Pyry Mentu

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.

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. On July 2024, he signed a three-and-a-half-year deal with HJK.

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. Four days later, he was included in the match day line-up for a UEFA Conference League match against Panathinaikos on 28 November. 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.

Career statistics

Honours Klubi 04 Ykkönen: 2024 HJK Finnish Cup: 2025 Finnish League Cup runner-up: 2025