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Juhani Ojala
Personal information
Date of birth (1989-06-19) 19 June 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth Vantaa, Finland[1]
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
 Vejle BK
Number 4
Youth career
VJS
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2009 Klubi 04 14 (1)
2009–2011 HJK 41 (1)
2011–2013 Young Boys 23 (0)
2013–2016 Terek Grozny 24 (0)
2015 → HJK (loan) 4 (0)
2016 SJK 9 (0)
2017–2019 Häcken 32 (4)
2019– Vejle BK 9 (1)
International career‡
Finland U-19 1 (0)
Finland U-20 3 (0)
Finland U-21 9 (0)
2011– Finland 22 (1)
Medal record
Finland national football team
Runner-up Baltic Cup 2012
Third place Baltic Cup 2014
HJK Helsinki
Runner-up Finnish League Cup 2009
Winner Veikkausliiga 2009
Runner-up Finnish Cup 2010
Winner Veikkausliiga 2010
Young Boys
Third place Swiss Super League 2012
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:58, 29 January 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 September 2017

Juhani Ojala (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈjuhɑni ˈojɑlɑ]) (born 19 June 1989), is a Finnish professional football Centre back who plays for Vejle Boldklub and the Finland national team. Ojala was born in Vantaa, Finland where he played for the local youth team before moving to HJK´s organisation.

Club career

HJK Helsinki

During the 2009 season, Ojala represented mostly Klubi-04, HJK's reserve squad. In the beginning of the 2010 season, however, he was selected to HJK's first eleven, due to various injuries in the squad. His performances were outstanding, and he quickly established himself as one of the key players in HJK's victorious 2010 campaign, playing in all games. Ojala became one of the best and most talented players in the Veikkausliiga, and his performances provoked widespread international interest.[2] At the end of the 2010 Veikkausliiga season, he was officially selected as the defender of the year.[3]

Young Boys

On 9 April 2011 Ojala signed a contract extension with HJK, the new contract running until 2014.[4] But in July, HJK announced that Ojala would transfer to Swiss team BSC Young Boys on 13 August.[5]

He gained notoriety in England during Young Boys' 2012–13 UEFA Europa League group stage match against Liverpool at the Stade de Suisse. In an incredible match which ended 5–3 to the Reds, Ojala opened the scoring by embarrassingly putting the ball past Marco Wölfli, his own goalkeeper. He later made amends by scoring a header to bring Young Boys level at 2–2 just after half time.

Terek Grozny

After a year and a half in Switzerland on 12 February 2013 it was announced that Ojala would transfer to Russian Premier League team Terek Grozny.[6]

HJK Helsinki Loan

On 29 July 2015, Ojala rejoined HJK on loan for the remainder of the 2015 Veikkausliiga season.[7] He had a trial with Coventry City F.C. at the end of the season, but was not signed.

SJK

On 1 September 2016, Ojala signed with SJK.[8]

Vejle BK

On 26 August 2019 Danish 1st Division club Vejle Boldklub confirmed, that they had signed Ojala.[9]

International career

In November 2010, after representing Finland on youth levels, Ojala was called up to the national team squad to face San Marino. He made his national team debut on 15 November 2011 in a friendly match against Denmark in Esbjerg when Mixu Paatelainen used him as a substitute.[10] He gained his first FIFA World Cup qualification appearance 12 October 2012 in Helsinki Olympic Stadium in a match against Georgia.[11] During autumn of 2012 he established himself as a regular in the national team.

Honours

Club

HJK Helsinki

Country

Finland national football team

Individual

  • 2010: Veikkausliiga defender of the year[12]

Career statistics

Club

As of 23 October 2016[13]
Club statistics
Season Club League League Cup Continental Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
2009 Klubi-04 Ykkönen 11 1 — 11 1
2009 HJK Veikkausliiga 4 0 — 4 0
2010 24 0 11 1 6 1 41 2
2011 17 1 4 0 2 0 23 1
2011–12 Young Boys Swiss Super League 11 0 1 0 — 12 0
2012–13 12 0 0 0 10 1 22 1
2012–13 Terek Grozny Russian Premier League 3 0 0 0 — 3 0
2013–14 20 0 1 0 — 21 0
2014–15 1 0 1 0 — 2 0
2015 HJK (loan) Veikkausliiga 4 0 — 4 0
2016 SJK Veikkausliiga 9 0 1 0 2 0 12 0
Total Finland 59 2 16 1 10 1 95 4
Switzerland 23 0 1 0 10 1 34 1
Russia 24 0 2 0 — 26 0
Career total 116 2 19 1 20 2 155 5

International

As of 2 September 2017[14]
Finland national team
Year Apps Goals
2011 1 0
2012 4 0
2013 4 0
2014 4 0
2015 1 0
2016 2 0
2017 5 1
Total 21 1

International goals

Scores and results list Finland's goal tally first.[14]
No Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 9 January 2017 Tahnoun bin Mohamed Stadium, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates  Morocco 1–0 1–0 Friendly

References

  1. ^ HJK Profile
  2. ^ Isotalo Mikko, Judesoturi, Iltalehti Urheilu 27.7.2010, p. 6
  3. ^ HJK:n Ojala ja Mäkelä pelipaikkojensa parhaat HS.fi, 21.10.2010
  4. ^ HJK:n oma kasvattitoppari jatkosopimukseen Archived 18 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine (in Finnish)
  5. ^ Toppari Juhani Ojala siirtyy Sveitsiin (in Finnish)
  6. ^ "Juhani Ojala siirtyy Venäjän liigaan Terek Groznyin riveihin" (in Finnish). Helsingin Sanomat. 12 February 2013. Retrieved 27 February 2013.
  7. ^ "JUHANI OJALA LOPPUKAUDEKSI KLUBIIN!". hjk.fi/ (in Finnish). HJK. 29 July 2015. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  8. ^ "Maajoukkueen puolustaja Juhani Ojala SJK-paitaan". sjk2007.fi (in Finnish). SJK. 1 September 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  9. ^ Vejle Boldklub køber Juhani Ojala, vejle-boldklub.dk, 26 August 2019
  10. ^ "Musta hetki koitui Suomen kohtaloksi" (in Finnish). YLE Urheilu. 15 November 2011. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
  11. ^ "Eremenko junior ulos, Suomi puristi vajaalla tasapeliin" (in Finnish). YLE Urheilu. 12 October 2012. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
  12. ^ "Pelipaikkojen parhaat 2010 nimetty" (in Finnish). Veikkausliiga. 7 November 2010. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
  13. ^ "J. OJALA". Soccerway. Retrieved 26 March 2014.
  14. ^ a b "Ojala, Juhani". National Football Teams. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
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