Wilhelm Ingves
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Wilhelm Ingves is a Finnish
footballer who currently plays as a striker for IFK Mariehamn
in the Finnish Premier Division
.
Ingves was dubbed "Lemland's Ronaldo" by fans of IFK Mariehamn
due to his entertaining style of play and scoring ability, Lemland being the municipality he's from.
In August 2008, Ingves was offered a contract by Italian
club Ascoli Calcio, which he turned down because he wanted to help his current club secure the contract for the next season's Premier Division
.
On 17 November 2008, Ingves joined Heerenveen from Holland
for a one-week trial together with Mika Ojala
from FC Inter Turku.
Wilhelm Ingves signed a new contract with IFK Mariehamn on 8 September 2009, that will keep him at Wiklöf Holding Arena until the end of the 2010 season.
After the 2010 season, Ingves signed a new one-year deal with the club. Before that, he had a test spell with Pomezia Calcio of Italy.
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...
footballer who currently plays as a striker for IFK Mariehamn
IFK Mariehamn
IFK Mariehamn is a Finnish football club, based in Mariehamn, capital of the Åland Islands. It currently plays in the Finnish Premier Division . The club's manager is Pekka Lyyski, and it plays its home matches at Wiklöf Holding Arena....
in the Finnish Premier Division
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...
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IFK Mariehamn
Ingves scored his first league goal in his first ever league appearance on 4 May 2008 against MyPa. By the end of June 2008, he had already established himself as a first team regular in both his club side and the Finnish U-19 national team.Ingves was dubbed "Lemland's Ronaldo" by fans of IFK Mariehamn
IFK Mariehamn
IFK Mariehamn is a Finnish football club, based in Mariehamn, capital of the Åland Islands. It currently plays in the Finnish Premier Division . The club's manager is Pekka Lyyski, and it plays its home matches at Wiklöf Holding Arena....
due to his entertaining style of play and scoring ability, Lemland being the municipality he's from.
In August 2008, Ingves was offered a contract by Italian
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
club Ascoli Calcio, which he turned down because he wanted to help his current club secure the contract for the next season's Premier Division
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...
.
On 17 November 2008, Ingves joined Heerenveen from Holland
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
for a one-week trial together with Mika Ojala
Mika Ojala
Mika Ojala is a professional footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Veikkausliiga side FC Inter Turku.-International career:...
from FC Inter Turku.
Wilhelm Ingves signed a new contract with IFK Mariehamn on 8 September 2009, that will keep him at Wiklöf Holding Arena until the end of the 2010 season.
After the 2010 season, Ingves signed a new one-year deal with the club. Before that, he had a test spell with Pomezia Calcio of Italy.