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Veli Lampi (born 18 July 1984) is a Finnish former professional
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right back. Lampi was born in
Seinäjoki Seinäjoki (; "Wall River"; la, Wegelia, formerly sv, Östermyra) is a city located in South Ostrobothnia, Finland; east of Vaasa, north of Tampere, west of Jyväskylä and southwest of Oulu. Seinäjoki originated around the Östermyra bru ...
, Southern Ostrobothnia, Finland where he played for the local youth teams before moving to
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Club career


Youth clubs

Lampi started his football career in Sepsi-78. He has also played for
TP-Seinäjoki TP-Seinäjoki is a football club based in Seinäjoki, Finland. It was established in 1955 as Törnävän Pallo-55 (TP-55). The name was changed in 1994.Veikkausliiga debut in
VPS VPS may refer to: Science and technology * Ventriculo-peritoneal shunt, a neurosurgical method used to treat hydrocephalus * Video programming system, a standard for video recorders in Germany * Virtual private server, a method of partitioning a ...
where he played 47 matches and scored 6 goals between 2002 and 2004.


HJK Helsinki

In 2005 Lampi transferred from VPS to HJK. He represented HJK in 49 matches and achieved two Veikkausliiga silver medals and a cup victory.


FC Zürich

He was part of the 2006–07 and 2008–09 Swiss Championship winning team with
FC Zürich Fussballclub Zürich, commonly abbreviated to FC Zürich or simply FCZ, is a Swiss football club based in Zürich. The club was founded in 1896 and has won the Swiss Super League 13 times and the Swiss Cup 10 times. The most recent titles a ...
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Willem II

He relegated from the Dutch Eredivisie with
Willem II Willem II may refer to: People * William II, Prince of Orange (1626–1650), stadtholder of the United Provinces of the Netherlands * William II of the Netherlands (1792–1849), King of the Netherlands Other uses * Willem II (football club), a Du ...
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FC Arsenal Kyiv

On 10 September 2011, Lampi made his Ukrainian Premier League début for Arsenal Kyiv playing against FC Metalist Kharkiv.


Return to HJK

In December 2013 HJK announced that Lampi would return to HJK and that he had signed a two-year contract.


International career

Lampi was a regular member in the Finland national under-21 football team. In 2006, he made his debut for the full national side in a game against Saudi Arabia. He played five games in the
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Honours


Club

;HJK Helsinki * Veikkausliiga:
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* Finnish Cup:
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;FC Zürich *
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: 2006–07, 2008–09


Country

Finland national football team * 2014 Baltic Cup Bronze


Career statistics


Club


International


References


External links


Veli Lampi
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Profile at FA of Finland's official website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lampi, Veli 1984 births Living people People from Seinäjoki Association football fullbacks Finnish footballers Finland international footballers Finnish expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Switzerland Expatriate footballers in the Netherlands Expatriate footballers in Ukraine Finnish expatriate sportspeople in Ukraine Finnish expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi players FC Zürich players FC Aarau players Vaasan Palloseura players Willem II (football club) players FC Arsenal Kyiv players Swiss Super League players Eredivisie players Ukrainian Premier League players Sportspeople from South Ostrobothnia