Jan Kokla
Jan Kokla (born 29 May 1997) is an Estonian former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jan Kokla | ||
| Date of birth | 29 May 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Tallinn, Estonia | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2008 | Oper Academy | ||
| 2009–2013 | Nõmme United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013 | Nõmme United | 19 | (6) |
| 2014–2016 | Flora U21 | 51 | (3) |
| 2015–2017 | Flora | 21 | (0) |
| Total | 91 | (9) | |
| International career | |||
| 2012 | Estonia U16 | 2 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Estonia U17 | 9 | (1) |
| 2014 | Estonia U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Estonia U19 | 11 | (1) |
| 2015–2016 | Estonia U21 | 6 | (1) |
| 2016 | Estonia | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
Kokla started playing football with Andres Oper's Academy before moving to Nõmme United. In 2014, he signed for Meistriliiga club Flora, spending the 2014 season in the reserve team Flora II. Kokla made his debut in the Meistriliiga on 13 July 2015, in a 4–0 away win against Tulevik, playing the full 90 minutes and picking up a yellow card.[1] He retired from football in 2017 due to mononucleosis.[2]
International career
Kokla started his international youth career in 2012 with the Estonia U16 team and has captained the Estonia U19 team. He earned his first senior cap for Estonia on 1 June 2016, in a 2–0 friendly home win against Andorra, making a good first impression by producing an assist to opening goal scored by Dmitri Kruglov.[2]
Honours
References
- "Viljandi JK Tulevik - Tallinna FC Flora". Estonian Football Association.
- "Ülimalt kahju: Eesti koondiseski mänginud noor tulevikulootus tegi jalgpalliga lõpparve". Delfi. 20 July 2017.
External links
- Jan Kokla at the Estonian Football Association (in Estonian)