Pyry Mentu (born 1 November 2006) is a Finnish professional footballer, playing as a central midfielder for HJK Helsinki.
Career HJK Helsinki Mentu started football in a youth team of HJK Helsinki in Lauttasaari neighbourhood when he was five years old.Nuoret futaajat tietävät, ketä MM-kisoissa kannattaa seurata, Yle, 12 June 2014
He debuted with the HJK first team in the Finnish League Cup in 2024. During the 2024 season, he mainly played for the club's reserve team Klubi 04 in third-tier Ykkönen, and also made one appearance for the first team in a Finnish Cup match against Ekenäs IF.HJK-luotsi Korkeakunnakselta kehut EIF:lle - "Meillä ei ollut ihan samalla tavalla haalarit päällä", veikkausliiga.com, 26 June 2024 In July 2024, he signed a three-and-a-half-year deal with HJK.Pyry Mentu ja HJK pitkään jatkosopimukseen, hjk.fi, 11 July 2024
On 22 November 2024, Mentu made his first start for HJK, in a friendly match against Shamrock Rovers at the Tallaght Stadium, helping his side to a 2–0 win.Veikeä vierasvoitto Dublinista, hjk.fi, 22 November 2024 Four days later, he was included in the match day line-up for a UEFA Conference League match against Panathinaikos on 28 November.HJK kohti Kreikkaa - Pyry Mentu ensi kertaa Konferenssiliigassa kokoonpanossa, veikkausliiga.com, 26 November 2024 He was substituted in on the 75th minute, replacing Liam Möller, in a 1–0 away defeat at the Athens Olympic Stadium.
After debuting in Veikkausliiga with HJK on 5 April 2025, three weeks later Mentu scored his first league goal, a winning goal in a 3–1 home win over VPS.Vihdoin voitto! , hjk.fi, 26 April 2025HJK-lupaus avasi maalitilinsä Veikkausliigassa näyttävällä kudilla – ”Tuollainen maali oli tavoitteena”, suomifutis.com, 26 April 2025
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupEuropeTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsKlubi 042023Kakkonen00–––002024Ykkönen264–––264Total264000000264HJK2024Veikkausliiga00102020502025Veikkausliiga2925050304222026Veikkausliiga0000600060Total2926013050532Career total5566013050796
Honours Klubi 04 Ykkönen: 2024 HJK Finnish Cup: 2025HJK voitti jalkapallon miesten Suomen cupin mestaruuden – voittomaalin tehnyt Teemu Pukki kritisoi otteluaikataulua, Yle, 20 September 2025 Finnish League Cup runner-up: 2025
References
External links
Pyry Mentu stats at Finnish FA