Jesse Pekka Joronen (born 21 March 1993) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Serie B club Venezia. He made his senior debut for Finland in 2013.[1]
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Jesse Pekka Joronen | ||
Date of birth | (1993-03-21) 21 March 1993 (age 29) | ||
Place of birth | Rautjärvi, Finland | ||
Height | 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Venezia | ||
Number | 66 | ||
Youth career | |||
0000–2009 | Simpeleen Urheilijat | ||
2009 | Fulham | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2009–2017 | Fulham | 4 | (0) |
2012 | → Maidenhead United (loan) | 8 | (0) |
2013 | → Cambridge United (loan) | 0 | (0) |
2013 | → FC Lahti (loan) | 18 | (0) |
2014 | → Accrington Stanley (loan) | 4 | (0) |
2015–2016 | → Stevenage (loan) | 10 | (1) |
2017–2018 | AC Horsens | 28 | (0) |
2018–2019 | Copenhagen | 37 | (0) |
2019–2022 | Brescia | 105 | (0) |
2022– | Venezia | 6 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2009 | Finland U17 | 6 | (0) |
2010 | Finland U19 | 1 | (0) |
2011–2014 | Finland U21 | 11 | (0) |
2013– | Finland | 15 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 May 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 March 2022 |
Born and raised in the small town of Simpele, Rautjärvi located near the Russian border, Joronen joined Fulham Academy in 2009.[2] In June 2010, Joronen signed his first professional contract with the club, which would keep him there until 2013.[3]
In May 2012, Joronen signed a two-year extension with Fulham that would keep him with the club until 2014.[4] Five months later, on 25 October 2012, Joronen joined Maidenhead United on loan[5] and in February 2013, Joronen was loaned to Cambridge United.[6] Only a day later, Joronen returned to Fulham after he refused to be named as a substitute for Cambridge.[7]
After a loan spell at Maidenhead United, Joronen then moved back to Finland, where he joined Veikkausliiga side FC Lahti on loan until August.[8] After making eighteen appearances for the club, where he established himself as a first-choice goalkeeper, Joronen returned to his parent club in early August.[9]
At the start of the 2014–15 season, Joronen signed a two-year contract with the club that kept him until 2016.[10] He was then given his debut as the starting goalkeeper in Fulham's opening game in the Championship against Ipswich Town on 9 August 2014.[11] After making three more appearances for the club, Joronen soon lost his first-team place to Marcus Bettinelli and new goalkeeper signing Gábor Király.[12]
Joronen joined Accrington Stanley on loan for one month on 17 October 2014.[13] He made his Accrington Stanley debut the next day, starting in goal, in a 2–1 loss against Stevenage.[14] However, after making three more appearances at Accrington Stanley whilst on loan, he returned early after dislocating his kneecap during a League Two match against Morecambe.[15] Then, it was announced that Joronen would be out for three to four months.[16]
On 27 August 2015, Joronen signed for Stevenage on loan until January 2016.[17] He made his Stevenage debut two days later, in a 1–1 draw against Dagenham & Redbridge.[18] Joronen scored with a long-range clearance in a match against Wycombe Wanderers on 17 October 2015.[19] He then kept his first clean sheet in a 3–0 win over Gillingham in the first round of the FA Cup.[20] However, after making eleven appearances for the side, Joronen suffered an injury during the match against Gillingham and subsequently returned to his parent club.[21] After returning to his parent club, Joronen signed a contract extension, keeping him there until 2017.[22]
In the 2016–17 season, Joronen was featured three times in the EFL Cup, being the first-choice goalkeeper ahead of Bettinelli.[23][24] At the end of the 2016–17 season, he was offered a new contract by the club.[25]
However, instead of signing a new contract, Joronen left Fulham to join Danish side AC Horsens, signing a two-year contract on 10 July 2017.[26]
Joronen made his AC Horsens debut in the opening game of the season, in a 2–1 win over AGF Aarhus.[27] On 4 August 2017, he kept his first clean sheet for the side, in a 1–0 win over Silkeborg, a win that saw the club go to the top of the table.[28]
On 15 December 2017, it was announced that Joronen would join Copenhagen in the summer of 2018 for a fee of €875,000. He signed a five-year contract.[29] He made his competitive debut on 23 July 2018, playing the entirety of a 3–0 league victory over Hobro.[30]
On 11 July 2019, Joronen joined Brescia on a permanent deal, after one season with Copenhagen.[31]
On 30 June 2022, Joronen signed a three-year contract with an option for the fourth year with Venezia.[32]
Having represented Finland at U17, U19[33] and U21 level,[34] Joronen was called up to the senior squad and made his debut for Finland in the 2013 King's Cup against Thailand on 24 January 2013.[1]
Joronen was called up for the UEFA Euro 2020 pre-tournament friendly match against Sweden on 29 May 2021.[35]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Maidenhead United (loan) | 2012–13 | National League North | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
Lahti (loan) | 2013 | Veikkausliiga | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||
Fulham | 2014–15 | Championship | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
2015–16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
2016–17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
Total | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |||
Accrington Stanley (loan) | 2014–15 | League Two | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
Stevenage (loan) | 2015–16 | League Two | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | |
Horsens | 2017–18 | Superliga | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | ||
Copenhagen | 2018–19 | Superliga | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 6[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 0 | |
Brescia | 2019–20 | Serie A | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||
2020–21 | Serie B | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 38 | 0 | |||
2021–22 | 40 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 41 | 0 | ||||
Total | 107 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 109 | 0 | ||||
Venezia | 2022–23 | Serie B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Career total | 210 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 224 | 1 |
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