Tommi Jyry

Tommi Jyry
Jyry with Petrolul Ploiești in 2024
Personal information
Full name Tommi Matti Jyry[1]
Date of birth (1999-08-16) 16 August 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Helsinki, Finland
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Central midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Petrolul Ploiești
Number 6
Youth career
–2016 HJK
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017 HIFK II 2 (0)
2017–2018 HIFK 27 (1)
2019–2021 KuPS 28 (1)
2021 → KuFu-98 3 (3)
2022–2023 Inter Turku 53 (9)
2024– Petrolul Ploiești 32 (1)
International career
2013 Finland U15[2] 1 (0)
2014 Finland U16 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 December 2024

Tommi Matti Jyry (born 16 August 1999) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Liga I club Petrolul Ploiești.

A youth product of HJK, Jyry started his professional career at rival team HIFK in 2017. Two years later, he signed for KuPS, winning two domestic trophies during his stint. Jyry changed teams again in 2022, spending two seasons at Inter Turku where he was eventually appointed captain, before moving abroad to Romanian side Petrolul Ploiești.

Club career

HIFK

Jyry is a product of the HJK Helsinki academy, but started his professional career after moving to a rival club HIFK in the 2017 season, coached by Antti Muurinen.[3][4] Jyry debuted in the league on 12 September 2017, in a Stadin derby match against his former club HJK.[5] During his debut season, Jyry only amassed seven matches without scoring, two of which in the relegation play-offs. He also made two appearances with the club's reserve team in the fourth-tier Kolmonen.

After losing the play-offs, Jyry chose to stay with HIFK in the Ykkönen, the second tier of the Finnish league system.[6] He made 24 league appearances during the 2018 season, and scored his first senior goal in a 2–0 away win over JJK Jyväskylä on 1 June 2018.[7] HIFK promptly returned to the top flight after winning the 2018 Ykkönen title.

KuPS

Jyry transferred to Veikkausliiga side Kuopion Palloseura (KuPS) at the start of 2019,[8] winning the national championship title in his first year with the club under the head coach Jani Honkavaara.[9] During early 2020, he ruptured his achilles tendon in training and missed the entire campaign.[10]

After recovering from injury,[11] Jyry only totalled six league matches under new manager Simo Valakari in the 2021 season. He also played three cup matches as the club won the 2021 Finnish Cup. In addition, between May and June 2021, Jyry made three appearances and scored three goals for KuPS' farm team KuFu-98 in the third tier Kakkonen. At the conclusion of the season, he decided to leave the club.[12]

Inter Turku

On 24 November 2021, fellow Veikkausliiga side Inter Turku announced the signing of Jyry on a two-year deal, valid from 2022.[13] During his debut season with the club, Inter reached the finals of the Finnish Cup and the Finnish League Cup, eventually finishing second in both competitions.

Ahead of the 2023 campaign, Jyry gained team captaincy.[14] In June 2023, he won the Veikkausliiga Player of the Month award.[15] Following the conclusion of the season, he was handed the Anneli trophy by the Inter board of directors, traditionally granted to the most hard-working loyal player of the team.[16][17]

Petrolul Ploiești

On 6 February 2024, Jyry moved abroad for the first time by signing a two-and-a-half-year contract with Romanian club Petrolul Ploiești.[18] He made his Liga I debut on 24 February, coming on as an 85th-minute substitute for Takayuki Seto in a 1–0 away loss to UTA Arad. On 13 April, Jyry scored his first Petrolul goal in Liga I, a winning goal in a 2–1 away victory over Universitatea Cluj, a few minutes after being subbed on.[19]

International career

Jyry is a former Finnish youth international, having represented his country at under-15 and under-16 levels.[2]

Personal life

Jyry's father Rasmus is a multiple Finnish champion in gymnastics, while his mother Virpi is a physical education teacher.[2]

Career statistics

As of 22 December 2024[20]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Național cup[a] League cup[b] Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
HIFK II 2017 Kolmonen 2 0 — — — — 2 0
HIFK 2017 Veikkausliiga 3 0 2 0 — — 2[c] 0 7 0
2018 Ykkönen 24 1 4 0 — — — 28 1
Total 27 1 6 0 — — 2 0 35 1
KuPS 2019 Veikkausliiga 22 1 4 1 — 2[d] 0 — 28 2
2020 Veikkausliiga 0 0 1 1 — 0 0 — 1 1
2021 Veikkausliiga 6 0 3 0 — 1[e] 0 — 10 0
Total 28 1 8 2 — 3 0 — 39 3
KuFu-98 2021 Kakkonen 3 3 — — — — 3 3
Inter Turku 2022 Veikkausliiga 27 5 4 0 6 0 2[e] 0 — 39 5
2023 Veikkausliiga 26 4 1 0 6 1 — — 33 5
Total 53 9 5 0 12 1 2 0 — 72 10
Petrolul Ploiești 2023–24 Liga I 11 1 — — — — 11 1
2024–25 Liga I 21 0 2 0 — — — 23 0
Total 32 1 2 0 — — — 34 1
Career total 147 15 21 2 12 1 5 0 2 0 185 18
  1. ^ Includes Suomen Cup and Cupa României
  2. ^ Includes Finnish League Cup
  3. ^ Appearances in Veikkausliiga relegation play-offs
  4. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  5. ^ a b Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa Conference League

Honours

HIFK[20]

KuPS[20]

Inter Turku[20]

Individual

  • Veikkausliiga Player of the Month: June 2023[15]

References

  1. ^ Tommi Jyry – Romanian league stats at LPF (in Romanian)
  2. ^ a b c Heimo, Jussi (2 September 2023). "Kokoaan kovempi" [Harder than ever] (in Finnish). Ilta-Sanomat. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
  3. ^ HIFK sopimukseen viiden juniorimaajoukkuepelaajan kanssa, hifkfotboll.fi, 16 January 2017
  4. ^ HIFK "ryövää" pelaajia HJK:sta - "Vanhemmat ottaneet yhteyttä", sportti.com, 28 December 2016
  5. ^ IFK:n kokoonpano HJK-otteluun: 18-vuotias Tommi Jyry debytoi Veikkausliigassa, hifkfotboll.fi, 12 September 2017
  6. ^ HIFK hakee Lappeenrannasta avausvoittoa cupissa, Ilta-Sanomat, 4 February 2018
  7. ^ Video: HIFK-nuorukainen Tommi Jyry pamautti komean yläpesän Ykkösessä, puoliaika.com, 6 June 2018
  8. ^ KuPS testaa neljää pelaajaa – HIFK:n jättänyt lupaus saapuu Kuopioon, sportti.com, 14 November 2018
  9. ^ Vahva debyyttikausi KuPS:ssa mestaruussinettiä vailla − "Teemme kaiken, että niin käy", veikkausliiga.com, 17 October 2019
  10. ^ "KuPSille takaisku kauden kynnyksellä: nuori lupaus sivussa luultavimmin koko kauden" [A setback for KuPS at the beginning of the season: a young promise on the sidelines, probably the whole season] (in Finnish). Ilta-Sanomat. 26 June 2020.
  11. ^ KuPS:n Tommi Jyry taas iskussa – "Olen päässyt treenaamaan täysillä", veikkausliiga.com, 13 December 2020
  12. ^ Tommi Jyry vill skjuta KuPS till guld och sedan lämna Savolax bakom sig, Hufvudstadsbladet, Jonas von Wendt, 31 October 2021
  13. ^ "Tommi Jyry Interin paitaan" [Tommi Jyry in Inter's shirt] (in Finnish). Aamuset. 24 November 2021.
  14. ^ "Interin kapteenisto valittu - Tommi Jyry kantaa kipparinnauhaa" [Inter's captaincy has been selected - Tommi Jyry wears the captain's armband] (in Finnish). Veikkausliiga. 15 March 2023.
  15. ^ a b "FC Interin Tommi Jyry Veikkausliigan kuukauden pelaaja kesäkuussa" [Tommi Jyry of FC Inter Veikkausliiga player of the month in June] (in Finnish). Veikkausliiga. 6 July 2023.
  16. ^ "TOMMI JYRY PALKITTIIN ANNELIN POKAALILLA – BISMARK AMPOFO ULTRABOYZ-PELAAJAN POKAALILLA" [TOMMI JYRY WAS AWARDED WITH THE ANNEL TROPHY - BISMARK AMPOFO WITH THE ULTRABOYZ PLAYER'S TROPHY] (in Finnish). FC Inter Turku. 31 October 2023.
  17. ^ ”Sokeiden” tuomitsemasta tumpista on kasvanut tuleva Huuhkaja-pelaaja, elmotv, 24 July 2023
  18. ^ "Bun venit, Tommi Jyry!" [Welcome, Tommi Jyry!] (in Romanian). FC Petrolul Ploiești. 6 February 2024. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
  19. ^ Superliga – play-out: Universitatea Cluj – Petrolul Ploieşti 1-2, ploieştenii au întors rezultatul în numai două minute, news.ro, 13 April 2024
  20. ^ a b c d Tommi Jyry at Soccerway. Retrieved 1 February 2023.