Anssi Jaakkola

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Anssi Jaakkola
Personal information
Full name Anssi Valtteri Jaakkola[1]
Date of birth (1987-03-13) 13 March 1987 (age 34)
Place of birth Kemi, Finland
Height 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Bristol Rovers
Number 32
Youth career
0000–2003
2003–2004 TP-47
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2006 TP-47 17 (0)
2007–2010 Siena 1 (0)
2009 → Colligiana (loan) 7 (0)
2010–2011 Slavia Prague 2 (0)
2011–2013 Kilmarnock 14 (0)
2013–2016 Ajax Cape Town 78 (0)
2016–2019 Reading 20 (0)
2019– Bristol Rovers 44 (0)
National team‡
2007–2009 Finland U21 11 (0)
2011– Finland 3 (0)
Honours
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:52, 14 August 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 08:48, 22 June 2021 (UTC)

Anssi Valtteri Jaakkola (born 13 March 1987) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for English club Bristol Rovers. He also represents the Finnish national team.[2] Jaakkola was born in Kemi, Finland. He began his senior club career playing for TP-47, before signing with Serie A side Siena at age 19 in 2007.[3]

Jaakkola made his international debut for Finland in June 2011, at the age of 24. He was nominated for all 10 of Finland's UEFA Euro 2020 qualification matches but did not gain any appearances when Finland national team secured its first ever place in European Football Championship tournament's group stage.

Club career[]

Early career[]

Jaakkola previously played for TP-47 and FC-88. In the January 2007 window, Jaakkola signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with Serie A side Siena. He made his Serie A debut by substituting Dimitrios Eleftheropoulos in the 2007–08 season final matchday, a 2–2 home draw with Palermo. In 2009, he was loaned to V.F. Colligiana in Lega Pro Seconda Divisione. He moved to Slavia Prague on free transfer in July 2010, signing a two-year contract with the option of a further year.[4]

Kilmarnock[]

In January 2011, Jaakkola left Slavia for Scottish Premier League club Kilmarnock, under the management of fellow Finn Mixu Paatelainen.[5] He made his debut as a substitute on 12 February against Hibernian. He then made his first start on 26 February against St Mirren. He left Kilmarnock when his contract expired in the summer of 2013.

Ajax Cape Town[]

Jaakkola joined South African Premier Soccer League club Ajax Cape Town in August 2013.[6] On 22 September 2013 Jaakkola made his debut in the Premier Soccer League in a match against Polokwane when he came in as a substitute for Brandon Peterson on 57th minute of the match.[7]

Reading[]

On 11 July 2016, Jaakkola signed a two-year contract with Reading.[8] Jaakkola made his competitive debut for Reading on 8 August 2016, playing the full 90 minutes of Reading's 2–0 EFL Cup victory over Plymouth Argyle.[9] He was released by Reading at the end of the 2018–19 season.[10]

Bristol Rovers[]

After his contract at Reading expired, Jaakkola joined League One side Bristol Rovers.[11] Jaakola made over twenty appearances in his debut season for Rovers before his season was cut short by an injury on New Years Day against Milton Keynes Dons. After the season was cut short, Jaakola signed a new contract on 3 July 2020 until the end of the 2021-22 season with an option for a further year.[12] On 8 December 2020, Jaakkola was taken off with an Achilles injury in an EFL Trophy match against Leyton Orient and was originally set to be out of contention for a few weeks,[13] but he was still yet to return in February 2021 when new manager Joey Barton gave an update stating that Jaakkola was 'about a week away' from being able to return to action.[14] He made his return on 27 March 2021 in a 1–0 home defeat to Sunderland as Rovers continued to fight against relegation.[15]

International career[]

On 30 August 2010 he was selected to represent Finland for European Championship qualification matches against Moldova and Netherlands as a replacement for injured Peter Enckelman.[16] However, he didn't earn any caps. He made his national team debut on 7 June 2011, conceding five goals against Sweden in a 5–0 away loss.

In May 2021, Jaakkola was named in the provisional-26 man squad for the upcoming delayed UEFA Euro 2020 Championship.[17] Jaakkola was a member of the Finnish squad at the UEFA Euro 2020 tournament but remained as an unused substitute for Lukáš Hrádecký. Finland was placed 3rd in Group B following a 2-0 defeat to Belgium on 21 June 2021.[18]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of match played on 14 August 2021.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
TP-47 2005[19] Veikkausliiga 3 0 0 0 — — 3 0
2006[19] Ykkönen 14 0 0 0 — — 14 0
Total 17 0 0 0 — — 17 0
Siena 2006–07[19] Serie A 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0
2007–08[19] Serie A 1 0 0 0 — — 1 0
2008–09[19] Serie A 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0
2009–10[19] Serie A 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0
Total 1 0 0 0 — — 1 0
Colligiana (loan) 2008–09[20] Lega Pro Seconda Divisione 7 0 0 0 — — 7 0
Slavia Prague 2010–11[19] Czech First League 2 0 2 0 — — 4 0
Kilmarnock 2010–11[21] Scottish Premier League 8 0 0 0 0 0 — 8 0
2011–12[22] Scottish Premier League 5 0 0 0 1 0 — 6 0
2012–13[23] Scottish Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Total 13 0 0 0 1 0 — 14 0
Ajax Cape Town 2013–14[19] South African Premier Division 24 0 0 0 1 0 — 25 0
2014–15[19] South African Premier Division 28 0 4 0 2 0 — 34 0
2015–16[19] South African Premier Division 26 0 1 0 1 0 4[a] 0 32 0
Total 78 0 5 0 4 0 4 0 91 0
Reading 2016–17[24] Championship 0 0 0 0 3 0 — 3 0
2017–18[25] Championship 5 0 3 0 3 0 — 11 0
2018–19[26] Championship 15 0 1 0 0 0 — 16 0
Total 20 0 4 0 6 0 — 30 0
Reading U23 2016–17[24] — — — 3[b] 0 3 0
Bristol Rovers 2019–20[27] League One 21 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 26 0
2020–21[28] League One 21 0 2 0 0 0 1[b] 0 24 0
2021–22[29] League Two 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Total 44 0 5 0 2 0 1 0 52 0
Career total 182 0 16 0 13 0 8 0 219 0
  1. ^ Appearances in 8 Cup
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Appearances in EFL Trophy

International[]

As of match played on 26 March 2018.[20]
National team Year Competitive Friendly Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Finland 2011 1 0 0 0 1 0
2017 0 0 1 0 1 0
2018 0 0 1 0 1 0
Total 1 0 2 0 3 0

Honours[]

Club[]

Kilmarnock[19]
Ajax Cape Town[19]

Personal life[]

Jaakkola has one daughter and one son. His wife is Scottish.

References[]

  1. ^ "Retained List 2016–17" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
  2. ^ "Anssi Jaakkola" (in Finnish). Suomen Palloliitto. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
  3. ^ "Anssi Jaakkola TP-47:stä ammattilaiseksi Italiaan" [Anssi Jaakkola moves from TP-47 to be a professional in Italy] (in Finnish). Kaleva. 12 January 2007. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
  4. ^ (in Czech)Anssi Jaakkola slávistou Archived 18 July 2010 at the Wayback Machine at Slavia Prague website
  5. ^ "Kilmarnock add Finnish goalkeeper". 2011. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  6. ^ "New Faces at Ajax". SoccerLaduma. 29 August 2013. Retrieved 29 August 2013.
  7. ^ "Polokwane win first PSL match". news24. 22 September 2013. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  8. ^ "Jaakkola joins Royals ranks". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
  9. ^ "Reading 2–0 Plymouth". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 8 August 2016. Archived from the original on 17 August 2016. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
  10. ^ "Paul McShane: Reading defender released by the Championship club". BBC Sport. 10 May 2019. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
  11. ^ "Anssi Jaakkola: Bristol Rovers sign goalkeeper following his Reading release". 1 July 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
  12. ^ "Anssi Jaakkola Agrees Contract Extension". www.bristolrovers.co.uk. 3 July 2020. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  13. ^ "Bristol Rovers dealt Anssi Jaakkola injury blow with keeper set to miss several games". Bristol Post. 27 December 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
  14. ^ "Joey Barton delivers Anssi Jaakkola injury update but Brandon Hanlan is big doubt for Shrewsbury". Bristol Post. 26 February 2021. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
  15. ^ "Bristol Rovers 0–1 Sunderland". BBC Sport. 27 March 2021. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  16. ^ Anssi Jaakkola liittyy Huuhkajiin EM-karsinnan avauksessa Archived 18 November 2011 at the Wayback Machine (in Finnish)
  17. ^ "Finland Euro 2020 squad: star player, manager and past records". www.fourfourtwo.com. 19 May 2021. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  18. ^ "Belgium win to push Finland into third". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  19. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i j k l "A. Jaakkola: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  20. ^ Jump up to: a b "Jaakkola, Anssi". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  21. ^ "Games played by Anssi Jaakkola in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  22. ^ "Games played by Anssi Jaakkola in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  23. ^ "Games played by Anssi Jaakkola in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  24. ^ Jump up to: a b "Games played by Anssi Jaakkola in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  25. ^ "Games played by Anssi Jaakkola in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  26. ^ "Games played by Anssi Jaakkola in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  27. ^ "Games played by Anssi Jaakkola in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  28. ^ "Games played by Anssi Jaakkola in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
  29. ^ "Games played by Anssi Jaakkola in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 September 2021.

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