Vincent Ulundu (born 25 March 2005) is a Finnish professional football player, who plays as a winger for Veikkausliiga club Inter Turku.
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| Date of birth | 25 March 2005 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Helsinki, Finland[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Winger | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Inter Turku | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 27 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2010 | HJK[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2018 | Käpylän Pallo | ||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2023 | Honka | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Honka II | 18 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Honka | 8 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024–2025 | Ilves | 21 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2026– | Inter Turku | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Finland U18 | 8 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Finland U19 | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Finland U21 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19 November 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 31 March 2026 | |||||||||||||||||
Career
editUlundu started to play football in the youth sectors of HJK Helsinki and Käpylän Pallo.[3][1]
Honka
editHe joined the Honka organisation in 2018, and was registered to their youth team.
Ulundu made his senior debut with Honka II reserve team in the third-tier Kakkonen in 2022. He debuted with the Honka first team on 21 January 2023, in a Finnish League Cup draw against IFK Mariehamn.[4] Ulundu debuted in the Veikkausliiga on 22 September 2023, in a 3–0 home loss against VPS.[5]
Ilves
editOn 26 November 2023, after Honka was declared for bankruptcy,[6] a fellow Veikkausliiga club Ilves announced the signing of Ulundu on a two-year deal, with an option for a third year.[7][8] He debuted with his new club on 27 January 2024, in a Finnish League Cup match against KuPS, scoring a goal in a 2–0 away win.[9] On 17 May 2024, Ulundu scored his first goal in Veikkausliiga, an opening goal in a 5–0 home win against rival club FC Haka.[10]
International career
editUlundu has represented Finland at under-18 and under-19 youth national team levels.[11]
He was part of the Finland U18 squad winning the friendly tournament Baltic Cup in June 2023,[12] scoring two goals in three games.
In October 2023, he was part of the Finland U19 squad in the 2024 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification tournament, in three games against Romania, Czech Republic and San Marino.[13]
Personal life
editCareer statistics
edit- As of 1 April 2026[14]
| Club | Season | Division | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Europe | Total | |||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Honka Akatemia | 2022 | Kakkonen | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2023 | Kakkonen | 14 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 16 | 3 | |||
| Total | 18 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 3 | ||
| Honka | 2023 | Veikkausliiga | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Ilves | 2024 | Veikkausliiga | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1[c] | 0 | 17 | 4 |
| 2025 | Veikkausliiga | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4[d] | 0 | 22 | 1 | |
| Total | 21 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 39 | 5 | ||
| Inter Turku | 2026 | Veikkausliiga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Career total | 47 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 74 | 8 | ||
- ↑ Includes Finnish Cup
- ↑ Includes Finnish League Cup
- ↑ Includes UEFA Conference League
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League and UEFA Conference League
Honours
editReferences
edit- 1 2 3 4 Viiden sekunnin työmatka, Helsingin Sanomat, Lotta Loikkanen, 22 January 2024
- ↑ Baltic Cup, Finnish FA
- ↑ Tulospalvelu Palloliitto, V.Ulundu, Finnish FA/Palloliitto
- ↑ HONKA VS. MARIEHAMN 0 - 0, int.soccerway.com
- ↑ HONKA VS. VPS 0 - 3, int.soccerway.com
- ↑ Espoon sokki-ilmoitus mullistaa markkinan – Nämä pelaajat viedään käsistä, Iltalehti, Anssi Karjalainen, 19 November 2023
- ↑ TERVETULOA ILVEKSEEN, VINCENT ULUNDU!, ilvesedustus.fi
- ↑ Nuori lupaus sopimukseen Ilveksen kanssa - "Selkeä ykkösvalinta", Veikkausliiga, 26 November 2023
- ↑ Ilves haki Liigacupin avauspisteet Kuopiosta, Veikkausliiga, 27 January 2024
- ↑ "Uskomaton ilta kaikin puolin" - Ilves juhli Tammelan täyden tuvan edessä, veikkausliiga.com, 18 May 2024
- ↑ U18-poikien avaus Latviaa vastaan nimetty, Finnish FA/Palloliitto, 18 June 2023
- ↑ U18-pojat nimetty kesäkuun Baltic Cupiin, Football Association of Finland, 30 May 2023
- ↑ U19-pojat nimetty lokakuun EM-karsintaturnaukseen, Finnish FA/ Palloliitto, 25 September 2023
- ↑ Tulospalvelu Palloliitto, V.Ulundu, Finnish FA/Palloliitto
- ↑ Ilveksen päävalmentaja hopeasta: ”Voitettu mitali”, Yle, 19 October 2024
External links
edit- Vincent Ulundu at Soccerway
- Vincent Ulundu at WorldFootball.net