Vertti Hänninen (born 1 June 2002) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Veikkausliiga club SJK.
Club career Hänninen was raised in Rovaniemi and started playing football in a local club Rovaniemen Palloseura (RoPS). He made his senior debut with the club's reserve team in the fourth-tier Kolmonen in 2018.Tulospalvelu Palloliitto Vertti Hänninen, Finnish FA/ Palloliitto
On 13 December 2021, Hänninen signed with Veikkausliiga club Seinäjoen Jalkapallokerho (SJK), starting in the 2022 season.Vertti Hänninen RoPS:sta Seinäjoelle, sjk.fi, 13 December 2021 On 4 July 2023, he was loaned out to Džiugas Telšiai in Lithuanian A Lyga for the rest of the season,Vertti Hänninen lainasopimuksella Liettuaan, sjk.fi, 4 July 2023SJK:n Vertti Hänninen lainasopimuksella Liettuaan, Ilkka-Pohjalainen, 4 July 2023 but managed to make only two league appearances for the club due to injury.Tulevaisuus hämärän peitossa – Loukkaantumisista toipunut Vertti Hänninen toivoo terveyttä ja peliaikaa, Lapin Kansa, 10 October 2023 After his loan deal had ended, it was announced in the end of December that Hänninen would not continue with SJK.Hänninen ja Jalonen eivät jatka Seinäjoella, sjk.fi, 21 December 2023
On 18 January 2024, Hänninen joined newly promoted Veikkausliiga club IF Gnistan.VERTTI HÄNNINEN GNISTANIN PAITAAN, ifgnistan.fi, 18 January 2024 On 6 April, in the opening game of the season, he scored the winning goal in a 2–1 home win against Inter Turku, but was injured later during the match and missed the next 12 league games. On 17 February 2025, he signed a two-year contract extension.VERTTI HÄNNINEN JA GABRIEL EUROPAEUS JATKOSOPIMUKSEEN IF GNISTANIN KANSSA, gnistan.fi, 17 February 2025
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCupLeague cupEuropeTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsRoPS II2018Kolmonen10–––102019Kakkonen00–––002020Kakkonen13231––1632021Kakkonen10–––10Total152310000183RoPS2021Ykkönen29941––3310SJK2022Veikkausliiga601051001212023Veikkausliiga202031–71Total80308200192SJK Akatemia2022Ykkönen151–––1512023Ykkönen10–––10Total161000000161Džiugas (loan)2023A Lyga2000––20Gnistan2024Veikkausliiga1660040–2062025Veikkausliiga1541031–1952026Veikkausliiga601050–120Total371020121005111SJK2026Veikkausliiga300000–30Career total110221232030014228
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