Kristian Kojola

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Kristian Kojola
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Personal information
Full name Kristian Jani-Petteri Kojola
Date of birth (1986-09-12) 12 September 1986 (age 35)
Place of birth Espoo, Finland
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Central Defender[2]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2006 FC Espoo 31 (4)
2005 → AC Allianssi (loan) 14 (1)
2007–2008 FC Hämeenlinna 26 (0)
2008–2009 FF Jaro[3] 43 (2)
2010 Tampere United 21 (4)
2011–2012 IFK Mariehamn 61 (3)
2013–2014 Hallescher FC 36 (1)
2014–2018 IFK Mariehamn 137 (8)
National team
2002–2003 Finland U-17 11 (0)
2017 Finland 1 (0)
Honours
Hallescher FC
Runner-up Saxony-Anhalt Cup 2014
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Kristian Kojola (born 12 September 1986) is a retired Finnish professional football central defender.[4] Kojola started his senior career in Espoo, Finland where he played for the local team FC Espoo before moving to FC Hämeenlinna. He also represented the Finnish national football team.[5]

He retired after the 2018 season.[6]

Club career[]

Early career[]

Kojola started his senior career in 2003 in FC Espoo. During season 2005 he made his Veikkausliiga debut in AC Allianssi. Between 2005 and 2007 he represented FC Hämeenlinna. He made his Veikkausliiga break through in 2008 when he gained 16 caps in FF Jaro.[7] He transferred to Tampere United for the season 2010. In the end of 2010 Tampere United was excluded from participating in Finnish football and Kojola moved to IFK Mariehamn.

IFK Mariehamn[]

He gained 61 caps and scored 3 goals for IFK Mariehamn between 2011 and 2012.

Hallescher FC[]

Kojola spent season 2013–2014 in German Hallescher FC. He made 36 appearances and scored one goal.

Return to IFK Mariehamn[]

After his contract with Hallescher expired in 2014 he returned to IFK Mariehamn for the end of 2014 Veikkausliiga season.

International career[]

Kojola played with the Finland national under-17 football team at 2003 FIFA U-17 World Championship in Finland.[8]

Honours[]

Club[]

Hallescher FC

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of 2 March 2015[9]
Club Season Division League Domestic Cups Europe Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
FC Espoo
2003 Kakkonen 10 1 0 0 0 0 10 1
2004 Kakkonen 20 2 0 0 0 0 20 2
2005 Kakkonen 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
2006 Kakkonen 13 1 0 0 0 0 13 1
FC Espoo Total 47 4 0 0 0 0 47 4
Allianssi
2005 Veikkausliiga 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
Allianssi Total 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
FC Hämeenlinna
2005 Ykkönen 14 0 0 0 0 0 14 0
2006 Ykkönen 7 1 0 0 0 0 7 1
2007 Ykkönen 25 2 0 0 0 0 25 2
FC Hämeenlinna Total 46 3 0 0 0 0 46 3
Jaro
2008 Veikkausliiga 16 0 0 0 0 0 16 0
2009 Veikkausliiga 26 2 0 0 0 0 26 2
Jaro Total 42 2 0 0 0 0 42 2
Tampere United
2010 Veikkausliiga 21 4 5 0 0 0 26 4
2011 Veikkausliiga 0 0 8 2 0 0 8 2
Tampere United Total 21 4 13 2 0 0 34 6
IFK Mariehamn
2011 Veikkausliiga 28 2 0 0 0 0 28 2
2012 Veikkausliiga 32 1 7 0 0 0 38 1
IFK Mariehamn Total 60 3 7 0 0 0 67 3
Hallescher FC
2012–13 3. Liga 16 0 0 0 0 0 16 0
2013–14 3. Liga 20 1 0 0 0 0 20 1
Hallescher Total 36 1 0 0 0 0 36 1
IFK Mariehamn
2014 Veikkausliiga 11 1 1 0 0 0 12 1
2015 Veikkausliiga 0 0 4 0 0 0 4 0
IFK Mariehamn Total 11 1 5 0 0 0 16 1
Career Total 265 18 25 2 0 0 290 20

References[]

  1. ^ "FF Jaro Profile". Archived from the original on 22 November 2009. Retrieved 23 November 2009.
  2. ^ Kristian Kojola, IFKMariehamn, Central Defender
  3. ^ Guardian Football Archived 17 September 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "Kristian Kojola" (in Swedish). IFK Mariehamn Fotboll. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
  5. ^ Kristian Kojola at National-Football-Teams.com Edit this at Wikidata
  6. ^ Uransa lopettanut Kristian Kojola: "Jäljelle jää vain ylpeys", sportti.com, 17 November 2018
  7. ^ "FF Jaro Profile". Archived from the original on 18 October 2008. Retrieved 23 November 2009.
  8. ^ 2003 Finnland FIFA World Cup
  9. ^ "Finland - K. Kojola - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway".

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