Kristian Kojola
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]
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| Full name | Kristian Jani-Petteri Kojola | ||||||||||
| Date of birth | 12 September 1986 | ||||||||||
| 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) | ||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||
| 2002–2003 | Finland U-17 | 11 | (0) | ||||||||
| 2017 | Finland | 1 | (0) | ||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||
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. They won the 2015 Finnish Cup before claiming the 2016 Veikkausliiga title. In Kojola's final season at the team he also served as the team captain.
International career
Kojola played with the Finland national under-17 football team at 2003 FIFA U-17 World Championship in Finland.[8]
Honours
Individual
- Veikkausliiga Team of the Year: 2016
Career statistics
Club
- As of 6 January 2021[9]
| Club | Season | Division | League | Domestic Cups | Europe | Total | ||||
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| 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 |
| 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 | |
| Hallescher Total | 36 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 1 | ||
| IFK Mariehamn | ||||||||||
| 2014 | Veikkausliiga | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | |
| 2015 | Veikkausliiga | 30 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 3 | |
| 2016 | Veikkausliiga | 33 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 41 | 1 | |
| 2017 | Veikkausliiga | 33 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 41 | 3 | |
| 2018 | Veikkausliiga | 30 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 2 | |
| IFK Mariehamn Total | 137 | 8 | 28 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 169 | 10 | ||
| Career Total | 389 | 25 | 49 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 442 | 29 | ||
References
- "FF Jaro Profile". Archived from the original on 22 November 2009. Retrieved 23 November 2009.
- "Kristian Kojola, IFKMariehamn, Central Defender". Archived from the original on 15 August 2011. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
- Guardian Football Archived 17 September 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- "Kristian Kojola" (in Swedish). IFK Mariehamn Fotboll. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
- Kristian Kojola at National-Football-Teams.com
- Uransa lopettanut Kristian Kojola: "Jäljelle jää vain ylpeys", sportti.com, 17 November 2018
- "FF Jaro Profile". Archived from the original on 18 October 2008. Retrieved 23 November 2009.
- 2003 Finland FIFA World Cup
- "Finland - K. Kojola - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway".
External links
- Kristian Kojola at Soccerway
- Kristian Kojola at fussballdaten.de (in German)