Aleksandr Kokko
 Kokko with RoPS in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 4 June 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Leningrad, Soviet Union | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | RoPS | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1997–2004 | FC Jazz | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004 | FC Jazz | 1 | (0) |
| 2004–2006 | PoPa | 13 | (5) |
| 2006 | FC Hämeenlinna | 15 | (12) |
| 2007–2010 | FC Honka | 58 | (32) |
| 2010 | → PoPa (loan) | 7 | (5) |
| 2011 | VPS | 18 | (6) |
| 2012–2016 | RoPS | 97 | (56) |
| 2016–2017 | Newcastle Jets | 13 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | Eastern | 6 | (3) |
| 2018–2020 | RoPS | 26 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2008–2009 | Finland U21 | 5 | (3) |
| 2016– | Finland | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 November 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 February 2017 | |||
Aleksandr Kokko (born 4 June 1987) is a Russian-born Finnish footballer who plays as a striker for Finnish Veikkausliiga club RoPS.
He is of Ingrian Finn descent and emigrated with his family to Pori, Finland at the age of ten.[1]
Club career
Born in Leningrad, Soviet Union, Kokko made his first appearance in the Finnish top flight at the age of 17 with FC Jazz. He joined FC Honka before the 2007 season and made six appearances for the club during his first season. On 5 May 2008, he scored a hat-trick when FC Honka beat FC Haka in a league match by the scoreline of 7–0. Those were his first goals in the Finnish Premier Division. Kokko was the top goalscorer in the 2008 season of Veikkausliiga with 13 goals. In August 2010, Kokko was loaned to FC PoPa. He joined VPS for the 2011 season, before joining RoPS in 2012.
On 6 August 2016, Kokko signed a two-year deal with Australian A-League club Newcastle Jets[2]
On 10 July 2017, he decided to join Hong Kong Premier League club Eastern.[3]
On 21 June 2018, Kokko returned to RoPS, signing until the end of the 2019 season.[4]
International career
Kokko made his debut for the Finland U21 on 20 August 2008 in a match against Sweden.[5] In February 2016 he debuted for the Finland national team against Sweden.[6]
Honours
Club
FC Honka
- Veikkausliiga
- Runners-up: 2008, 2009
VPS
- Veikkausliiga
- Runners-up: 2015
Individual
- Veikkausliiga top scorer: 2008, 2015
- Ykkönen top scorer: 2012
References
- ^ "ALEKSANDR KOKKO" (in Finnish). Veikkausliiga. Archived from the original on 25 November 2016. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
- ^ Prichard, Greg (6 August 2016). "Jets sign Finnish striker Kokko". The World Game. SBS.
- ^ "Jets Finnish with Asia-bound Kokko". FourFourTwo. 10 July 2017. Archived from the original on 22 April 2018. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
- ^ "Aleksandr Kokko palaa Rovaniemen Palloseuraan". rops.fi (in Finnish). RoPS. 21 June 2016. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
- ^ "U21: Suomi ja Ruotsi pistejakoon" (in Finnish). Football Association of Finland. 20 August 2008. Archived from the original on 28 February 2017. Retrieved 21 August 2008.
- ^ "Huuhkajat kärsi tappion Ruotsille" (in Finnish). Football Association of Finland. 10 January 2016. Archived from the original on 25 November 2016. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
External links
- Profile at RoPS (in Finnish)
- Profile at FC PoPa (in Finnish)
- Finnish footballers
- Finland under-21 international footballers
- FC Jazz players
- FC Hämeenlinna players
- FC Honka players
- Vaasan Palloseura players
- Rovaniemen Palloseura players
- Newcastle Jets FC players
- Veikkausliiga players
- Association football forwards
- Russian-speaking Finns
- 1987 births
- Living people
- People of Ingrian Finnish descent
- Finland international footballers