Oiva Jukkola (born 21 May 2002) is a Finnish professional football player who plays as a winger for Veikkausliiga side Ilves and for the Finland under-21 national team.[1][2]
| Personal information | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 21 May 2002 | ||||||||||
| Place of birth | Tampere, Finland | ||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||
Current team | Ilves | ||||||||||
| Number | 19 | ||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||
| –2010 | PJK | ||||||||||
| 2010–2020 | Ilves | ||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||
| 2020–2022 | Ilves II | 46 | (5) | ||||||||
| 2020– | Ilves | 72 | (11) | ||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||
| 2024– | Finland U21 | 4 | (2) | ||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 October 2024 | |||||||||||
Club career
editAfter starting football in a youth team of Pirkkalan Jalkapalloklubi (PJK),[3] Jukkola spent his youth years with Ilves since 2010 and is a product of the club's youth academy.[4]
He debuted in top-tier Veikkausliiga with Ilves first team in the 2020 season. He also played for the club's reserve team in the third-tier Kakkonen. Jukkola won the 2023 Finnish Cup title with Ilves, after defeating Honka 2–1 in the final. On 31 October 2023, Ilves announced that they had signed with Jukkola on a new deal until the end of 2025.[5] He was named in the Veikkausliiga Team of the Month in June 2024.[6] Jukkola represented Ilves in three games in the 2024–25 UEFA Conference League qualifiers, helping his side to advance to the 3rd round by defeating Austria Wien.[7] At the end of the season, Jukkola helped Ilves to finish as Veikkausliiga runners-up, and he was named in the Team of the Year.
International career
editJukkola received his first call-up for Finland, when he was named in the Finland U21 squad for the 2025 UEFA U21 Euro qualifying matches against Armenia and Romania. He debuted on 6 September 2024 against Armenia, scoring a brace in a 3–1 away win.[8] Jukkola made his second appearance four days later in a 2–0 home win against Romania.[9]
Personal life
editHis twin brother Elmo has also played football.[3]
Jukkola fulfilled his mandatory conscription service in Santahamina, Helsinki, between early October 2023 and late March 2024.
Career statistics
edit- As of 19 October 2024.[10]
| Club | Season | Division | League | Cup[a] | League cup[b] | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Ilves II | 2020 | Kakkonen | 16 | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | – | 18 | 2 | ||
| 2021 | Kakkonen | 14 | 3 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 18 | 7 | |||
| 2022 | Kakkonen | 16 | 1 | 3 | 2 | – | – | 19 | 3 | |||
| Total | 46 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | – | – | 55 | 12 | ||
| Ilves | 2020 | Veikkausliiga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2021 | Veikkausliiga | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 10 | 1 | |||
| 2022 | Veikkausliiga | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 7 | 2 | ||
| 2023 | Veikkausliiga | 27 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | – | 37 | 4 | ||
| 2024 | Veikkausliiga | 26 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3[c] | 0 | 36 | 6 | |
| Total | 72 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 92 | 13 | ||
| Career total | 118 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 147 | 25 | ||
- ^ Includes Suomen Cup
- ^ Includes Kakkonen Cup and Finnish League Cup
- ^ Includes UEFA Conference League
Honours
editIlves
- Finnish Cup: 2023
- Veikkausliiga runner-up: 2024[11]
Individual
References
edit- ^ "Uskon että voidaan pitää positiivinen kierre päällä" - Ilveksen Oiva Jukkola nauttii vastuusta, Veikkausliiga, 2 September 2023
- ^ IS-tuomio: Tämä nuorukainen on aivan ilmetty Käärijä – Tampereella nähtiin harvinainen episodi, Ilta-Sanomat, 13 June 2023
- ^ a b Oiva Jukkola ponnisti Ilveksen liigamiehistöön Pirkkalasta – Ilta-Sanomat vertasi euroviisutähteen, pirkkalainen.fi, 3 May 2024
- ^ Oiva Jukkola, 21, on niin nopea, että hän rikkoi haamurajan – Ilveksen tehopelaaja arvostaa tähtihyökkääjän kipakkaa palautetta, Aamulehti, 17 May 2024
- ^ Ilves-Kasvatit Jukkola Ja Hasa Kiinnittävät Tulevaisuutensa Seurassa Pitkillä Sopimuksilla, Ilves
- ^ Oiva Jukkola ja Anton Popovitch Veikkausliigan kesäkuun joukkueessa, ilvesfootball.com, 5 July 2024
- ^ ”Olen ylpeä, kun saan kantaa Ilves-paitaa”, laitapelaaja Oiva Jukkola, Ilves, pallotv.fi, 6 August 2024
- ^ Pikkuhuuhkajissa debytoinut Oiva Jukkola iski kaksi maalia, Yle, 7 September 2024
- ^ Ilves-tähti muistaa tiistai-illan ikuisesti – läheiset jakoivat herkän hetken debytantin kanssa, Aamulehti, 10 September 2024
- ^ Oiva Jukkola, Finnish FA
- ^ Ilveksen päävalmentaja hopeasta: ”Voitettu mitali”, Yle, 19 October 2024
- ^ Koplajoukkue 2024 nimetty - jalkapallotoimittajien valinnat vuoden parhaiksi palkitaan lauantaina, veikkausliiga.com, 19 October 2024
External links
edit- Oiva Jukkola at Soccerway
- Oiva Jukkola at WorldFootball.net