Jussi Kujala
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Date of birth | 4 April 1983 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Tampere, Finland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Midfielder, Defender | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1992–1999 | FC Ilves | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1999–2000 | Tampere United | 10 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2000–2004 | Ajax | 0 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2004–2009 | Tampere United | 119 | (8) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2009 | TPS | 6 | (6) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2010–2012 | De Graafschap | 40 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2012 | FC Ilves | 6 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2013–2014 | KuPS | 29 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2015 | FC Ilves | 29 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
International career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finland U21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2004–2009 | Finland | 5 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Jussi Kujala (born 4 April 1983 in Tampere) is a retired Finnish football player. Having started his career as an attacking midfielder, he has since dropped deeper down the field. He was the captain of the Finnish U21 national team in the 2006 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship Qualifiers.
Club career
Tampere United
Kujala made his debut for United in 2000 and he gained 10 caps and one goal for the team.
Ajax
After Tampere United he spent four seasons playing in the junior and reserve teams of Ajax Amsterdam.
Return to Tampere United
He returned to Tampere United in 2004. As the club had financial difficulties in 2009 he was allowed to leave the team.
TPS
He transferred to TPS Turku during the summer 2009 transfer window.
De Graafschap
In January 2010 he left TPS Turku and signed with Dutch side De Graafschap on a free transfer.
Return to Ilves
In September 2012, Kujala signed a contract with his old junior team Ilves.[1] Ilves was promoted to Ykkönen at the end of the season.
KuPS
On November 27 Kuopion Palloseura announced that they had signed Kujala for two years.[2]
Ilves and retirement
In January 2015 he signed a one-year contract with FC Ilves.[3]
He announced his retirement in December 2015.[4]
International career
Kujala made his international debut in Finland's national team in 2004 against Oman.
Honours
Club
- Tampere United
- De Graafschap
- Ilves
Career statistics
International
- As of 26 March 2013[5]
Finland national team | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
2004 | 1 | 0 |
2005 | 0 | 0 |
2006 | 2 | 0 |
2007 | 0 | 0 |
2008 | 1 | 0 |
2009 | 1 | 0 |
Total | 5 | 0 |
References
- ^ "Paluumuuttaja Jussi Kujala vahvistaa Ilvestä nousukarsinnoissa". YLE uutiset (in Finnish). 9 May 2012. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
- ^ "Jussi Kujala liittyi KuPS:n riveihin". KuPS.fi (in Finnish). 2 January 2013. Archived from the original on 12 January 2014. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
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External links
- Jussi Kujala at De Graafschap Template:Du icon
- Jussi Kujala – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Jussi Kujala at National-Football-Teams.com
- Jussi Kujala at Soccerway
- Jussi Kujala fan page in Dutch
- Player stats - Voetbal International
- Use dmy dates from April 2011
- 1983 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Tampere
- Finnish footballers
- Finland international footballers
- Tampere United players
- AFC Ajax players
- TPS Turku footballers
- De Graafschap players
- Veikkausliiga players
- Eredivisie players
- Eerste Divisie players
- Finnish expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in the Netherlands
- Finnish expatriates in the Netherlands
- Association footballers not categorized by position