Joel Perovuo
Encyclopedia
Joel Perovuo is a Finnish
professional
football player who is currently playing for the Veikkausliiga
side HJK.
. 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 two-and-half 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.
. Perovuo made his first appearance for Finland at senior level on 18 January 2010. He was at starting line-up, but was replaced by Paulus Arajuuri
at 84th minute.
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
professional
Professional
A professional is a person who is paid to undertake a specialised set of tasks and to complete them for a fee. The traditional professions were doctors, lawyers, clergymen, and commissioned military officers. Today, the term is applied to estate agents, surveyors , environmental scientists,...
football player who is currently playing for the Veikkausliiga
Veikkausliiga
Veikkausliiga is the premier division of Finnish football, comprising the top 12 clubs of the country. Veikkausliiga is currently ranked as the 28th best league in Europe. Its main sponsor is the Finnish national betting agency Veikkaus, hence the league's name...
side HJK.
Career
Perovuo began his career with Espoon PS on youthside, before moving to FC HonkaFC Honka
FC Honka is a Finnish football club, based in Tapiola, Espoo. It was promoted into the Finnish premier division , for the first time in its history, at the end of the 2005 season. The club's manager is Mika Lehkosuo, and it plays its home matches at Tapiolan urheilupuisto...
. 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 two-and-half 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
FC Schalke 04
Fußball-Club Gelsenkirchen-Schalke 04, commonly known as simply FC Schalke 04 or Schalke , is a German, association-football club originally from the Schalke district of Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia. Schalke has long been one of the most popular football teams in Germany, even though major...
in the Europa League playoff-round.
International career
On 11 October 2009 was called up by the Finland national teamFinland national football team
The Finland national football team represents Finland in international football competitions and is controlled by the Football Association of Finland....
. Perovuo made his first appearance for Finland at senior level on 18 January 2010. He was at starting line-up, but was replaced by Paulus Arajuuri
Paulus Arajuuri
Paulus Arajuuri is a Finnish professional footballer and central defender who plays for Kalmar FF in Sweden.- Club career :Originally from Helsinki, Arajuuri moved to the Åland Islands and IFK Mariehamn in 2008...
at 84th minute.