Niklas Jokelainen

Niklas Jokelainen (born 30 March 2000) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays for AC Oulu as a midfielder in Veikkausliiga.[1]

Niklas Jokelainen
Personal information
Full name Niklas Jokelainen
Date of birth (2000-03-30) 30 March 2000
Place of birth Oulu, Finland
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Forward, midfielder
Team information
Current team
 AC Oulu
Number 14
Youth career
Tervarit
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 AC Oulu 6 (0)
2016–2017 Stoke City 0 (0)
2017–2018 Ilves 18 (2)
2018 → JJK (loan) 6 (0)
2019 RoPS 20 (2)
2020– AC Oulu 92 (18)
International career
2015–2016 Finland U17 10 (2)
2017–2018 Finland U18 7 (3)
2018 Finland U19 8 (0)
2022 Finland U21 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 October 2023 (UTC)

Career

His senior career began in 2015, after 14-year old Jokelainen signed a professional pre-contract in December 2014.[2] At the age of 15 and one month, Jokelainen became the youngest player to play in the AC Oulu shirt when he made his debut in February 2015. He played in six Ykkönen matches during the 2015 and 2016 seasons, before moving to the Academy of Stoke City in the summer 2016.[3][4]

In August 2017, Jokelainen returned to Finland and joined FC Ilves, who played in the Veikkausliiga.[5] He made his debut in the Veikkausliiga on April 8, 2018. In the 2018 season, Jokelainen played a total of 18 league matches and one Europa League qualifier. He scored his first league goal on April 25, 2018 against the VPS.

On 13 November 2018, RoPS announced that they had signed Jokelainen for the 2019 season.[6] Jokelainen played a total of 20 league matches and scored two goals in them in his first season. He also played in both RoPS qualifiers for the Europa League. Jokelainen returned to AC Oulu for the 2020 season, who played in the Ykkönen.[7]

References
  1. Niklas Jokelainen at Soccerway. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
  2. 14-vuotias superlupaus Niklas Jokelainen sopimukseen AC Oulun kanssa, acoulu.fi, 20 December 2014
  3. Niklas Jokelainen siirtyy Valioliigaseura Stoke City FC:n organisaatioon, acoulu.fi, 1 July 2016
  4. Enemmän kuin jalkapalloa, iltasanomat.fi, 7 April 2023
  5. Ilves solmi sopimuksen nuoren hyökkääjän kanssa, ilvesedustus.fi, 13 August 2017
  6. RoPS hankki kolmen pelaajan verran nuorta lahjakkuutta, rops.fi, 13 November 2018
  7. Hyökkääjä Niklas Jokelainen palaa AC Ouluun!, acoulu.fi, 23 December 2019


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