Akseli Pelvas (born 8 February 1989) is a retired

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er who played as a striker.

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Pelvas got started with football in the age of five, when he joined EsPa in

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. In 2003, he joined HJK’s juniors at the age of 14. After just two years, he was promoted to HJK’s reserve side

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. Pelvas made his first team debut at the age of 18 in a 1–1 draw against

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on 28 June 2007. He spent most of the 2008 season in the reserves, scoring 24 goals in 17 games. In the middle of the 2008 season he was on loan at

IFK Mariehamn IFK Mariehamn is an Ålandic football club based in Mariehamn, the capital of the Åland Islands. It plays in the Finnish Premier Division (''Veikkausliiga''). The club is managed by Daniel Norrmén, and it plays its home matches at Wiklö ...

. He scored his first two goals on 19 October 2008 in a 2–3 away victory against

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. On 22 February 2009, Pelvas signed a three-year deal with HJK. On 16 December 2015, Pelvas signed for the Swedish club

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. He returned to HJK in August 2016. After spending the 2020 season back with IFK Mariehamn, Pelvas announced his retirement in September 2021.
jpy.fi, 2 September 2020

Career statistics

International

Pelvas has played for his country in different national junior teams, most recently the

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. He has been one of the most effective strikers for Finland's youth teams, together with

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. He made his

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debut for Finland on 22 January 2012, in a friendly against

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International goals

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