Tomi Petrescu

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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

Early career

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

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

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

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

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

Haka

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

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

JJK

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

International career

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

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

Honours

Club

Tampere United
Honka

Career statistics

Club

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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

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