006 | FC Espoo | 51 | (4) |
| 2006–2007 | FC Hämeenlinna | 40 | (0) |
| 2008–2010 | FC Viikingit | 49 | (1) |
| 2011–2014 | MYPA | 99 | (4) |
| 2015–2018 | HIFK | 72 | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 November 2021 | |||
After successful season in 2014, HIFK introduced Vesala as their new player with a contract length of one year.[4]
Playing style
editVesala is described as being very versatile player with capability to play in many different roles, for example as a winger or a midfielder. First of all he's being praised of his work rate and being a player who pushes himself to the limits for the good of the whole team.[5]
Personal life
editIn addition to his professional football career, Vesala is also a dentist. He's also a musician in a band called And the Band, which is formed by other members Tero Karhu and Eetu Kaipio.[6] Vesala lives in Kallio, a central district of Helsinki.
References
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- (in Finnish) Profile at veikkausliiga.com
- ^ Veikkausliiga - Hall Of Fame Archived 2012-05-26 at archive.today
- ^ "Tommi Vesala | FC Viikingit". Archived from the original on 2009-03-05. Retrieved 2015-06-29.
- ^ http://www.mypa.fi/sivut/index.php?page_n=yksiuutinen&id=628[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Tommi Vesala HIFK:n riveihin yksivuotisella sopimuksella". 18 November 2014.
- ^ "Tommi Vesala HIFK:n riveihin yksivuotisella sopimuksella". 18 November 2014.
- ^ "HIFK:n Tommi Vesala vieraanamme". 13 February 2015.
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