Ville Lajunen

Ville Lajunen (born 8 March 1988) is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman who currently plays for Schwenninger Wild Wings in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL).
==Playing career==
Born in Helsinki, Lajunen played as a youth within the Espoo Blues program of the SM-liiga. While playing professionally for the Blues, he led the SM-liiga in assists (32) by a defenseman in the 2009–10 season.
On 18 November 2011, Lajunen left Espoo during the final year of his contract to join Metallurg Magnitogorsk in the KHL.
On 24 May 2017, Lajunen signed a one-year contract with HC Spartak Moscow of the KHL. After posting 26 points in 52 games from the blueline in the 2017–18 season, Lajunen left Spartak but continued in the KHL, agreeing to terms on a one-year contract with Chinese outfit, Kunlun Red Star, on 31 May 2018.
In the 2018–19 season, Lajunen was a steadying influence with Kunlun, contributing with 10 goals and 27 points in 56 regular season games. As a free agent at the conclusion of his contract, Lajunen left China, signing a one-year contract with HC Vityaz to remain in the KHL on 2 May 2019.
On 24 June 2022, Lajunen left HC TPS of the Liiga after two seasons and signed a one-year contract with German club, Schwenninger Wild Wings of the DEL, for the 2022–23 season.
==Career statistics==
===Regular season and playoffs===
 	 	 		Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season		Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs
Season 	Team 	League 		GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM 		GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM
2005–06 	Espoo Blues 	Jr. A 		22 	2 	2 	4 	10 		10 	0 	0 	0 	6
2006–07 	Espoo Blues 	Jr. A 		39 	3 	23 	26 	79 		12 	1 	9 	10 	12
2006–07 	Espoo Blues 	SM-l 		3 	0 	0 	0 	0 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2007–08 	Espoo Blues 	Jr. A 		3 	1 	2 	3 	10 		3 	0 	2 	2 	6
2007–08 	Espoo Blues 	SM-l 		19 	1 	11 	12 	29 		9 	1 	0 	1 	6
2007–08 	KooKoo 	Mestis 		20 	2 	9 	11 	24 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2008–09 	Espoo Blues 	Jr. A 		8 	2 	2 	4 	6 		7 	2 	3 	5 	14
2008–09 	Espoo Blues 	SM-l 		45 	8 	11 	19 	20 		10 	0 	2 	2 	0
2009–10 	Espoo Blues 	SM-l 		58 	5 	33 	38 	44 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2010–11 	Espoo Blues 	SM-l 		60 	7 	17 	24 	69 		18 	3 	7 	10 	20
2011–12 	Espoo Blues 	SM-l 		22 	2 	10 	12 	8 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2011–12 	Metallurg Magnitogorsk	KHL 		15 	0 	1 	1 	4 		12 	0 	5 	5 	0
2012–13 	Färjestad BK 	SEL 		53 	7 	14 	21 	16 		10 	0 	6 	6 	2
2013–14 	Färjestad BK 	SHL 		48 	4 	9 	13 	20 		15 	0 	4 	4 	2
2014–15 	Jokerit 	KHL 		49 	3 	17 	20 	16 		3 	1 	0 	1 	4
2015–16 	Jokerit 	KHL 		58 	9 	19 	28 	32 		6 	1 	1 	2 	4
2016–17 	Jokerit 	KHL 		53 	10 	6 	16 	16 		4 	2 	0 	2 	0
2017–18 	Spartak Moscow 	KHL 		52 	6 	20 	26 	10 		4 	0 	1 	1 	0
2018–19 	Kunlun Red Star 	KHL 		56 	10 	17 	27 	44 		— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2019–20 	Vityaz 	KHL 		60 	4 	21 	25 	6 		4 	1 	1 	2 	2
2020–21 	TPS 	Liiga 		55 	9 	19 	28 	24 		13 	2 	2 	4 	8
2021–22 	TPS 	Liiga 		51 	4 	21 	25 	12 		18 	0 	6 	6 	8
Liiga totals	Liiga totals 	Liiga totals		313 	36 	122 	158 	206 		68 	6 	17 	23 	42
KHL totals 	KHL totals 	KHL totals 		343 	42 	102 	144 	128 		33 	5 	8 	13 	10
SHL totals 	SHL totals 	SHL totals 		101 	11 	23 	34 	36 		25 	0 	10 	10 	4
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
===International===
Year 	Team 	Event 	Result 		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2008 	Finland 	WJC 	6th 		6 	0	3	3 	6
2014 	Finland 	WC 	 		10	0	2	2 	0
2017 	Finland 	WC 	4th 		10	1	2	3 	2
Junior totals	Junior totals	Junior totals	Junior totals		6 	0	3	3 	6
Senior totals	Senior totals	Senior totals	Senior totals		20	1	4	5 	2
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
==References==
==External links==
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Category:Espoo Blues players
Category:Färjestad BK players
Category:Finnish ice hockey defencemen
Category:Jokerit players
Category:KooKoo players
Category:HC Kunlun Red Star players
Category:Metallurg Magnitogorsk players
Category:HC Spartak Moscow players
Category:HC TPS players
Category:HC Vityaz players