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Finland Ville Lajunen
Kiekko-Espoo / Liiga - 24/25
1-time World Championship Silver Medal 1
Date of Birth
Mar 08, 1988
Position
D
Age
36
Height
6'1" / 185 cm
Place of Birth
Helsinki, FIN
Weight
194 lbs / 88 kg
Nation
Finland
Shoots
R
Youth Team
EKS
Contract
24/25
Agency
PREMIUM

Lajunen is an offensive defenseman with a big shot from the point. Excels on the powerplay thanks to his puck skills and vision.
Could still improve defensively. Is an average skater.
- Erik K. Piri, EP (2011)

Brother: Jani Lajunen

© Photo: Timo Savela

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Ville Lajunen Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2004-05 Blues U18 II U18 SM-sarja 18* 1* 2* 3* 8* -* | Relegation 9 0 1 1 2 -
2005-06 Blues U18 U18 SM-sarja Q 9* 3* 3* 6* 8* -* |
Blues U18 U18 I-divisioona 7* 1* 4* 5* 8* -* |
Blues U20 U20 SM-liiga 22* 2* 2* 4* 10* 9* | Playoffs 10 0 0 0 6 1
2006-07 Blues U20 U20 SM-liiga 39* 3* 23* 32* 79* 22* | Playoffs 12 1 9 10 12 2
Blues SM-liiga 3* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
Suomi U20 Mestis 9* 0* 0* 0* 6* -1* |
2007-08 KooKoo Mestis 20* 2* 9* 11* 24* -1* |
Blues U20 U20 SM-liiga 3* 1* 2* 3* 10* 2* | Playoffs 3 0 2 2 6 0
Blues SM-liiga 19* 1* 11* 12* 29* 3* | Playoffs 9 1 0 1 6 -1
Suomi U20 Mestis 7* 0* 2* 2* 6* 0* |
Finland U20 WJC-20 6* 0* 3* 3* 6* -1* |
2008-09 Blues U20 U20 SM-liiga 8* 2* 2* 4* 6* 8* | Playoffs 7 2 3 5 14 9
Blues SM-liiga 45* 8* 11* 19* 20* 0* | Playoffs 10 0 2 2 0 4
2009-10 Blues “A” SM-liiga 58* 5* 33* 38* 44* 0* |
2010-11 Blues “A” SM-liiga 60* 7* 17* 24* 69* -2* | Playoffs 18 3 7 10 20 -6
Finland (all) International 2* 0* 0* 0* 4* -* |
2011-12 Blues “A” SM-liiga 22* 2* 10* 12* 8* -2* |
Metallurg Magnitogorsk KHL 15* 0* 1* 1* 4* 5* | Playoffs 12 0 5 5 0 -5
Finland (all) International 5* 0* 0* 0* 2* 1* |
2012-13 Färjestad BK Elitserien 53* 7* 14* 21* 16* 12* | Playoffs 10 0 6 6 2 2
Finland (all) International 7* 1* 2* 3* 2* 4* |
2013-14 Färjestad BK SHL 48* 4* 9* 13* 20* 4* | Playoffs 15 0 4 4 2 3
Finland WC 10* 0* 2* 2* 0* -2* |
Finland (all) International 16* 0* 2* 2* 27* -2* |
2014-15 Jokerit KHL 49* 3* 17* 20* 16* 10* | Playoffs 3 1 0 1 4 -1
Finland (all) International 9* 0* 1* 1* 0* 2* |
2015-16 Jokerit “A” KHL 58* 9* 19* 28* 32* -11* | Playoffs 6 1 1 2 4 -4
Finland (all) International 3* 0* 1* 1* 0* -3* |
2016-17 Jokerit “A” KHL 53* 10* 6* 16* 16* -6* | Playoffs 4 2 0 2 0 -3
Finland WC 10* 1* 2* 3* 2* 2* |
Finland (all) International 20* 4* 6* 10* 4* 6* |
2017-18 Spartak Moskva KHL 52* 6* 20* 26* 10* -2* | Playoffs 4 0 1 1 0 -4
Finland (all) International 4* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
2018-19 Kunlun Red Star KHL 56* 10* 18* 28* 44* -14* |
2019-20 Vityaz Podolsk KHL 60* 4* 21* 25* 6* -14* | Playoffs 4 1 1 2 2 -2
2020-21 TPS “A” Liiga 55* 9* 19* 28* 24* -1* | Playoffs 13 2 2 4 8 0
2021-22 TPS “A” Liiga 51* 4* 21* 25* 12* 2* | Playoffs 18 0 6 6 8 4
2022-23 Schwenninger Wild Wings DEL 56* 10* 35* 45* 27* -4* |
2023-24 Löwen Frankfurt DEL 52* 6* 23* 29* 16* 7* |
2024-25 Kiekko-Espoo Liiga -* -* -* -* -* -* |

Ville Lajunen Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2008-09 Blues Champions HL 5* 1* 3* 4* 8* -2* |
2010-11 Finland EHT 2* 0* 0* 0* 4* 2* |
2011-12 Finland EHT 3* 0* 0* 0* 2* 1* |
2012-13 Färjestad BK ET 7* 3* 2* 5* 0* -* | Playoffs 3 0 1 1 0 -
Finland EHT 5* 1* 2* 3* 2* 3* |
2013-14 Färjestad BK ET 6* 2* 2* 4* 0* -* | Playoffs 3 0 1 1 0 -
Finland EHT 6* 0* 0* 0* 27* 0* |
2014-15 Jokerit Spengler Cup 3* 1* 0* 1* 2* 1* |
Finland EHT 5* 0* 1* 1* 0* 1* |
2015-16 Jokerit Spengler Cup 3* 1* 2* 3* 0* 3* |
Finland EHT 3* 0* 1* 1* 0* -3* |
2016-17 Finland EHT 6* 1* 2* 3* 0* -1* |
2017-18 Finland EHT 4* 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* |
2021-22 TPS “A” Champions HL 2* 0* 2* 2* 2* 2* |

Ville Lajunen Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
Champions HL 2 7* 1* 5* 6* 0.86* 10* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
DEL 2 108* 16* 58* 74* 0.69* 43* 3* | 0 * * * * * *
EHT 8 34* 2* 6* 8* 0.24* 35* 3* | 0 * * * * * *
ET 2 13* 5* 4* 9* 0.69* 0* -* | 2 6 0 * 2 * 2 * 0.33 * 0 * - *
International 8 66* 5* 12* 17* 0.26* 39* 8* | 0 * * * * * *
KHL 7 343* 42* 102* 144* 0.42* 128* -32* | 6 33 5 * 8 * 13 * 0.39 * 10 * -19 *
Liiga (SM-liiga) 9 313* 36* 122* 158* 0.50* 206* 0* | 5 68 6 * 17 * 23 * 0.34 * 42 * 1 *
Mestis 2 36* 2* 11* 13* 0.36* 36* -2* | 0 * * * * * *
SHL (Elitserien) 2 101* 11* 23* 34* 0.34* 36* 16* | 2 25 0 * 10 * 10 * 0.40 * 4 * 5 *
Spengler Cup 2 6* 2* 2* 4* 0.67* 2* 4* | 0 * * * * * *
U18 I-divisioona 1 7* 1* 4* 5* 0.71* 8* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U18 SM-sarja 1 18* 1* 2* 3* 0.17* 8* -* | 1 9 0 * 1 * 1 * 0.11 * 2 * - *
U18 SM-sarja Q 1 9* 3* 3* 6* 0.67* 8* -* | 0 * * * * * *
U20 SM-liiga (U20 SM-sarja) 4 72* 8* 29* 43* 0.60* 105* 41* | 4 32 3 * 14 * 17 * 0.53 * 38 * 12 *
WC 2 20* 1* 4* 5* 0.25* 2* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 1 6* 0* 3* 3* 0.50* 6* -1* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Ville Lajunen Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
05/02/2024
05/02/2024 Confirmed Löwen Frankfurt Kiekko-Espoo
04/29/2023
04/29/2023 Confirmed Schwenninger Wild Wings Löwen Frankfurt
06/24/2022
06/24/2022 Confirmed TPS Schwenninger Wild Wings
06/21/2021
06/21/2021 Extension TPS TPS
09/30/2020
09/30/2020 Confirmed Vityaz Podolsk TPS
05/02/2019
05/02/2019 Confirmed Kunlun Red Star Vityaz Podolsk
05/31/2018
05/31/2018 Confirmed Spartak Moskva Kunlun Red Star
05/24/2017
05/24/2017 Confirmed Jokerit Spartak Moskva
04/12/2016
04/12/2016 Extension Jokerit Jokerit
05/06/2014
05/06/2014 Confirmed Färjestad BK Jokerit
02/14/2013
02/14/2013 Extension Färjestad BK Färjestad BK
07/04/2012
07/04/2012 Confirmed Metallurg Magnitogorsk Färjestad BK
11/18/2011
11/18/2011 Confirmed Blues Metallurg Magnitogorsk
02/05/2010
02/05/2010 Extension Blues Blues
Player Biography and Trivia

Cult/Star player for Blues

Cult/Star player for Kiekko-Espoo U20

Career transactions
- 2014-05-06 • Signed to a two-year contract by Jokerit
- 2013-02-14 • Signed to a one-year contract extension by Färjestad
- 2012-07-04 • Signed to a one-year contract by Färjestad
- 2011-11-17 • Signed to a contract by Metallurg Magnitogorsk
- 2010-02-05 • Signed to a two-year contract extension by Blues
- 2008-04-23 • Signed to a two-year contract extension by Blues
- 2007-07-19 • Signed to a two-year contract extension by Blues
- 2006-09-06 • Signed to a two-year contract by Blues

Career assignments
- 2007-07-23 • Loaned to KooKoo by Blues