Jere Uronen


Jere Uronen is a Finnish football full back who plays for Belgian club Genk and represents the Finland national football team. Uronen was born in Turku, Finland. He began his senior club career playing for TPS, before signing with Helsingborgs IF at age 17 in 2012.
Uronen made his international debut for Finland in May 2012, at the age of 17 and has since had over 40 caps, including appearing in 2014 and 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifications. He was a regular member of the national team in UEFA Euro 2020 qualification matches and helped Finland secure its first ever place in European Football Championship tournament´s group stage.

Club career

TPS

Raised in TPS's youth ranks, Uronen made his first team debut on 12 June 2011, at the age of 16, in a match against FC Haka. On 31 July, he scored his first goal for TPS, in an eventual 2–4 home defeat against FC Honka. He made in total of 18 appearances – one goal – during his debut season.

Helsingborg

In the early days of 2012 it was announced that Uronen had signed a contract with Helsingborg, in the Swedish top flight.
He played his first game for Helsingborg in an exhibition game against Dinamo Zagreb on 1 February, playing the full 90 minutes.
He made his league debut on 2 April, coming on as a substitute, in a 1–0 away defeat against Norrköping.

Genk

In January 2016 Uronen signed a contract with Belgian club Genk. He made his Belgian First Division A debut on 13 March 2016 in a match against Oostende.

International career

Finland youth teams

He was chosen to represent Finland U21 in a qualifying match against Slovenia on 8 August 2011, only at the age of 17.

Finland first team

On 26 May 2012 he made his senior debut with Finland, playing full minutes in a 3−2 victory over Turkey and so he became the third youngest player in the history of the national team. Uronen made his FIFA World Cup qualification match debut on 12 October 2012 when Mixu Paatelainen chose him to the starting eleven for a match against Georgia. He made his first international goal in a friendly match against Belarus on Tampere Stadium on 9 June 2018.

Career statistics

Club

International

International goals

#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.9 June 2018Tampere Stadium, Tampere, Finland1–02–0Friendly

Honours and achievements

Club

Helsingborgs IF
Genk