Niklas Jokelainen
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Niklas Jokelainen | ||
| Date of birth | 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) | |||
Niklas Jokelainen (born 30 March 2000) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays for AC Oulu as a midfielder in Veikkausliiga.[1]
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
- ^ Niklas Jokelainen at Soccerway. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
- ^ 14-vuotias superlupaus Niklas Jokelainen sopimukseen AC Oulun kanssa, acoulu.fi, 20 December 2014
- ^ Niklas Jokelainen siirtyy Valioliigaseura Stoke City FC:n organisaatioon, acoulu.fi, 1 July 2016
- ^ Enemmän kuin jalkapalloa, iltasanomat.fi, 7 April 2023
- ^ Ilves solmi sopimuksen nuoren hyökkääjän kanssa, ilvesedustus.fi, 13 August 2017
- ^ RoPS hankki kolmen pelaajan verran nuorta lahjakkuutta, rops.fi, 13 November 2018
- ^ Hyökkääjä Niklas Jokelainen palaa AC Ouluun!, acoulu.fi, 23 December 2019
External links
- RoPS profile
- Niklas Jokelainen at Soccerway
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- 2000 births
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- AC Oulu players
- Stoke City F.C. players
- Ilves (football) players
- Rovaniemen Palloseura players
- Veikkausliiga players
- Ykkönen players
- Men's association football forwards
- Finnish expatriate men's footballers
- Finnish expatriate sportspeople in England
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- Footballers from Oulu
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