{{short description|Finnish footballer (born 1994)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2023}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Jere Uronen | image = Jere Uronen 2021.jpg | image_size = 170px | caption = Uronen playing with Finland in the UEFA Euro 2020 | full_name = Jere Juhani Uronen | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1994|7|13}} | birth_place = Turku, Finland | height = 1.77 m<ref>{{cite web |url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/jere-uronen/134996/ |title= J. Uronen |website=Soccerway |accessdate=12 April 2016 }}</ref> | position = Full-back | currentclub = Atromitos | clubnumber = 21 | youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2010 | youthclubs1 = TPS | years1 = 2010–2011 | clubs1 = TPS | caps1 = 18 | goals1 = 1 | years2 = 2010–2011 | clubs2 = → ÅIFK | caps2 = 19 | goals2 = 1 | years3 = 2012–2016 | clubs3 = Helsingborg | caps3 = 71 | goals3 = 5 | years4 = 2016–2021 | clubs4 = Genk | caps4 = 134 | goals4 = 3 | years5 = 2021–2023 | clubs5 = Brest | caps5 = 21 | goals5 = 0 | years6 = 2023 | clubs6 = → Schalke 04 (loan) | caps6 = 11 | goals6 = 0 | years7 = 2023–2024 | clubs7 = Charlotte FC | caps7 = 35 | goals7 = 0 | years8 = 2025 | clubs8 = AIK | caps8 = 8 | goals8 = 0 | years9 = 2025– | clubs9 = Atromitos | caps9 = 18 | goals9 = 0 | nationalyears1 = 2009 | nationalteam1 = Finland U15 | nationalcaps1 = 4 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | nationalyears2 = 2009–2010 | nationalteam2 = Finland U16 | nationalcaps2 = 16 | nationalgoals2 = 1 | nationalyears3 = 2011 | nationalteam3 = Finland U18 | nationalcaps3 = 15 | nationalgoals3 = 0 | nationalyears4 = 2011 | nationalteam4 = Finland U19 | nationalcaps4 = 4 | nationalgoals4 = 0 | nationalyears5 = 2011–2012 | nationalteam5 = Finland U21 | nationalcaps5 = 5 | nationalgoals5 = 0 | nationalyears6 = 2012− | nationalteam6 = Finland | nationalcaps6 = 75 | nationalgoals6 = 1 | club-update = 21 February 2026 | nationalteam-update = 7 September 2025 }}
'''Jere Juhani Uronen''' (born 13 July 1994) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a full-back for Super League Greece club Atromitos and the Finland national team.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.palloliitto.fi/maajoukkueet/miesten-maajoukkue/pelaajat/jere-uronen|title=Jere Uronen|accessdate=1 August 2016|publisher=Suomen Palloliitto|language=Finnish|archive-date=23 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160323235706/http://www.palloliitto.fi/maajoukkueet/miesten-maajoukkue/pelaajat/jere-uronen|url-status=dead}}</ref> He began his senior club career playing for TPS, before signing with Helsingborgs IF at age 17 in 2012.
Uronen made his international debut for Finland in May 2012, at the age of 17 and has since had over 70 caps, including appearing in 2014 and 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifications. He was a regular member of the national team in UEFA Euro 2020 qualification matches and helped Finland secure its first ever place in European Football Championship tournament´s group stage.
==Club career==
===TPS=== Born in Turku, Finland, Uronen was raised in the youth ranks of Turun Palloseura (TPS). He made his first team debut in top-tier Veikkausliiga on 12 June 2011, at the age of 16, in a match against FC Haka. On 31 July, he scored his first goal for TPS, in an eventual 4–2 home defeat against FC Honka. He made in total of 18 appearances – one goal – during his debut season.
===Helsingborg=== [[File:JereUronen.jpg|thumb|Uronen playing for Helsingborgs IF in 2013|left]] In the early days of 2012 it was announced that Uronen had signed a contract with Helsingborg in the Allsvenskan, for a transfer fee of €700,000.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.hif.se/Article.aspx?id=02c83cf6-3ce0-4a20-8dd4-e6e9cfeec792|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120103202916/http://hif.se/Article.aspx?id=02c83cf6-3ce0-4a20-8dd4-e6e9cfeec792|url-status=dead|title=Two new signings to HIF|archivedate=3 January 2012}}</ref> He played his first game for Helsingborg in a friendly match against Dinamo Zagreb on 1 February, playing the full 90 minutes. He made his league debut on 2 April, coming on as a substitute, in a 1–0 away defeat against Norrköping. Uronen won the Svenska Supercupen with Helsingborg in 2012.
===Genk=== [[File:Jere Uronen 2019.jpg|thumb|Uronen with Genk in Champions League in 2019|180px]] In January 2016, Uronen signed a contract with Belgian club KRC Genk for an undisclosed fee.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.krcgenk.be/nl/nieuws/detail/2464/fins-international-jere-uronen-tekent-bij-krc-genk|title=Fins international Jere Uronen tekent bij KRC Genk|accessdate=1 October 2016|publisher=KRC Genk|language=Dutch|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170217030249/http://www.krcgenk.be/nl/nieuws/detail/2464/fins-international-jere-uronen-tekent-bij-krc-genk|archive-date=17 February 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> He made his Belgian First Division A debut on 13 March 2016 in a match against Oostende.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.ts.fi/urheilu/1207975393 |title=Uronen debytoi Belgian liigassa |date= 14 March 2016 |access-date=13 January 2019|publisher=Turun Sanomat|language=Finnish}}</ref> Uronen won the Belgian championship title with Genk in the 2018–19 season. They also won the Belgian Cup in 2021, and the Belgian Super Cup in 2019. Uronen represented Genk in the UEFA Champions League group stage in the 2019–20 season, and participated twice in the UEFA Europa League.
===Brest=== On 20 July 2021, it was announced that Uronen would join Ligue 1 club Brest,<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.iltalehti.fi/jalkapallo/a/be64c9d1-5811-4cb6-9c8e-84fdbda8145e | title = EM-kisoissa ihastuttanut Suomen maajoukkuepelaaja siirtyy Ranskan pääsarjaan miljoonasummalla | trans-title=The Finnish national team player, who had a strong performance at the European Championships, will move to the French main league for a transfere fee of millions| language = Finnish | publisher = Iltalehti | date = 20 July 2021 | accessdate = 21 August 2021}}</ref> for a €1 million transfer fee.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://onefootball.com/en/news/finland-left-back-jere-uronen-close-to-completing-brest-switch-33402880 | title = FINLAND LEFT-BACK JERE URONEN CLOSE TO COMPLETING BREST SWITCH | publisher = OneFootball | date = 19 July 2021 }}</ref> He made his debut on 7 August 2021 playing full 90 minutes in a match against Lyon.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.ligue1.com/match?matchId=68909 | title = Round 1 SAT 7 AUGUST 2021 - 17:00 | publisher = Ligue 1 | date = 7 August 2021 | accessdate = 25 November 2022}}</ref> He suffered from injuries during his time with Brest.
==== Schalke 04 (loan) ==== On 7 January 2023, Uronen joined German Bundesliga side Schalke 04 on a loan until the end of the season, with an option to make the deal permanent. In the process, he became the second Finnish player in the history of the club, after Teemu Pukki.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://schalke04.de/en/team/schalke-sign-jere-uronen/|title=Schalke sign Jere Uronen on loan with option to buy|website=FC Schalke 04|date=7 January 2023}}</ref>
===Charlotte FC=== On 2 August 2023, Uronen joined Major League Soccer (MLS) side Charlotte FC on a contract until the end of their 2025 season,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.charlottefootballclub.com/news/charlotte-fc-sign-defender-jere-uronen|title=Charlotte FC Sign Defender Jere Uronen | Charlotte FC|first=Charlotte Football|last=Club|website=Charlotte Football Club}}</ref> for a €600,000 transfer fee.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.besoccer.com/player/j-uronen-147531|title=BeSoccer, Jere Uronen|website=besoccer}}</ref>
===AIK=== On 8 January 2025, Uronen signed with Allsvenskan club AIK for a two-year deal with a one-year option, for an undisclosed fee, making his return to Sweden since playing for Helsingborg between 2012 and 2016.<ref>[https://www.aikfotboll.se/nyheter/jere-uronen-klar-for-aik-fotboll-2025-01-08 Jere Uronen klar för AIK Fotboll], aikfotboll.se, 8 January 2025</ref> In the media, the transfer fee was estimated to be less than $1 million.<ref>[https://www.soccersheet.com/p/finnish-defender-jere-uronen-set Finnish Defender Jere Uronen set to leave Charlotte FC], soccersheet.com, 5 January 2025</ref>
===Atromitos=== On 26 July 2025, Uronen joined Super League Greece club Atromitos on a two-year deal.<ref>[https://www.sportti.com/jalkapallo/jere-urosen-lahto-sai-sinettinsa-nain-huuhkajien-luottomies-kommentoi/ Jere Urosen lähtö sai sinettinsä – näin Huuhkajien luottomies kommentoi], sportti.com, 27 July 2025</ref>
==International career== ===Finland youth teams=== Uronen was chosen to represent Finland U21 in a qualifying match against Slovenia on 8 August 2011, only at the age of 17.
===Finland first team=== On 26 May 2012, Uronen made his debut for the Finland senior national team, playing full minutes in a 3−2 victory over Turkey and so he became the third youngest player in the history of the national team.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.palloliitto.fi/uutiset/huu-tv-uronen-hakeltyi-avauspaikasta|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304002118/http://www.palloliitto.fi/uutiset/huu-tv-uronen-hakeltyi-avauspaikasta|url-status=dead|title=HUU-TV: Uronen häkeltyi avauspaikasta|archivedate=4 March 2016}}</ref> Uronen made his FIFA World Cup qualification match debut on 12 October 2012 when Mixu Paatelainen chose him to the starting eleven for a match against Georgia.<ref>{{cite news|title=Näin Suomi-Georgia -ottelu eteni|url=https://www.is.fi/huuhkajat/art-2000000548248.html|publisher=Ilta-Sanomat|language=Finnish|date=12 October 2012|access-date=6 December 2016}}</ref> He made his first international goal in a friendly match against Belarus on Tampere Stadium on 9 June 2018.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.kaleva.fi/urheilu/uronen-ja-yaghoubi-laukoivat-valko-venajan-nurin/796141/| title = Uronen ja Yaghoubi laukoivat Valko-Venäjän nurin | trans-title=Uronen and Yaghoubi shoot down Belarus | language = Finnish | publisher = Kaleva | date = 9 June 2018 | accessdate = 20 April 2019}}</ref>
Uronen was called up for the UEFA Euro 2020 pre-tournament friendly match against Sweden on 29 May 2021.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.hs.fi/urheilu/art-2000007984568.html|title=Näillä pelaajilla Huuhkajat lähtevät kohti EM-kisoja – kaksi nimeä kiinnostivat yli muiden |date= 19 May 2021 |access-date=24 May 2021|publisher=Helsingin Sanomat|language=fi}}</ref> Uronen played in all three international games at the UEFA Euro 2020 tournament. Finland was placed 3rd in Group B following a 2-0 defeat to Belgium on 21 June 2021.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Belgium win to push Finland into third|language=en-GB|work=BBC Sport|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/51198415|access-date=21 June 2021}}</ref> They were subsequently knocked out of the tournament.
==Career statistics== ===Club=== {{updated|28 July 2025|<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/47702/Jere_Uronen.html| title = Jere Uronen | publisher = National Football Teams | accessdate = 8 June 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = https://int.soccerway.com/players/jere-uronen/134996/ | title = Jere Uronen| publisher = Soccerway | accessdate = 8 June 2019}}</ref>}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|Europe !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="3"|TPS |2010 |Veikkausliiga |0||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||0||0 |- |2011 |Veikkausliiga |18||1||0||0||1{{efn|name=UEL}}||0||3{{efn|Appearances in the Finnish League Cup}}||0||22||1 |- !colspan="2"|Total !18!!1!!0!!0!!1!!0!!3!!0!!22!!1 |- |rowspan="3"|ÅIFK (loan) |2010 |Kakkonen |13||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||13||0 |- |2011 |Kakkonen |6||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||6||1 |- !colspan="2"|Total !19!!1!!colspan="2"|—!!colspan="2"|—!!colspan="2"|—!!19!!1 |- |rowspan="5"|Helsingborg |2012 |Allsvenskan |17||2||1||0||10{{efn|Includes five appearances in the UEFA Champions League, and five appearances in the UEFA Europa League}}||0||colspan="2"|—||28||2 |- |2013 |Allsvenskan |4||0||3||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||7||0 |- |2014 |Allsvenskan |24||0||5||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||29||1 |- |2015 |Allsvenskan |26||3||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||26||3 |- !colspan="2"|Total !71!!5!!9!!1!!10!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!90!!6 |- |rowspan="8"|Genk |2015–16 |Belgian First Division A |12||1||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||12||1 |- |2016–17 |Belgian First Division A |20||0||2||0||13{{efn|name=UEL}}||1||8{{efn|name=BUEL|Appearances in the Belgian Europa League play-offs}}||1||43||2 |- |2017–18 |Belgian First Division A |23||0||2||0||colspan="2"|—||1{{efn|name=BUEL}}||1||26||1 |- |2018–19 |Belgian First Division A |31||1||1||0||11{{efn|name=UEL|Appearances in the UEFA Europa League}}||0||colspan="2"|—||43||1 |- |2019–20 |Belgian First Division A |17||0||0||0||3{{efn|Appearances in the UEFA Champions League|name=ucl}}||0||1{{efn|name=BSC|Appearance in the Belgian Super Cup}}||0||21||0 |- |2020–21 |Belgian First Division A |22||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||23||0 |- |2021–22 |Belgian First Division A |0||0||0||0||0||0||1{{efn|name=BSC|Appearance in the Belgian Super Cup}}||1||1||1 |- !colspan="2"|Total !125!!2!!6!!0!!27!!1!!11!!3!!169!!6 |- |rowspan="3"|Brest |2021–22 |Ligue 1 |15||0||2||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||17||0 |- |2022–23 |Ligue 1 |6||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||6||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !21!!0!!2!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!colspan="2"|—!!23!!0 |- |Schalke 04 (loan) |2022–23 |Bundesliga |11||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||11||0 |- |rowspan="3"|Charlotte FC |2023 |MLS |9||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||1{{efn|name=MLSCP|Appearance(s) in the MLS Cup Playoffs}}||0||10||0 |- |2024 |MLS |26||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||2{{efn|Includes Leagues Cup|name=lsc}}||0||28||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !35!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!3!!0!!38!!0 |- |AIK |2025 |Allsvenskan |8||0||0||0||0||0||colspan=2|–||8||0 |- |Atromitos |2025–26 |Super League Greece |0||0||0||0||colspan=2|–||colspan=2|–||0||0 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !300!!9!!17!!1!!38!!1!!16!!3!!371!!14 |} {{notelist}}
===International=== {{updated|match played on 21 March 2025}}<ref>{{NFT player|47702|access-date=21 June 2021}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- ! rowspan="2" |National team!! rowspan="2" |Year!! colspan="2" |Competitive ! colspan="2" |Friendly ! colspan="2" |Total |- !Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- | rowspan="14"|Finland |2012||1<ref group="lower-alpha">Appearance in the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification.</ref>||0||3||0||4||0 |- |2013||0||0||1||0||1||0 |- |2014||2<ref group="lower-alpha" name="auto">Appearances in the UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying.</ref>||0||2||0||4||0 |- |2015||6<ref group="lower-alpha" name="auto"/>||0||1||0||7||0 |- |2016||1<ref group="lower-alpha">Appearance in the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification.</ref>||0||4||0||5||0 |- |2017||3<ref group="lower-alpha">Appearances in the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification</ref>||0||2||0||5||0 |- |2018||5<ref group="lower-alpha">Appearances in the 2018–19 UEFA Nations League</ref>||0||3||1||8||1 |- |2019||6<ref group="lower-alpha">Appearances in the UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying</ref>||0||0|||0||6||0 |- |2020||6<ref group="lower-alpha">Appearances in the 2020–21 UEFA Nations League.</ref>||0||1||0||7||0 |- |2021||7<ref group="lower-alpha">Four appearances in the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification, three appearances in UEFA Euro 2020.</ref>||0||2||0||9||0 |- |2022||3<ref group="lower-alpha">Appearances in the 2022–23 UEFA Nations League.</ref>||0||2||0||5||0 |- |2023||6<ref group="lower-alpha">Appearances in the UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying.</ref>||0||0||0||6||0 |- |2024||3||0||0||0||3||0 |- |2025||1||0||0||0||1||0 |- ! colspan="2"|Total !50!!0!!21!!1!!71!!1 |} '''Notes''' {{reflist|group=lower-alpha}}
:''Scores and results list Finland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Uronen goal.''
{| class="wikitable sortable" |+ List of international goals scored by Jere Uronen |- !scope="col"|No. !scope="col"|Date !scope="col"|Venue !scope="col"|Opponent !scope="col"|Score !scope="col"|Result !scope="col"|Competition |- | align="center"|1 || 9 June 2018 || Tampere Stadium, Tampere, Finland || {{fb|BLR}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|2–0 || Friendly<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/20248/Finland_Belarus.html|title=Finland vs. Belarus|first=Benjamin|last=Strack-Zimmermann|website=www.national-football-teams.com}}</ref> |}
==Honours== '''Helsingborgs IF''' *Svenska Supercupen: 2012
'''Genk''' *Belgian First Division A: 2018–19 *Belgian Cup: 2020–21<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.goal.com/en/news/onuachu-with-an-assist-as-genk-clinch-belgian-cup-title/1jp81i8ofssju1k0yrdb9b6nu8|title=Onuachu with an assist as Genk clinch Belgian Cup title after Standard Liege win|website=Goal|date=26 April 2021|accessdate=29 April 2021}}</ref> *Belgian Super Cup: 2019
'''Individual''' * Veikkausliiga September All Star Team: 2011<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.veikkausliiga.com/veikkausliiga/palkinnot | title = Palkinnot |trans-title=Awards | language = Finnish | publisher = Veikkausliiga | accessdate = 13 September 2019}}</ref>
==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== * [https://web.archive.org/web/20110928123440/http://fc.tps.fi/uronen_jere.1145.html Profile at fc.tps.fi] {{in lang|fi}} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20130814214928/http://www.veikkausliiga.com/Player.aspx Profile at veikkausliiga.com] {{in lang|fi}} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20120314231222/http://www.veikkausliiga.fi/ennatykset_index.htm Veikkausliiga Hall of Fame] {{in lang|fi}}
==External links== {{Commons category}} {{portal|Biography|Association football|Finland}} * [https://www.sb29.bzh/effectif.php Stade Brestois official profile] * [https://www.palloliitto.fi/jere-uronen Jere Uronen] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211029195052/https://www.palloliitto.fi/jere-uronen |date=29 October 2021 }} – SPL competition record * {{UEFA player|250019145}} * {{FIFA player|358372}} * {{NFT player|47702}} * {{BDFutbol|40666}} * {{Soccerbase|60721}}
{{Atromitos F.C. squad}} {{Finland squad UEFA Euro 2020}}
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