Jani Tapani Virtanen
Jani Tapani Virtanen (born 6 May 1988) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a striker for TPS.
 Virtanen in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jani Tapani Virtanen | ||
| Date of birth | 6 May 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Turku, Finland | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position(s) | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | TPS | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| TPS | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2006 | TPS | 15 | (1) |
| 2006–2009 | Udinese | 1 | (0) |
| 2008 | → Sorrento (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2009 | → FC Khimki (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2010 | TPS | 7 | (0) |
| 2010 | Åbo IFK | 4 | (1) |
| 2010–2014 | JJK | 86 | (5) |
| 2014–2015 | RoPS | 20 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | FF Jaro | 26 | (2) |
| 2016– | TPS | 55 | (16) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 December 2018 | |||
Career
Born in Turku, Finland, Virtanen played with Turun Palloseura in Finnish Veikkausliiga between 2004 and 2006. He transferred to Udinese in the summer of 2006, at the age of 18, signing a five-year contract. On 23 December 2006, Virtanen became the fifth Finnish player ever to play in Serie A when he was substituted in for the last three minutes against AC Milan. Virtanen also had two Finnish teammates at Udinese, Roman Eremenko and Jarkko Hurme. In 2008, he was loaned to Sorrento, then to FC Khimki.
In 2010, he played for FC TPS and their reserve team, Åbo IFK, before moving to JJK Jyväskylä in July.[1] Virtanen then moved to RoPS on a one-year contract.[2]