Joel Iljits Perovuo (born 11 August 1985) is a Finnish football coach and a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He is currently an assistant coach of Honka. Besides Finland, he also played in Sweden and Poland.Ykkösen tähdet tutuiksi: Joel Perovuo palloliitto.fi
Career
Perovuo began his career with Espoon PS in the youth side, before moving to FC Honka. He gradually became an important player in the Honka team. In December 2009, Djurgården announced that Perovuo had signed with the Swedish team.
On 12 August 2011 it was announced that Perovuo had signed for the reigning Finnish champions, HJK, for years. He made his debut for HJK on 18 August as he came on as a substitute in a 2–0 home victory over Schalke in the Europa League playoff-round.
In 2015, Perovuo returned to FC Honka after the team was relegated to Kakkonen due to financial problems.
International career On 11 October 2009, Perovuo was called up by the Finland national team. He made his first appearance for Finland at senior level in a 0–2 friendly loss against South Korea on 18 January 2010. He was in the starting line-up, but was replaced by Paulus Arajuuri in the 84th minute.
Career statistics Joel Perovuo stats, Finnish FAJoel Perovuo, National-Football-Teams + Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCupLeague cupEuropeTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsHonka2004Ykkönen61–––612005Ykkönen130–––1302006Veikkausliiga210–––2102007Veikkausliiga15310–402032008Veikkausliiga20230–602922009Veikkausliiga254226041377Total10010626014112613Djurgården2010Allsvenskan23110––2412011Allsvenskan10010––110Total331200000351HJK Helsinki2011Veikkausliiga1111000201412012Veikkausliiga2511081614032013Veikkausliiga212204120293Total57440122101837Jagiellonia Białystok2013–14Ekstraklasa4020––60Jagiellonia Białystok II2013–14III liga70–––70HJK Helsinki2014Veikkausliiga100200050170Honka2015Kakkonen24610––2562016Kakkonen21041––2512017Ykkönen28650––3362018Veikkausliiga23050––2802019Veikkausliiga23050––280Total11912201000013913Gnistan2020Ykkönen15150––201Career total3452841318229243335
Honours HJK Veikkausliiga: 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 Finnish Cup: 2011, 2014
References
External links
Veikkausliiga Profile Stats at Guardian Football