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DeutschOiva Jukkola
| Personal information | |||||||||||
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| 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 | 69 | (11) | ||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||
| 2024– | Finland U21 | 2 | (2) | ||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 September 2024 | |||||||||||
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]
Club career
[edit]After 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. 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]
International career
[edit]Jukkola 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
[edit]His 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 24 September 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 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3[c] | 0 | 33 | 6 | |
| Total | 69 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 89 | 13 | ||
| Career total | 115 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 144 | 25 | ||
- ^ Includes Suomen Cup
- ^ Includes Kakkonen Cup and Finnish League Cup
- ^ Includes UEFA Conference League
Honours
[edit]Ilves
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
External links
[edit]- Oiva Jukkola at Soccerway
- Oiva Jukkola at WorldFootball.net