Vincent Ulundu (born 25 March 2005) is a Finnish professional football player, who plays as a winger for Veikkausliiga club Ilves, and the Finland under-19 national team.
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| Date of birth | 25 March 2005 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Helsinki, Finland[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||||||||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Ilves | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2010 | HJK[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2018 | KäPa | ||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2023 | Honka | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Honka II | 18 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Honka | 8 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Ilves | 9 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Finland U18 | 8 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Finland U19 | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 June 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 November 2023 | |||||||||||||||||
Career
editUlundu started to play football in the youth sectors of HJK and KäPa.[3][1]
FC Honka
editHe joined the FC Honka organisation in 2018, and was registered to their youth team.
Ulundu made his senior debut with Honka II reserve team in the third-tier Kakkonen in 2022. He debuted with the Honka first team on 21 January 2023, in a Finnish League Cup draw against IFK Mariehamn.[4] Ulundu debuted in the Veikkausliiga on 22 September 2023, in a 3–0 home loss against VPS.[5]
Ilves
editOn 26 November 2023, after Honka was declared for bankruptcy,[6] a fellow Veikkausliiga club Ilves announced the signing of Ulundu on a two-year deal, with an option for a third year.[7][8] He debuted with his new club on 27 January 2024, in a Finnish League Cup match against KuPS, scoring a goal in a 2–0 away win.[9] On 17 May 2024, Ulundu scored his first goal in Veikkausliiga, an opening goal in a 5–0 home win against rival club FC Haka.[10]
International career
editUlundu has represented Finland at under-18 and under-19 youth national team levels.[11]
He was part of the Finland U18 squad winning the friendly tournament Baltic Cup in June 2023,[12] scoring two goals in three games.
In October 2023, he was part of the Finland U19 squad in the 2024 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification tournament, in three games against Romania, Czech Republic and San Marino.[13]
Personal life
editBorn and raised in Finland, Ulundu is of Congolese descent. He lived briefly in England with his family, when aged between seven and eight. Growing up, he also played ice hockey until aged nine, when he chose football over it.[1]
Career statistics
edit- As of 29 June 2024
| Club | Season | Division | League | Cup[a] | League cup[b] | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Honka Akatemia | 2022 | Kakkonen | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2023 | Kakkonen | 14 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 16 | 3 | |||
| Total | 18 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 3 | ||
| Honka | 2023 | Veikkausliiga | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Ilves | 2024 | Veikkausliiga | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1[c] | 0 | 17 | 4 |
| Career total | 35 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 7 | ||
- ^ Includes Finnish Cup
- ^ Includes Finnish League Cup
- ^ Includes UEFA Conference League
Honours
editHonka
- Finnish Cup runner-up: 2023
Ilves
- Veikkausliiga runner-up: 2024[14]
- Baltic Cup: 2023
References
edit- ^ a b c d Viiden sekunnin työmatka, Helsingin Sanomat, Lotta Loikkanen, 22 January 2024
- ^ Baltic Cup, Finnish FA
- ^ Tulospalvelu Palloliitto, V.Ulundu, Finnish FA/Palloliitto
- ^ HONKA VS. MARIEHAMN 0 - 0, int.soccerway.com
- ^ HONKA VS. VPS 0 - 3, int.soccerway.com
- ^ Espoon sokki-ilmoitus mullistaa markkinan – Nämä pelaajat viedään käsistä, Iltalehti, Anssi Karjalainen, 19 November 2023
- ^ TERVETULOA ILVEKSEEN, VINCENT ULUNDU!, ilvesedustus.fi
- ^ Nuori lupaus sopimukseen Ilveksen kanssa - "Selkeä ykkösvalinta", Veikkausliiga, 26 November 2023
- ^ Ilves haki Liigacupin avauspisteet Kuopiosta, Veikkausliiga, 27 January 2024
- ^ "Uskomaton ilta kaikin puolin" - Ilves juhli Tammelan täyden tuvan edessä, veikkausliiga.com, 18 May 2024
- ^ U18-poikien avaus Latviaa vastaan nimetty, Finnish FA/Palloliitto, 18 June 2023
- ^ U18-pojat nimetty kesäkuun Baltic Cupiin, Football Association of Finland, 30 May 2023
- ^ U19-pojat nimetty lokakuun EM-karsintaturnaukseen, Finnish FA/ Palloliitto, 25 September 2023
- ^ Ilveksen päävalmentaja hopeasta: ”Voitettu mitali”, Yle, 19 October 2024
External links
edit- Vincent Ulundu at Soccerway
- Vincent Ulundu at WorldFootball.net