Jani Lajunen

#24 Kiekko-Espoo / Liiga - 26/27

Date of Birth: Jun 16, 1990
Age: 36
Place of Birth: Espoo, FIN
Nation: Finland
Youth Team: GrIFK
Position: C
Height: 190 cm / 6'3"
Weight: 90 kg / 198 lbs
Shoots: L
Contract: 27/28

Jani Lajunen Facts

Player Type: Two-Way Forward
Drafted: 2008 round 7 #201 overall by Nashville Predators
Agency: Premium

Brother: Ville Lajunen

Jani Lajunen Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	Post	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
2005-2006	Kiekko-Vantaa U16	U16 SM-sarja Q	10	5	2	7	14	-
2005-2006	Kiekko-Vantaa U16	U16 I-divisioona	12	16	18	34	6	-
2005-2006	Kiekko-Vantaa U18	U18 SM-sarja	2	0	0	0	0	-
2006-2007	Blues U18	U18 SM-sarja	28	5	12	17	20	-
2006-2007	Finland U17 (all)	International-Jr	3	0	0	0	2	-
2007-2008	Blues U18	U18 SM-sarja	1	1	0	1	2	-
2007-2008	Blues U20	U20 SM-liiga	25	4	10	14	14	11	Playoffs	3	0	0	0	0	-2
2007-2008	Blues	SM-liiga	1	0	0	0	0	0
2007-2008	Finland U18	WJC-18	6	1	0	1	2	1
2007-2008	Finland U18 (all)	International-Jr	13	2	2	4	6	-
2008-2009	Blues U20	U20 SM-liiga	25	16	10	26	24	18	Playoffs	8	2	1	3	12	6
2008-2009	Suomi U20 Loan	Mestis	2	2	2	4	0	2
2008-2009	Blues	SM-liiga	25	1	1	2	4	-4	Playoffs	2	0	0	0	0	0
2008-2009	Finland U20	WJC-20	6	1	0	1	0	-2
2009-2010	Blues U20	U20 SM-liiga	4	1	1	2	0	-2
2009-2010	Suomi U20 Loan	Mestis	2	0	0	0	0	0
2009-2010	Blues	SM-liiga	46	6	9	15	34	4	Playoffs	3	0	0	0	2	-1
2009-2010	Finland U20	WJC-20	6	1	4	5	6	-1
2009-2010	Finland U20 (all) "C"	International-Jr	17	2	8	10	20	-
2010-2011	Blues Loan	SM-liiga	60	10	12	22	46	7	Playoffs	18	3	4	7	12	-2
2010-2011	Finland	WC	4	2	1	3	2	2
2011-2012	Milwaukee Admirals	AHL	75	5	11	16	18	5	Playoffs	3	1	0	1	0	1
2012-2013	Milwaukee Admirals	AHL	40	1	4	5	14	-9
2012-2013	Peoria Rivermen	AHL	19	1	1	2	4	-1
2013-2014	Växjö Lakers HC	SHL	44	8	12	20	16	14	Playoffs	12	1	0	1	4	-1
2014-2015	Växjö Lakers HC	SHL	48	5	15	20	35	11	Playoffs	18	6	5	11	8	6
2015-2016	Tappara	Liiga	58	16	17	33	18	26	Playoffs	18	4	6	10	6	2
2015-2016	Finland	WC	6	0	0	0	2	0
2015-2016	Finland (all)	International	12	0	1	1	2	-2
2016-2017	Tappara "A"	Liiga	59	14	21	35	22	5	Playoffs	18	2	7	9	8	7
2016-2017	Finland	WC	10	1	1	2	4	0
2016-2017	Finland (all)	International	13	1	1	2	4	-2
2017-2018	HC Lugano	NL	42	6	19	25	20	9	Playoffs	16	3	11	14	8	7
2017-2018	Finland Olympics	OG	4	0	1	1	6	0
2017-2018	Finland (all)	International	10	1	4	5	10	3
2018-2019	HC Lugano	NL	41	8	15	23	14	-2	Playoffs	4	0	1	1	2	-1
2018-2019	Finland (all)	International	3	1	0	1	4	0
2019-2020	HC Lugano	NL	49	7	19	26	18	6
2019-2020	Finland (all)	International	3	0	0	0	0	-3
2020-2021	HC Lugano	NL	38	9	12	21	24	2	Playoffs	5	1	0	1	0	-3
2021-2022	Örebro HK "A"	SHL	50	9	16	25	26	3	Playoffs	8	1	1	2	2	-1
2022-2023	Örebro HK "A"	SHL	48	5	16	21	28	2	Playoffs	13	0	3	3	6	1
2023-2024	HC Sparta Praha	Czechia	39	3	14	17	22	15	Playoffs	11	0	4	4	4	3
2024-2025	HC Sparta Praha "A"	Czechia	51	8	12	20	8	9	Playoffs	10	0	4	4	4	-1
2025-2026	HC Sparta Praha "A"	Czechia	6	1	3	4	2	3
2026-2027	Kiekko-Espoo "A"	Liiga	11	1	5	6	6	1
2026-2027	Projected	Liiga	64	6	29	35	35	6

Jani Lajunen Tournament Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
2008-2009	Blues	Champions HL	3	1	0	1	0	2
2010-2011	Finland	EHT	3	0	1	1	2	0
2014-2015	Växjö Lakers HC	Champions HL	4	0	0	0	0	-1
2015-2016	Tappara	Champions HL	8	3	1	4	2	3
2015-2016	Finland	EHT	6	0	1	1	0	-2
2016-2017	Tappara	Champions HL	6	1	0	1	2	0
2016-2017	Finland	EHT	3	0	0	0	0	-2
2017-2018	HC Lugano	Swiss Cup	2	1	0	1	0	-
2017-2018	Finland	EHT	5	1	3	4	4	3
2018-2019	HC Lugano	Champions HL	7	3	3	6	8	5
2018-2019	HC Lugano	Swiss Cup	1	0	1	1	0	-
2018-2019	Finland "A"	EHT	3	1	0	1	4	0
2019-2020	HC Lugano	Swiss Cup	1	0	0	0	0	-
2019-2020	Finland	EHT	3	0	0	0	0	-3
2022-2023	Örebro HK "A"	Spengler Cup	2	0	0	0	0	-1
2024-2025	HC Sparta Praha "A"	Champions HL	10	4	2	6	2	1
2025-2026	HC Sparta Praha	Champions HL	1	0	0	0	0	0

Jani Lajunen Career Totals

League	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
AHL	2	134	7	16	23	0.17	36	-5	1	3	1	0	1	0.33	0	1
Champions HL	7	39	12	6	18	0.46	14	10	0
Czechia	3	96	12	29	41	0.43	32	27	2	21	0	8	8	0.38	8	2
EHT	6	23	2	5	7	0.30	10	-4	0
International	5	41	3	6	9	0.22	20	-4	0
International-Jr	3	33	4	10	14	0.42	28	-	0
Liiga (SM-liiga)	7	260	48	65	113	0.43	130	39	5	59	9	17	26	0.44	28	6
Mestis	2	4	2	2	4	1.00	0	2	0
NL	4	170	30	65	95	0.56	76	15	3	25	4	12	16	0.64	10	3
OG	1	4	0	1	1	0.25	6	0	0
SHL	4	190	27	59	86	0.45	105	30	4	51	8	9	17	0.33	20	5
Spengler Cup	1	2	0	0	0	0.00	0	-1	0
Swiss Cup	3	4	1	1	2	0.50	0	-	0
U16 I-divisioona	1	12	16	18	34	2.83	6	-	0
U16 SM-sarja Q	1	10	5	2	7	0.70	14	-	0
U18 SM-sarja	3	31	6	12	18	0.58	22	-	0
U20 SM-liiga (U20 SM-sarja)	3	54	21	21	42	0.78	38	27	2	11	2	1	3	0.27	12	4
WC	3	20	3	2	5	0.25	8	2	0
WJC-18	1	6	1	0	1	0.17	2	1	0
WJC-20	2	12	2	4	6	0.50	6	-3	0

Jani Lajunen Career Highlights

Season	Awards
2006-2007	U18 SM-sarja Bronze Medal
2007-2008	SM-liiga Silver Medal U18 SM-sarja Bronze Medal
2008-2009	U20 SM-liiga Champion
2009-2010	U20 WJC Top 3 Player on Team
2010-2011	SM-liiga Silver Medal World Championship Gold Medal
2014-2015	SHL Champion
2015-2016	Liiga Champion World Championship Silver Medal
2016-2017	Liiga Champion

Transactions

Date	Status	From	To
05/05/2026	Confirmed	HC Sparta Praha	Kiekko-Espoo
05/05/2025	Extension	HC Sparta Praha	HC Sparta Praha
02/26/2024	Extension	HC Sparta Praha	HC Sparta Praha
06/07/2023	Confirmed	Örebro HK	HC Sparta Praha
05/20/2021	Confirmed	HC Lugano	Örebro HK
12/24/2018	Extension	HC Lugano	HC Lugano
02/27/2018	Extension	HC Lugano	HC Lugano
05/11/2017	Confirmed	Tappara	HC Lugano
05/06/2015	Confirmed	Växjö Lakers HC	Tappara
05/07/2013	Confirmed	Peoria Rivermen	Växjö Lakers HC
02/19/2013	Confirmed	Nashville Predators	St. Louis Blues
05/12/2010	Confirmed	Blues	Nashville Predators

Jani Lajunen Biography and Trivia

Cult/Star player for HC Lugano
Cult/Star player for Kiekko-Espoo U20

2010-05-12 Signed to a 3-year entry level deal by Nashville Predators