Vesa Johannes Laaksonen (born 15 December 1990) is a Finnish former professional footballer who last played for his hometown club KTP. He has also represented the Finland national football team.[1]

Johannes Laaksonen
Laaksonen with SJK in 2018.
Personal information
Full name Vesa Johannes Laaksonen
Date of birth (1990-12-13) 13 December 1990 (age 33)
Place of birth Kotka, Finland
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 12 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
2001–2004 KTP
2005–2009 KooTeePee
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2012 KooTeePee 86 (9)
2013–2019 SJK 165 (15)
2019–2020 Sandnes Ulf 14 (0)
2020 IFK Mariehamn 9 (0)
2021–2024 KTP 68 (8)
International career
2015–2016 Finland 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 October 2024

Laaksonen announced his retirement after the 2024 season.[2]

Career statistics

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As of 26 October 2024.[3][4]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[a] League cup[b] Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
KooTeePee 2009 Ykkönen 16 1 16 1
2010 Ykkönen 21 0 21 0
2011 Ykkönen 22 5 22 5
2012 Ykkönen 27 3 4 1 31 4
Total 86 9 4 1 0 0 0 0 90 10
SJK 2013 Ykkönen 25 1 1 0 26 1
2014 Veikkausliiga 31 5 2 0 6 1 39 6
2015 Veikkausliiga 32 2 1 0 3 0 2[c] 0 38 2
2016 Veikkausliiga 24 0 3 0 3 0 2[d] 0 32 0
2017 Veikkausliiga 25 1 8 2 2[c] 0 35 3
2018 Veikkausliiga 28 6 1 0 29 6
Total 165 15 16 2 12 1 6 0 199 18
Sandnes Ulf 2019 1. divisjon 14 0 2 0 16 0
Sandnes Ulf 2 2019 4. divisjon 5 2 5 2
IFK Mariehamn 2020 Veikkausliiga 9 0 9 0
KTP 2021 Veikkausliiga 21 1 3 0 24 1
2022 Ykkönen 25 3 3 0 4 0 32 3
2023 Veikkausliiga 13 0 3 1 3 0 19 1
2024 Ykkösliiga 9 4 0 0 0 0 9 4
Total 68 8 9 1 7 0 0 0 84 9
Career total 347 34 31 4 19 1 6 0 403 39
  1. ^ Includes Suomen Cup and Norwegian Cup
  2. ^ Includes Finnish League Cup, Ykköscup and Ykkösliigacup
  3. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League

Honours

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SJK

KTP

References

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