Akseli Pelvas
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 8 February 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Espoo, Finland | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | HJK Helsinki | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1994-2003 | EsPa | ||
| 2003-2007 | HJK Helsinki | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005-2006 | Klubi-04 | 13 | (7) |
| 2007-2013 | HJK Helsinki | 89 | (33) |
| 2007-2010 | → Klubi-04 | 49 | (34) |
| 2008 | → IFK Mariehamn (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2013 | → KuPS (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2013 | → SJK (loan) | 13 | (6) |
| 2014–2015 | SJK | 62 | (25) |
| 2016 | Falkenbergs FF | 14 | (0) |
| 2016- | HJK Helsinki | 8 | (3) |
| National team‡ | |||
| Finland U-19 | ? | (?) | |
| Finland U-21 | 14 | (2) | |
| 2012– | Finland | 1 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 October 2016. | |||
Akseli Pelvas (born 8 February 1989) is a Finnish footballer, who plays for HJK Helsinki.
Career
Club
Pelvas got started with football in the age of five, when he joined Etelä-Espoon Pallo EsPa in Espoo. In 2003, he joined HJK's juniors at the age of 14. Just after two years he was promoted to HJK reserves, Klubi 04.
Pelvas made his first team debut at the age of eighteen, in the 1-1 draw against FC Inter Turku on 28 June 2007. He spent most of the 2008 season in the reserves, scoring 24 goals in 17 matches for Klubi 04. In the middle of the 2008 season he was on loan at IFK Mariehamn. He scored his first two goals on 19 October 2008 in a 2-3 away victory against FC Haka.
On 22 February 2009, Pelvas signed a three-year deal with HJK.[1]n the 16 December 2015 Pelvas signed for the Swedish club Falkenbergs FF. He returned to HJK in August 2016.[2]
International
Pelvas has played for his country in different national junior teams, most recently the Finland national under-21 football team. He has been one of the most effective strikers for Finland's youth teams, together with Lauri Dalla Valle. He made his senior debut for Finland on 22 January 2012, in a friendly against Trinidad and Tobago.
References
- ↑ "Akseli Pelvas jatkaa HJK:ssa vuoden 2011 loppuun". www.hjk.fi. 2009-02-22. Retrieved 2009-04-21.
- ↑ http://www.hjk.fi/uutiset/1-3737
External links
- Profile at HJK.fi
- Stats at Veikkausliiga.com