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Tomi Petrescu

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Tomi Petrescu
Personal information
Date of birth (1986-06-24) 24 June 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth Jyväskylä, Finland
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Winger / Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
Jyväskylä Blackbird
Number 10
Youth career
1995–2001 JJK
2001–2004 Leicester City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2005 Leicester City 1 (0)
2005–2006 Inter Turku 44 (10)
2007–2010 Tampere United 76 (15)
2009Ascoli 2 (0)
2011 Panthrakikos 1 (0)
2011–2012 FC Honka 32 (2)
2013 FC Haka 15 (6)
2013 Politehnica Iași 5 (0)
2014–2016 Ilves 52 (9)
2016–2018 JJK 40 (7)
2019– Jyväskylä Blackbird 0 (0)
International career
2001–2003 Finland U-17 25 (2)
2004–2008 Finland U-21 7 (2)
Medal record
Tampere United
Winner Finnish Cup 2007
Winner Veikkausliiga 2007
Winner Finnish League Cup 2009
Runner-up Finnish Cup 2009
Honka
Winner Finnish League Cup 2011
Winner Finnish Cup 2012
Ilves
Third place Finnish 1st Division 2014
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 November 2021
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 March 2014

Tomi Petrescu (born 24 June 1986), is a Finnish professional football winger and attacking midfielder who plays for Finnish club Jyväskylä Blackbird and has represented Finland national under-21 football team. Petrescu was born in Jyväskylä, Finland where he played for the local JJK youth team before moving to Leicester City F.C.

Club career

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Early career

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Petrescu's career began in the junior organisation of JJK Jyväskylä. In 2001, he moved to Leicester's youth academy. In Leicester he represented the academy team and the reserves. He made one appearance in the first team on 4 May 2003 in a match against Wolverhampton Wanderers. When he failed to make a break through he terminated his contract in the end of 2004.

Inter Turku

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For season 2005 Petrescu joined Veikkausliiga team Inter Turku.[1] where he quickly established his place in the midfield and scored seven goals during the season. During season 2006 he gained 20 caps and scored three goals.

Tampere United

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In December 2006 Petrescu signed a two-year contract with Tampere United. He stated that his main reason to join Tampere United was coach Ari Hjelm. Season 2007 was a true break through for Petrescu to the elite of Veikkausliiga. He was one of the key players that led the team two a second consecutive championship. During the second qualifying round of the 2007/2008 Champions League edition, Petrescu scored a goal to help Tampere secure a prestigious 1:0 win against Bulgarian champions Levski Sofia in their home game. Tampere repeated the feat in the away game and became the first Finnish side to eliminate a Bulgarian club from the high-profile competition. However, the Finns were unable to qualify for the group stages of the Champions League, as they were eliminated by Norwegian side Rosenborg BK in the third qualifying round.

In 2007, he was selected as the best footballer of Pirkanmaa.

He was loaned to Italian Ascoli for the spring of 2009.[2] In Ascoli he made his first appearance on 7 March in a match against Grosseto.[3]

Panthrakikos

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In January 2011 Petrescu joined Greek side Panthrakikos on a 1,5 years contract.[4] He made just one appearance in the first team.

Honka

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Petrescu represented seasons 2011-12 FC Honka in the Veikkausliiga. He gained 32 caps and scored two goals.

Haka

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Petrescu transferred to FC Haka for the season 2013. During the fall of 2013 he made a short spell in Romanian first division side CSM Studențesc Iași.

Ilves

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After season 2013 he moved on to Ilves on a three-year contract.[5]

JJK

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On 23 June 2016, he returned to JJK on a three-year contract.[6]

International career

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Petrescu became well known after playing in the 2003 FIFA U-17 World Championship, which were held in Finland where he scored two of three goals of Finland. He scored a goal in the opening game against China in the tournament. He was nominated as candidate by head coach Markku Kanerva for the Finland U-21 team for the 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Championship finals but he suffered an injury one month prior to the tournament and was forced to withdraw.[7]

Personal life

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Petrescu's father is Romanian and he has got an older brother, Ștefan Petrescu, who also plays football.

Honours

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Club

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Tampere United
Honka

Career statistics

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Club

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As of 2 April 2015[8]
Club Season Division League Domestic Cups Europe Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Inter Turku
2005 Veikkausliiga 24 7 0 0 0 0 24 7
2006 Veikkausliiga 20 3 0 0 0 0 20 3
Inter Turku Total 44 10 0 0 0 0 44 10
Tampere United
2007 Veikkausliiga 24 6 0 0 6 2 30 8
2008 Veikkausliiga 19 4 0 0 2 0 21 4
Ascoli
2008–09 Serie B 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Ascoli Total 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Tampere United
2009 Veikkausliiga 13 3 0 0 0 0 13 3
2010 Veikkausliiga 20 2 5 0 0 0 25 2
Tampere United Total 76 15 5 0 8 2 89 17
Panthrakikos
2010–11 Football League 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Panthrakikos Total 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Honka
2011 Veikkausliiga 11 2 0 0 0 0 24 7
2012 Veikkausliiga 21 0 7 0 0 0 21 0
Honka Total 32 2 7 0 0 0 39 2
Haka
2012 Ykkönen 10 2 2 1 0 0 12 3
Haka Total 10 2 2 1 0 0 12 3
Politehnica Iași
2013–14 Liga II 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
CSM Iași Total 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Ilves
2014 Ykkönen 21 4 0 0 0 0 21 4
2015 Veikkausliiga 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 2
Ilves Total 21 4 2 2 0 0 23 6
Career Total 191 33 14 3 8 2 213 38

References

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  1. ^ "Tomi Petrescu ja viisi kysymysmerkkiä - Urheilu - Keskisuomalainen". Archived from the original on 25 September 2010. Retrieved 5 February 2009.
  2. ^ "Petrescu menossa Ascoliin". Veikkausliiga.fi (in Finnish). 11 January 2009. Archived from the original on 20 December 2013. Retrieved 19 January 2009.
  3. ^ "Tomi Petresculle ensiminuutit Italiassa". Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). 7 March 2009. Archived from the original on 25 May 2012. Retrieved 8 March 2009.
  4. ^ "UL: Petrescu siirtyy Tampere Unitedista Kreikkaan". MTV3 (in Finnish). 12 January 2011. Retrieved 23 January 2011.
  5. ^ "Ennenaikainen joululahja Ilvekseltä | Ilves Jalkapallon edustusjoukkue". Archived from the original on 22 December 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
  6. ^ "Tomi Petrescu palaa JJK:n paitaan" (in Finnish). YLE. 23 June 2016. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
  7. ^ "Kanervan ehdokaslistalla 23 liigapelaajaa" (in Finnish). Veikkausliiga. 15 May 2009. Archived from the original on 28 January 2015. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
  8. ^ "Finland - T. Petrescu - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway".
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