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Jesse Joronen

Jesse Joronen
Personal information
Full name Jesse Pekka Joronen[1]
Date of birth (1993-03-21) 21 March 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Rautjärvi, Finland
Height 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Venezia
Number 1
Youth career
–2009 Simpeleen Urheilijat
2009–2012 Fulham
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2017 Fulham 4 (0)
2012–2013 → Maidenhead United (loan) 8 (0)
2013 → Cambridge United (loan) 0 (0)
2013 → 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 103 (0)
2022– Venezia 70 (0)
International career‡
2009 Finland U16 1 (0)
2009 Finland U17 6 (0)
2010 Finland U19 1 (0)
2011–2014 Finland U21 11 (0)
2013– Finland 20 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 October 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22 November 2024

Jesse Pekka Joronen (born 21 March 1993) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Serie A club Venezia and the Finland national team. He made his senior debut for Finland in 2013.[2]

Club career

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Fulham

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Born and raised in the small town of Simpele, Rautjärvi located near the Russian border, Joronen joined Fulham Academy in 2009.[3] In June 2010, Joronen signed his first professional contract with the club, which would keep him there until 2013.[4]

In May 2012, Joronen signed a two-year extension with Fulham that would keep him with the club until 2014.[5] Five months later, on 25 October 2012, Joronen joined Maidenhead United on loan[6] and in February 2013, Joronen was loaned to Cambridge United.[7] Only a day later, Joronen returned to Fulham after he refused to be named as a substitute for Cambridge.[8]

After a loan spell at Maidenhead United, Joronen then moved back to Finland, where he joined Veikkausliiga side FC Lahti on loan until August.[9] 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.[10]

At the start of the 2014–15 season, Joronen signed a two-year contract with the club that kept him until 2016.[11] 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.[12] After making three more appearances for the club, Joronen soon lost his first-team place to Marcus Bettinelli and new goalkeeper signing Gábor Király.[13]

Joronen joined Accrington Stanley on loan for one month on 17 October 2014.[14] He made his Accrington Stanley debut the next day, starting in goal, in a 2–1 loss against Stevenage.[15] 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.[16] Then, it was announced that Joronen would be out for three to four months.[17]

On 27 August 2015, Joronen signed for Stevenage on loan until January 2016.[18] He made his Stevenage debut two days later, in a 1–1 draw against Dagenham & Redbridge.[19] Joronen scored with a long-range clearance in a match against Wycombe Wanderers on 17 October 2015.[20] He then kept his first clean sheet in a 3–0 win over Gillingham in the first round of the FA Cup.[21] However, after making eleven appearances for the side, Joronen suffered an injury during the match against Gillingham and subsequently returned to his parent club.[22] After returning to his parent club, Joronen signed a contract extension, keeping him there until 2017.[23]

In the 2016–17 season, Joronen was featured three times in the EFL Cup, being the first-choice goalkeeper ahead of Bettinelli.[24][25] At the end of the 2016–17 season, he was offered a new contract by the club.[26]

AC Horsens

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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.[27]

Joronen made his AC Horsens debut in the opening game of the season, in a 2–1 win over AGF Aarhus.[28] 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.[29]

FC Copenhagen

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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.[30] He made his competitive debut on 23 July 2018, playing the entirety of a 3–0 Superliga victory over Hobro.[31]

Brescia Calcio

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On 11 July 2019, Joronen joined Brescia in Serie A on a permanent deal, after one season with Copenhagen,[32] for a transfer fee of €5 million.[33]

Venezia FC

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On 30 June 2022, Joronen signed a three-year contract with an option for the fourth year with Venezia in Serie B, for a €1.25 million fee.[34][35] Joronen suffered a muscle injury in the early October 2023, and was ruled out for around two months. He returned to starting line-up in the end of December 2023.[36] On 2 June 2024, Joronen helped Venezia to win promotion to Serie A via promotion play-offs, after keeping two clean sheets in two man-of-the-match performances against Cremonese.[37][38][39][40]

International career

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Having represented Finland at U17, U19[41] and U21 level,[42] 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.[2]

Joronen was called up for the UEFA Euro 2020 pre-tournament friendly match against Sweden on 29 May 2021.[43]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 4 October 2024[44]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup [a] Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Maidenhead United (loan) 2012–13 National League North 8 0 0 0 – 1[b] 0 9 0
Lahti (loan) 2013 Veikkausliiga 18 0 0 0 – – 18 0
Fulham 2014–15 Championship 4 0 0 0 – 0 0 4 0
2015–16 Championship 0 0 0 0 – 0 0 0 0
2016–17 Championship 0 0 0 0 – 3[c] 0 3 0
Total 4 0 0 0 – 3 0 7 0
Accrington Stanley (loan) 2014–15 League Two 4 0 0 0 – 0 0 4 0
Stevenage (loan) 2015–16 League Two 10 1 1 0 – 0 0 11 1
Horsens 2017–18 Danish Superliga 28 0 0 0 – – 28 0
Copenhagen 2018–19 Danish Superliga 31 0 1 0 6[d] 0 – 38 0
Brescia 2019–20 Serie A 29 0 1 0 – – 30 0
2020–21 Serie B 37 0 0 0 – 1[e] 0 38 0
2021–22 Serie B 37 0 1 0 – 3[e] 0 41 0
Total 103 0 2 0 – 4 0 109 0
Venezia 2022–23 Serie B 34 0 1 0 – 1[e] 0 36 0
2023–24 Serie B 29 0 1 0 – 4[e] 0 34 0
2024–25 Serie A 7 0 1 0 – – 8 0
Total 70 0 3 0 – 5 0 78 0
Career total 275 1 7 0 6 0 13 0 301 1
  1. ^ Includes FA Cup, Danish Cup and Coppa Italia
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
  3. ^ Includes EFL Cup
  4. ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  5. ^ a b c d Appearances in Serie B – Promotion play-offs

International

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As of match played 17 November 2024[45]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Finland 2013 1 0
2014 1 0
2015 0 0
2016 0 0
2017 1 0
2018 3 0
2019 2 0
2020 2 0
2021 4 0
2022 3 0
2023 0 0
2024 3 0
Total 20 0

Honours

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Venezia

Copenhagen

References

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  2. ^ a b "Joronen's Finland Bow". Fulham F.C. 24 January 2013. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
  3. ^ "Through The Ranks". Fulham Official Website. 20 October 2010. Archived from the original on 22 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2014.
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  5. ^ "Suomalaismaalivahti jatkosopimukseen Fulhamin kanssa" (in Finnish). MTV.fi. 15 May 2012. Archived from the original on 27 December 2014. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
  6. ^ "Maidenhead United FC sign international keeper from Fulham". Maidenhead Advertiser. 25 October 2012. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
  7. ^ "Fulham keeper Jesse Joronen joins Cambridge United". BBC Sport. 22 February 2013. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
  8. ^ "Cambridge United 1 Hereford United 3". Cambridge News. 23 February 2013. Archived from the original on 3 January 2014. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
  9. ^ "Joronen Fulhamista FC Lahteen – "Haluan kehittyä pelaajana"" (in Finnish). Yle Sports. 5 March 2013. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
  10. ^ "Englantiin palannut Jesse Joronen: "FC Lahti ansaitsisi pronssin"" (in Finnish). Soumi Futis.com. 14 October 2013. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
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  12. ^ "Ipswich Town 2–1 Fulham". BBC Sport. 9 August 2014. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
  13. ^ "Fulham boss admits the club refused to buy a top keeper". Get West London. 1 September 2014. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
  14. ^ "Jesse Joronen: Fulham goalkeeper joins Accrington on loan". BBC Sport. 17 October 2014. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
  15. ^ "FULL TIME: Stevenage 2 Accrington Stanley 1". The Lancashire Telegraph. 18 October 2014. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
  16. ^ "Accrington Stanley captain Luke Joyce impressed with Shay McCartan's form". The Lancashire Telegraph. 4 November 2014. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
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  19. ^ "Super sub Hitchcock strikes to claim point at Dagenham and Redbridge". The Comet. 29 August 2015. Archived from the original on 21 October 2017. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
  20. ^ "Goalkeeper Jesse Joronen scores freak long-range goal for Stevenage from just outside his own penalty box". The Independent. 17 October 2015. Archived from the original on 8 June 2022. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  21. ^ "Stevenage 3 – 0 Gillingham". BBC Sport. 7 November 2015. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
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    "Fulham goalkeeper pens emotional goodbye message to fans". BBC Sport. 10 July 2017. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
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