# Eetu Vertainen

Eetu Vertainen (born 11 May 1999) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Italian Serie C Group A club Triestina.

## Career

Vertainen began his youth career with KyIF, before joining the academy of HJK at the age of 11. He started his senior career with Klubi 04, before playing for HJK and Ilves in the Veikkausliiga.
Vertainen signed a two-year contract with Scottish club St Johnstone on 1 September 2021.
He moved on loan to NIFL Premiership club Linfield on 7 February 2022. On 19 March, he scored four goals in a 5–0 league win over Dungannon Swifts.
On 30 June, his loan deal with the Northern Irish team was extended. Following his performances, he was named the league's Player of the Month and won the Goal of the Month award for December 2022. In January 2023, he scored hat-tricks in successive league matches. Later in the same season, he was the subject of speculation about a permanent transfer to Linfield, as well as links to Welsh club The New Saints.
On 1 September 2023, Vertainen joined Serie C club Triestina on a permanent deal. Since Triestina were unable to register him on time, on 11 September he was loaned to Super League Greece 2 club Athens Kallithea until the end of the year, with an option to extend the deal for the rest of the 2023–24 season. In January 2024, Vertainen returned to Triestina, and made his Serie C debut on 7 January 2024, as a starter in a match against Trento.

## International career

Vertainen is a former Finnish youth international.

## Career statistics

    As of 10 March 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | Cup | Cup | Other | Other | Europe | Europe | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Klubi 04 | 2016 | Kakkonen | 13 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 13 | 0 |
| Klubi 04 | 2017 | Kakkonen | 21 | 11 | 3 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 24 | 12 |
| Klubi 04 | 2018 | Ykkönen | 6 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | 2 |
| Klubi 04 | 2020 | Kakkonen | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 0 |
| Klubi 04 | Total | Total | 41 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 14 |
| HJK | 2017 | Veikkausliiga | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| HJK | 2018 | Veikkausliiga | 19 | 4 | 5 | 3 | – | – | 3 | 0 | 27 | 7 |
| HJK | 2019 | Veikkausliiga | 25 | 2 | 3 | 1 | – | – | 2 | 0 | 30 | 3 |
| HJK | 2020 | Veikkausliiga | 12 | 2 | 5 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 17 | 3 |
| HJK | Total | Total | 57 | 8 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 76 | 13 |
| Ilves | 2021 | Veikkausliiga | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 14 | 4 |
| St Johnstone | 2021–22 | Scottish Premiership | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 8 | 0 |
| Linfield (loan) | 2021–22 | NIFL Premiership | 10 | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 10 | 4 |
| Linfield (loan) | 2022–23 | NIFL Premiership | 30 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 43 | 19 |
| Linfield (loan) | Total | Total | 40 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 53 | 23 |
| Triestina | 2023–24 | Serie C | 13 | 3 | – | – | 2 | 0 | – | – | 15 | 3 |
| Triestina | 2024–25 | Serie C | 27 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 28 | 6 |
| Triestina | Total | Total | 40 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 9 |
| Athens Kallithea (loan) | 2023–24 | Super League Greece 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 3 | 0 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 199 | 55 | 21 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 241 | 63 |
* ↑ Includes Suomen Cup, Scottish Cup, Irish Cup and Greek Cup
* ↑ Includes UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League
* ↑ Includes UEFA Champions League
* ↑ Includes Scottish League Cup
* ↑ Includes five appearances and two goals in Irish League Cup, one appearance in Scottish Challenge Cup and one appearance in NIFL Charity Shield
* ↑ Includes UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League and UEFA Europa Conference League
* ↑ Includes Serie C Promotion Play-offs
* ↑ Includes Coppa Italia Serie C