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| Date of birth | 25 March 2005 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Finland | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||||||||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Ilves | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| –2018 | KäPa | ||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2023 | Honka | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Honka II | 18 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Honka | 8 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Ilves | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Finland U18 | 8 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Finland U19 | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 November 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 November 2023 | |||||||||||||||||
Vincent Ulundu (born 25 March 2005) is a Finnish professional football player, who plays as a winger for Veikkausliiga club Ilves, and the Finland under-19 national team. Born and raised in Finland, Ulundu is of Congolese descent.
Career
Ulundu started to play football in the youth sector of KäPa.[2]
FC Honka
He joined the FC Honka organisation in 2018, and was registered to their youth team.
Ulundu made his senior debut with Honka II reserve team in the third-tier Kakkonen in 2022. He debuted with the Honka first team on 21 January 2023, in a pre-season Finnish League Cup draw against IFK Mariehamn.[3] Ulundu debuted in the Veikkausliiga on 22 September 2023, in a 0–3 home loss against VPS.[4]
Ilves
On 26 November 2023, after Honka was declared for bankruptcy,[5] a fellow Veikkausliiga club Ilves announced the signing of Ulundu on a two-year deal, with an option for a third year.[6][7]
International career
Ulundu has represented Finland at under-18 and under-19 youth national team levels.[8]
He was part of the Finland U18 squad winning the friendly tournament Baltic Cup in June 2023,[9] scoring two goals in three games.
In October 2023, he was part of the Finland U19 squad in the 2024 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification tournament, in three games against Romania, Czech Republic and San Marino.[10]
Honours
Club
FC Honka
- Finnish Cup: 2023 Runners-up
- Baltic Cup: 2023
References
- ↑ Baltic Cup, Finnish FA
- ↑ Tulospalvelu Palloliitto, V.Ulundu, Finnish FA/Palloliitto
- ↑ HONKA VS. MARIEHAMN 0 - 0, int.soccerway.com
- ↑ HONKA VS. VPS 0 - 3, int.soccerway.com
- ↑ Espoon sokki-ilmoitus mullistaa markkinan – Nämä pelaajat viedään käsistä, Iltalehti, Anssi Karjalainen, 19 November 2023
- ↑ TERVETULOA ILVEKSEEN, VINCENT ULUNDU!, ilvesedustus.fi
- ↑ Nuori lupaus sopimukseen Ilveksen kanssa - "Selkeä ykkösvalinta", Veikkausliiga, 26 November 2023
- ↑ U18-poikien avaus Latviaa vastaan nimetty, Finnish FA/Palloliitto, 18 June 2023
- ↑ U18-pojat nimetty kesäkuun Baltic Cupiin, Football Association of Finland, 30 May 2023
- ↑ U19-pojat nimetty lokakuun EM-karsintaturnaukseen, Finnish FA/ Palloliitto, 25 September 2023
External links
- Vincent Ulundu at Soccerway
- Vincent Ulundu at WorldFootball.net