Juha Hakola

Juha Hakola

Juha Hakola with VPS in 2018.
Personal information
Full name	Juha Pekka Hakola
Date of birth	(1987-10-27) 27 October 1987
Place of birth	Espoo, Finland
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Winger
Team information
Current team	Grankulla IFK
Number	7
Youth career
0000−2006	HJK Helsinki
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2006	Klubi 04	2	(0)
2007–2009	Flora Tallinn	65	(25)
2009–2010	Heracles Almelo	32	(1)
2010–2011	Willem II	17	(3)
2011–2013	Ferencváros	26	(3)
2013	KuPS	8	(3)
2014	Aris Limassol	11	(1)
2014–2016	KuPS	46	(5)
2017–2018	VPS	63	(9)
2019	Honka	24	(5)
2020–	Grankulla IFK	23	(3)
International career‡
2007–2008	Finland U21	8	(0)
2007–2009	Finland U23	1	(0)
2009–	Finland	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 November 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 February 2009

Juha Pekka Hakola (born 27 October 1987) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a winger for Grankulla IFK in the Kakkonen.

Club career

Hakola played two seasons for FC Flora Tallinn. Hakola was named the Meistriliiga Footballer of the Year for his performances for Flora in 2007. In 2007, he also went on trial with RCD Espanyol. On 30 December it was announced that Hakola signed a 1.5-year contract with Heracles Almelo in the Dutch Eredivisie. He made his league debut for the new team on 17 January 2009 against ADO Den Haag. Hakola scored his first goal in Eredivisie from a freekick on 19 April 2009 against NAC Breda.

On 25 June 2010 Hakola signed a 2+1 year contract with Willem II. Next summer however, following Willem's relegation from Eredivisie, Hakola left the club and signed a two-year contract with Ferencváros in Hungary.

In 2013, he had a brief stint in his home country, playing for KuPS. Next year, Hakola signed a contract with Aris Limassol.

Hakola signed with FC Honka for the 2019 season. The deal was announced already on 15 November 2018.

In June 2020, Hakola signed with Grankulla IFK.

International career

Hakola was nominated for the Finland national football team on 5 February 2009 for a friendly international match with Portugal, he entered as a substitute late in the game. He had been a member of the under 21 national team, and also has one cap for the under 23 team.

Honours

Ferencváros

• Hungarian League Cup (1): 2012–13

Individual

• Meistriliiga Footballer of the Season: 2007

External links

• "Finnish FA profile" (in Finnish). Archived from the original on 3 April 2012. Retrieved 5 October 2011.
• Juha Hakola at National-Football-Teams.com
• "Heracles profile" (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 6 April 2012. Retrieved 5 October 2011.
• Juha Hakola at Soccerway