Niklas Tarvajärvi
 Nikas Tarvajärvi in August 2009 | ||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Niklas Henrikki Tarvajärvi | |||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 13 March 1983 | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Tuusula, Finland | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | |||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Striker | |||||||||||||
| Team information | ||||||||||||||
Current team | RoPS | |||||||||||||
| Number | 27 | |||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 2001–2004 | Jokerit | 39 | (11) | |||||||||||
| 2004–2005 | MyPa | 37 | (3) | |||||||||||
| 2005–2009 | Heerenveen | 30 | (4) | |||||||||||
| 2007–2008 | → De Graafschap (loan) | 28 | (4) | |||||||||||
| 2008–2009 | → Vitesse Arnhem (loan) | 11 | (2) | |||||||||||
| 2009 | Neuchâtel Xamax | 8 | (1) | |||||||||||
| 2009–2011 | Karlsruher SC | 20 | (2) | |||||||||||
| 2011 | → Turun Palloseura (loan) | 8 | (2) | |||||||||||
| 2011–2012 | Go Ahead Eagles | 11 | (3) | |||||||||||
| 2013 | RoPS | 10 | (1) | |||||||||||
| 2015– | RiPS | 0 | (0) | |||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||
| 2005– | Finland | 4 | (0) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 April 2010 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 June 2010 | ||||||||||||||
Niklas Henrikki Tarvajärvi (born 13 March 1983 in Tuusula) is a Finnish footballer who is currently playing for RiPS in the Finnish fourth-highest division.
Career
Jokerit
Tarvajärvi started his career at FC Jokerit in Finland's Veikkausliiga. During seasons 2001-2004 he represented the team in 39 matches and scored 11 goals.
MyPa
After FC Jokerit was sold to rivals HJK Helsinki in March 2004 and renamed to Klubi-04 Tarvajarvi transferred to MyPa. In the next two seasons he made 37 appearances and 3 goals.
Heerenveen
In the summer of 2005 he moved to Heerenveen. Between 2005 and 2009 he gained 30 appearances in the team and scored four goals. He also spent time on loan in De Graafschap and Vitesse Arnhem.
Neuchâtel Xamax
After almost 4 years in Netherlands, Tarvajarvi joined Neuchâtel Xamax in February 2009.
Karlsruher SC
He then signed on 21 July 2009 a two years contract with Karlsruher SC.
Go Ahead Eagles
After his contract in Karlsruher ended he transferred to Dutch Eerste Divisie side Go Ahead Eagles.
RoPS
In April 2013 it was reported that Tarvajärvi had signed a contract with Veikkausliiga team RoPS.[2] He decided to leave the team after only 10 appearances.[3]
S.C. Joure and Futsal Heerenveen
2014 currently playing for an amateur club in the netherlands. Also playing Futsal at Futsal Heerenveen. Lost at April 3 against an amazing WMC2 with 7-5.
International career
Tarvajärvi debuted in the Finland national team on 12 March 2005, coming on as a substitute against Kuwait in a friendly match.[4]
Honours
Club
- MyPa
Career statistics
International
- As of 17 June 2013[5]
| Finland national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2005 | 2 | 0 |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 4 | 0 |
References
- ^ Niklas Tarvajärvi
- ^ "Niklas Tarvajärvi RoPSin miehistöön" (in Finnish). Lapin Kansa. 23 April 2013. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
- ^ "Tarvajärvi jättää RoPS:n" (in Finnish). kymppipaikka.fi. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 30 August 2013.
- ^ "Suomen joukkue Kuwait-otteluun". kaleva. 12 March 2005. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
- ^ http://www.national-football-teams.com/player/12211/Niklas_Tarvajaervi.html
External links
- Niklas Tarvajärvi at Go Ahead Eagles Template:Du icon
- Niklas Tarvajärvi – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Niklas Tarvajärvi at National-Football-Teams.com
- Niklas Tarvajärvi at Soccerway
- Use dmy dates from May 2011
- 1983 births
- Living people
- Finnish footballers
- Finland international footballers
- FC Jokerit players
- MyPa players
- SC Heerenveen players
- De Graafschap players
- SBV Vitesse players
- Neuchâtel Xamax players
- Karlsruher SC players
- Go Ahead Eagles players
- Veikkausliiga players
- Eredivisie players
- Eerste Divisie players
- Swiss Super League players
- 2. Bundesliga players
- Finnish expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in the Netherlands
- Finnish expatriates in the Netherlands
- Expatriate footballers in Switzerland
- Finnish expatriates in Switzerland
- Expatriate footballers in Germany
- Finnish expatriates in Germany
- People from Tuusula
- Association football forwards