Introduction
Jere Uronen (born 13 July 1994) 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.
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.
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.
Career statistics
International
Statistics accurate as of matches played on 21 January 2017
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finland | 2012 | 4 | 0 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 5 | 0 | |
| Total | 21 | 0 |