Kristian Kojola
| Personal information | |||||||||
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| Full name | Kristian Jani-Petteri Kojola | ||||||||
| Date of birth | 12 September 1986 | ||||||||
| Place of birth | Espoo, Finland | ||||||||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 1 1⁄2 in)[1] | ||||||||
| Playing position | Central Defender[2] | ||||||||
| Club information | |||||||||
Current team | IFK Mariehamn | ||||||||
| Number | 3 | ||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||
| 2003–2006 | FC Espoo | 31 | (4) | ||||||
| 2005 | → AC Allianssi (loan) | 14 | (1) | ||||||
| 2007–2008 | FC Hämeenlinna | 26 | (0) | ||||||
| 2008–2009 | FF Jaro[3] | 43 | (2) | ||||||
| 2010 | Tampere United | 21 | (4) | ||||||
| 2011–2012 | IFK Mariehamn | 61 | (3) | ||||||
| 2013–2014 | Hallescher FC | 36 | (1) | ||||||
| 2014– | IFK Mariehamn | 59 | (2) | ||||||
| National team‡ | |||||||||
| 2002-2003 | Finland U-17 | 11 | (0) | ||||||
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 August 2016. | |||||||||
Kristian Kojola (born 12 September 1986), is a Finnish professional football central defender who plays for Finnish Veikkausliiga side IFK Mariehamn.[4] Kojola started his senior career in Espoo, Finland where he played for the local team FC Espoo before moving to FC Hämeenlinna.
Club career
Early career
Kojola started his senior career in 2003 in FC Espoo. During season 2005 he made his Veikkausliiga debut in AC Allianssi. Between 2005 and 2007 he represented FC Hämeenlinna. He made his Veikkausliiga break through in 2008 when he gained 16 caps in FF Jaro.[5] He transferred to Tampere United for the season 2010. In the end of 2010 Tampere United was excluded from participating in Finnish football and Kojola moved to IFK Mariehamn.
IFK Mariehamn
He gained 61 caps and scored 3 goals for IFK Mariehamn between 2011 and 2012.
Hallescher FC
Kojola spent season 2013-2014 in German Hallescher FC. He made 36 appearances and scored one goal.
Return to IFK Mariehamn
After his contract with Hallescher expired in 2014 he returned to IFK Mariehamn for the end of 2014 Veikkausliiga season.
International career
Kojola played with the Finland national under-17 football team at 2003 FIFA U-17 World Championship in Finland.[6]
Honours
Club
- Hallescher FC
- Saxony-Anhalt Cup: 2014 Runner-up
Career statistics
Club
- As of 2 March 2015[7]
| Club | Season | Division | League | Domestic Cups | Europe | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| FC Espoo | ||||||||||
| 2003 | Kakkonen | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | |
| 2004 | Kakkonen | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 2 | |
| 2005 | Kakkonen | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2006 | Kakkonen | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | |
| FC Espoo Total | 47 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 4 | ||
| Allianssi | ||||||||||
| 2005 | Veikkausliiga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Allianssi Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
| FC Hämeenlinna | ||||||||||
| 2005 | Ykkönen | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | |
| 2006 | Ykkönen | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | |
| 2007 | Ykkönen | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 2 | |
| FC Hämeenlinna Total | 46 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 3 | ||
| Jaro | ||||||||||
| 2008 | Veikkausliiga | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
| 2009 | Veikkausliiga | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 2 | |
| Jaro Total | 42 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 2 | ||
| Tampere United | ||||||||||
| 2010 | Veikkausliiga | 21 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 4 | |
| 2011 | Veikkausliiga | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | |
| Tampere United Total | 21 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 6 | ||
| IFK Mariehamn | ||||||||||
| 2011 | Veikkausliiga | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 2 | |
| 2012 | Veikkausliiga | 32 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 1 | |
| IFK Mariehamn Total | 60 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 3 | ||
| Hallescher | ||||||||||
| 2012-13 | 3. Liga | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
| 2013-14 | 3. Liga | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | |
| Hallescher Total | 36 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 1 | ||
| IFK Mariehamn | ||||||||||
| 2014 | Veikkausliiga | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | |
| 2015 | Veikkausliiga | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| IFK Mariehamn Total | 11 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | ||
| Career Total | 265 | 18 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 290 | 20 | ||
References
- ↑ FF Jaro Profile
- ↑ Kristian Kojola, IFKMariehamn, Central Defender
- ↑ Guardian Football
- ↑ "Kristian Kojola" (in Swedish). IFK Mariehamn Fotboll. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
- ↑ FF Jaro Profile
- ↑ 2003 Finnland FIFA World Cup
- ↑ http://nr.soccerway.com/players/kristian-kojola/31433/
External links
- Kristian Kojola at Hallescher FC (German)
- Kristian Kojola profile at Fussballdaten