Jesse Joronen
Personal information
Full name Jesse Pekka Joronen
Date of birth (1993-03-21) 21 March 1993 (age 30)
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
0000–2009 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 47 (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 17 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 January 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 November 2022

Jesse Pekka Joronen (born 21 March 1993) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Serie B club Venezia and the Finland national team. He made his senior debut for Finland in 2013.[1]

Club career

Fulham

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]

AC Horsens

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]

FC Copenhagen

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 Superliga victory over Hobro.[30]

Brescia Calcio

On 11 July 2019, Joronen joined Brescia in Serie A on a permanent deal, after one season with Copenhagen,[31] for a transfer fee of €5 million.[32]

Venezia FC

On 30 June 2022, Joronen signed a three-year contract with an option for the fourth year with Venezia, for a €1.25 million fee.[33][34] 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.[35]

International career

Having represented Finland at U17, U19[36] and U21 level,[37] 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.[38]

Career statistics

As of match played 27 January 2024[39]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
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[a] 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[b] 0 0 0 38 0
Brescia 2019–20 Serie A 29 0 1 0 – – 0 0 30 0
2020–21 Serie B 37 0 0 0 – – 1[c] 0 38 0
2021–22 37 0 1 0 – – 3[c] 0 41 0
Total 103 0 2 0 – – 4 0 109 0
Venezia 2022–23 Serie B 34 0 1 0 – – 1[c] 0 36 0
2023–24 13 0 1 0 – – – 14 0
Total 47 0 2 0 – – 1 0 50 0
Career total 252 1 6 0 3 0 6 0 6 0 273 1
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  3. ^ a b c Appearances in Serie B – Promotion play-offs

International

As of match played 17 November 2022[40]
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
Total 17 0

Honours

Copenhagen

References

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  2. ^ "Through The Ranks". Fulham Official Website. 20 October 2010. Archived from the original on 22 October 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2014.
  3. ^ "Player Contract Round-Up". Fulham FC. 1 June 2010. Archived from the original on 8 June 2011. Retrieved 19 April 2014.
  4. ^ "Suomalaismaalivahti jatkosopimukseen Fulhamin kanssa" (in Finnish). MTV.fi. 15 May 2012. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
  5. ^ "Maidenhead United FC sign international keeper from Fulham". Maidenhead Advertiser. 25 October 2012. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
  6. ^ "Fulham keeper Jesse Joronen joins Cambridge United". BBC Sport. 22 February 2013. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
  7. ^ "Cambridge United 1 Hereford United 3". Cambridge News. 23 February 2013. Archived from the original on 3 January 2014. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
  8. ^ "Joronen Fulhamista FC Lahteen – "Haluan kehittyä pelaajana"" (in Finnish). Yle Sports. 5 March 2013. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
  9. ^ "Englantiin palannut Jesse Joronen: "FC Lahti ansaitsisi pronssin"" (in Finnish). Soumi Futis.com. 14 October 2013. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
    "FC Lahti menettää ykkösvahtinsa" (in Finnish). Ilta-Sanomat. 28 July 2013. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
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  11. ^ "Ipswich Town 2–1 Fulham". BBC Sport. 9 August 2014. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
  12. ^ "Fulham boss admits the club refused to buy a top keeper". Get West London. 1 September 2014. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
  13. ^ "Jesse Joronen: Fulham goalkeeper joins Accrington on loan". BBC Sport. 17 October 2014. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
  14. ^ "FULL TIME: Stevenage 2 Accrington Stanley 1". The Lancashire Telegraph. 18 October 2014. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
  15. ^ "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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  18. ^ "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.
  19. ^ "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.
  20. ^ "Stevenage 3 – 0 Gillingham". BBC Sport. 7 November 2015. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
  21. ^ "Yeovil Town preview: We have to be cautious but we are still going out to win this "six-pointer" says Teddy Sheringham". The Comet. 13 November 2015. Archived from the original on 21 October 2017. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
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  35. ^ Lehti: Jesse Joronen kaksi kuukautta sivussa pelikentiltä, suomifutis.com, 9 October 2023
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  37. ^ "Joronen Called-Up". Fulham F.C. 26 August 2011. Archived from the original on 27 December 2014. Retrieved 27 December 2014.((cite web)): CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  38. ^ "Näillä pelaajilla Huuhkajat lähtevät kohti EM-kisoja – kaksi nimeä kiinnostivat yli muiden" (in Finnish). Helsingin Sanomat. 19 May 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
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External links

Venezia FC – current squad
Finland squad – UEFA Euro 2020
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