{{short description|Finnish footballer (born 1984)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2023}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Veli Lampi | image = Лампи1.jpg | image_size = 200px | caption = Lampi in 2011 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1984|7|18}} | birth_place = Seinäjoki, Finland | height = 1.81 m | position = Right-back | currentclub = VPS (team manager) | youthyears1 = 1995–2002 | youthclubs1 = Sepsi-78 | years1 = 2002–2004 | clubs1 = VPS | caps1 = 47 | goals1 = 6 | years2 = 2005–2006 | clubs2 = HJK | caps2 = 49 | goals2 = 0 | years3 = 2007–2010 | clubs3 = Zürich | caps3 = 75 | goals3 = 0 | years4 = 2010 | clubs4 = → Aarau (loan) | caps4 = 16 | goals4 = 0 | years5 = 2010–2011 | clubs5 = Willem II | caps5 = 28 | goals5 = 0 | years6 = 2011–2013 | clubs6 = Arsenal Kyiv | caps6 = 20 | goals6 = 1 | years7 = 2014–2015 | clubs7 = HJK | caps7 = 37 | goals7 = 1 | years8 = 2016–2017 | clubs8 = VPS | caps8 = 44 | goals8 = 0 | nationalyears1 = | nationalteam1 = Finland U16 | nationalcaps1 = 5 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | nationalyears2 = | nationalteam2 = Finland U19 | nationalcaps2 = 3 | nationalgoals2 = 0 | nationalyears3 = | nationalteam3 = Finland U21 | nationalcaps3 = 19 | nationalgoals3 = 1 | nationalyears4 = 2006–2015 | nationalteam4 = Finland | nationalcaps4 = 33 | nationalgoals4 = 0 | manageryears1 = 2025– | managerclubs1 = VPS (team manager) | medaltemplates = {{medalTeam|Finland national football team}} {{Medal|3rd|Baltic Cup|2014}} {{medalTeam|HJK Helsinki}} {{medalRU|Veikkausliiga|2005}} {{medalW|Finnish Cup|2006}} {{medalRU|Veikkausliiga|2006}} {{medalW|Veikkausliiga|2014}} {{medalTeam|FC Zürich}} {{medalW|Swiss Super League|2007}} {{medalW|Swiss Super League|2009}} }}
'''Veli Lampi''' (born 18 July 1984) is a Finnish former professional footballer who played as a right-back. He is currently working for VPS as team manager. Lampi was born in Seinäjoki, Southern Ostrobothnia, Finland where he played for the local youth teams before moving to VPS.
==Club career== ===Youth clubs=== Lampi started his football career in Sepsi-78. He has also played for TP-Seinäjoki.
He made his Veikkausliiga debut in VPS where he played 47 matches and scored 6 goals between 2002 and 2004.
In 2005 Lampi transferred from VPS to HJK. He represented HJK in 49 matches and achieved two Veikkausliiga silver medals and a cup victory.
He was part of the 2006–07 and 2008–09 Swiss Championship winning team with FC Zürich.
He relegated from the Eredivisie with Willem II.
On 10 September 2011, Lampi made his Ukrainian Premier League début for Arsenal Kyiv playing against Metalist Kharkiv.
In December 2013 HJK announced that Lampi would return to HJK and that he had signed a two-year contract.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hjk.fi/uutiset/Miehet-1912| title = Markus Heikkinen ja Veli Lampi sopimuksiin HJK:n kanssa| publisher = HJK Helsinki| date = 5 December 2013 | language = fi | access-date = 22 December 2014}}</ref>
==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 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification.
==Coaching career== After his retirement, Lampi has coached in the youth sector of VPS. In the beginning of May 2025, Lampi was named the team manager for VPS first team.<ref>[https://www.vepsu.fi/seuralegenda-veli-lampi-miesten-joukkueenjohtajaksi/ SEURALEGENDA VELI LAMPI MIESTEN JOUKKUEENJOHTAJAKSI], vepsu.fi, 3 May 2025</ref>
==Personal life== His father is a former footballer Mikko Lampi.<ref>{{cite web |title=Mikko Lampi täyttää 60 vuotta |url=https://www.palloliitto.fi/uutiset/suomen-palloliitto/mikko-lampi-tayttaa-60-vuotta |website=palloliitto.fi |publisher=Football Association of Finland |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305134049/http://www.palloliitto.fi/uutiset/suomen-palloliitto/mikko-lampi-tayttaa-60-vuotta |archive-date=2016-03-05 |language=fi |date=2012-06-03}}</ref>
==Career statistics== ===Club=== {{updated|31 December 2017}}<ref name="swayst">{{Cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/veli-lampi/11482/|title=Finland - V. Lampi - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.national-football-teams.com/player/13509/Veli_Lampi.html|title = Veli Lampi (Player)}}</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"|Cups{{efn|Includes Suomen Cup, Finnish League Cup, Swiss Cup, KNVB Beker and Ukrainian Cup}} !colspan="2"|Europe !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |Sepsi-78 |2001 |Kakkonen |12||3||0||0||colspan=2|–||12||3 |- |rowspan="4"|VPS |2002 |Veikkausliiga |7||0||0||0||colspan=2|–||7||0 |- |2003 |Veikkausliiga |18||2||0||0||colspan=2|–||18||2 |- |2004 |Veikkausliiga |22||4||0||0||colspan=2|–||22||4 |- !colspan="2"|Total !47!!6!!0!!0!!0!!0!!47!!6 |- |rowspan="3"|HJK Helsinki |2005 |Veikkausliiga |26||0||0||0||colspan=2|–||26||0 |- |2006 |Veikkausliiga |23||0||1||0||2{{efn|Includes UEFA Champions League and UEFA Cup|name=uccl}}||0||26||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !49!!0!!1!!0!!2!!0!!52!!0 |- |rowspan="5"|FC Zürich |2006–07 |Swiss Super League |11||0||1||0||colspan=2|–||12||0 |- |2007–08 |Swiss Super League |24||0||3||0||5{{efn|Includes UEFA Cup|name=uc}}||0||32||0 |- |2008–09 |Swiss Super League |28||0||3||0||3{{efn|name=uc}}||0||34||0 |- |2009–10 |Swiss Super League |12||0||2||0||4{{efn|Includes UEFA Champions League|name=ucl}}||0||18||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !75!!0!!9!!0!!12!!0!!82!!0 |- |Aarau (loan) |2009–10 |Swiss Super League |16||0||colspan=2|–||colspan=2|–||16||0 |- |Willem II |2010–11 |Eredivisie |28||0||1||0||colspan=2|–||29||0 |- |rowspan="4"|Arsenal Kyiv |2011–12 |Ukrainian Premier League |12||1||1||0||colspan=2|–||13||1 |- |2012–13 |Ukrainian Premier League |3||0||0||0||colspan=2|–||3||0 |- |2013–14 |Ukrainian Premier League |5||0||1||0||colspan=2|–||6||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !20!!1!!2!!0!!0!!0!!22!!1 |- |rowspan="3"|HJK Helsinki |2014 |Veikkausliiga |23||1||3||0||10{{efn|Includes UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League|name=ucel}}||0||36||1 |- |2015 |Veikkausliiga |14||0||7||0||0||0||21||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !37!!1!!10!!0!!10!!0!!57!!1 |- |rowspan=3|VPS |2016 |Veikkausliiga |21||0||5||0||colspan=2|–||26||0 |- |2017 |Veikkausliiga |24||0||5||0||4{{efn|Includes UEFA Europa League|name=uel}}||0||33||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !45!!0!!10!!0!!4!!0!!59!!0 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !331!!11!!33!!0!!28!!0!!392!!11 |} {{notelist}}
===International=== {{updated|3 March 2015}}<ref>{{NFT player|13509}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by national team and year |- !National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="10"|Finland |2006||3||0 |- |2007||1||0 |- |2008||8||0 |- |2009||4||0 |- |2010||6||0 |- |2011||4||0 |- |2012||1||0 |- |2013||4||0 |- |2014||1||0 |- |2015||1||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total!!33!!0 |}
==Honours== '''HJK Helsinki''' * Veikkausliiga: 2014 * Finnish Cup: 2006, 2014 * Finnish League Cup: 2015
'''FC Zürich''' * Swiss Super League: 2006–07, 2008–09
'''Finland''' * Baltic Cup bronze: 2014
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * {{UEFA player|57023}} * {{FIFA player|300130}} * {{Soccerbase}} * {{NFT player|13509}} * {{Soccerway|veli-lampi/11482}} * {{Worldfootball.net|veli-lampi|new_id=pe11106}} * [http://www.palloliitto.fi/maajoukkueet/miesten_a-maajoukkue/pelaajat/lampi_veli/ Profile at FA of Finland's official website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111026121446/http://www.palloliitto.fi/maajoukkueet/miesten_a-maajoukkue/pelaajat/lampi_veli/ |date=26 October 2011 }} {{in lang|fi}}
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