Joonas Vahtera
Midfielder · Vaasan Palloseura · №30
Recent matches
| Date | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|
Vaasan Palloseura
KuPS
Veikkausliiga
|
0:2 | |
Inter Turku
Vaasan Palloseura
Veikkausliiga
|
1:0 | |
Vaasan Palloseura
AC Oulu
Veikkausliiga
|
1:0 | |
Vaasan Palloseura
FC Lahti
Veikkausliiga
|
0:1 | |
Vaasan Palloseura
Turku PS
Veikkausliiga
|
1:3 | |
FF Jaro
Vaasan Palloseura
Veikkausliiga
|
1:3 | |
|
Vaasan Palloseura
Inter Turku
Veikkausliiga
|
0:1 | |
|
AC Oulu
Vaasan Palloseura
Veikkausliiga
|
1:0 | |
|
Vaasan Palloseura
FF Jaro
Veikkausliiga
|
0:0 | |
|
Inter Turku
Vaasan Palloseura
Veikkausliiga
|
0:0 |
Season statistics
| Competition | Season | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Veikkausliiga | 2026 | 10 |
About the player
Joonas Vahtera won a league title and a cup with a club he barely played for. In 2020 he was part of the HJK Helsinki side that took the Veikkausliiga and the Suomen Cup. That season he spent on loan at Rovaniemen Palloseura, where he made 13 appearances and scored twice.
Vahtera came through the youth system of Vaasan Palloseura in his home town of Vaasa. His first move away was to Vasa IFK in 2014, and it was there that he made 38 league appearances and eight goals before he returned to VPS in 2016. His first spell back at VPS lasted until 2018 and brought 73 appearances and 13 goals.
That record led to HJK Helsinki, who signed him in December 2018 for the 2019 season. He made 10 league appearances for HJK, and the loan to Rovaniemi followed in 2020, the same year the club won both trophies.
In 2021 he rejoined VPS on a free transfer. In 2023 the club finished third in the Veikkausliiga and he collected a bronze medal, although he made only two league appearances that season.
Vahtera has played for Finland at youth level: once for the under-17s in 2012 and for the under-21s in 2017. He has not been capped by the senior national team.
Career path
- 2016 — 2026 — now Vaasan Palloseura 186 matches
- 2026 Vaasan Palloseura II 1 match
- 2020 Rovaniemen Palloseura 13 matches
- 2019 — 2020 HJK Helsinki 18 matches
- 2020 HJK Klubi 04 Helsinki 1 match
- 2016 Vaasan Palloseura U21 3 matches
- 2014 — 2015 Vaasa IFK 18 matches
- 2015 Vaasa IFK U21 4 matches
Career
| Season | Club | Competition | Games | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24/25 | Vaasan Palloseura | UEFA Conference League Qualifying | 2 | 0 | 0 | 114 |
| 2026 | Vaasan Palloseura | Veikkausliiga | 8 | 0 | 0 | 139 |
| 2026 | Vaasan Palloseura | Suomen Cup | 4 | 2 | 1 | 195 |
| 2026 | Vaasan Palloseura II | Kakkonen - Group C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 45 |
| 2025 | Vaasan Palloseura | Veikkausliiga | 7 | 0 | 0 | 397 |
| 2025 | Vaasan Palloseura | Liigacup | 3 | 0 | 0 | 191 |
| 2024 | Vaasan Palloseura | Veikkausliiga | 17 | 1 | 2 | 848 |
| 2024 | Vaasan Palloseura | Veikkausliiga Championship Group | 4 | 1 | 2 | 172 |
| 2024 | Vaasan Palloseura | Veikkausliiga Europa Play-off | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2024 | Vaasan Palloseura | Liigacup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27 |
| 2023 | Vaasan Palloseura | Veikkausliiga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| 2023 | Vaasan Palloseura | Suomen Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| 2022 | Vaasan Palloseura | Veikkausliiga | 14 | 2 | 2 | 769 |
| 2022 | Vaasan Palloseura | Veikkausliiga Relegation Group | 5 | 3 | 1 | 336 |
| 2022 | Vaasan Palloseura | Veikkausliiga Europa Play-off | 4 | 1 | 0 | 209 |
| 2022 | Vaasan Palloseura | Suomen Cup | 1 | 0 | 2 | 45 |
| 2022 | Vaasan Palloseura | Liigacup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 45 |
| 2021 | Vaasan Palloseura | Ykkösliiga | 14 | 2 | 2 | 682 |
| 2021 | Vaasan Palloseura | Ykkösliiga Promotion Group | 5 | 1 | 3 | 323 |
| 2021 | Vaasan Palloseura | Suomen Cup | 3 | 1 | 0 | 209 |
| 2020 | Rovaniemen Palloseura | Veikkausliiga | 13 | 2 | 0 | 1 024 |
| 2020 | HJK Helsinki | Veikkausliiga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 67 |
| 2020 | HJK Helsinki | Suomen Cup | 3 | 0 | 0 | 55 |
| 2020 | HJK Klubi 04 Helsinki | Kakkonen - Group B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 45 |
| 2019 | HJK Helsinki | Veikkausliiga | 7 | 0 | 2 | 287 |
| 2019 | HJK Helsinki | Suomen Cup | 5 | 1 | 2 | 353 |
| 2018 | Vaasan Palloseura | Veikkausliiga | 17 | 3 | 0 | 857 |
| 2018 | Vaasan Palloseura | Suomen Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 71 |
| 2017 | Vaasan Palloseura | Veikkausliiga | 28 | 6 | 5 | 2 106 |
| 2017 | Vaasan Palloseura | Suomen Cup | 6 | 5 | 0 | 398 |
| 2016 | Vaasan Palloseura | Veikkausliiga | 28 | 4 | 3 | 1 706 |
| 2016 | Vaasan Palloseura | Liigacup | 3 | 0 | 1 | 242 |
| 2016 | Vaasan Palloseura U21 | A-pojat SM-sarja Qualification | 2 | 3 | 0 | 180 |
| 2016 | Vaasan Palloseura | Suomen Cup | 2 | 1 | 0 | 147 |
| 2016 | Vaasan Palloseura U21 | A-Pojat SM Sarja Endrunde | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 2015 | Vaasa IFK | Ykkösliiga | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1 199 |
| 2015 | Vaasa IFK U21 | A-pojat SM-sarja Qualification | 4 | 5 | 0 | 360 |
| 2015 | Vaasa IFK | Suomen Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 2014 | Vaasa IFK | Kakkonen Play-off | 2 | 0 | 0 | 56 |
| 17/18 | Vaasan Palloseura | UEFA Europa League Qualifying | 4 | 1 | 0 | 315 |
Transfers
Transfers- 20/21 HJK Helsinki VPS
- 20/21 RoPS HJK Helsinki
- 20/21 HJK Helsinki RoPS
- 18/19 VPS HJK Helsinki
- 15/16 Vaasa IFK VPS
- 13/14 VPS U19 Vaasa IFK
