Oiva Jukkola

Oiva Jukkola
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-05-21) 21 May 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Tampere, Finland
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
Ilves
Number 19
Youth career
0000–2010 PJK
2010–2020 Ilves
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2022 Ilves II 46 (5)
2020– Ilves 72 (11)
International career
2024– Finland U21 4 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 October 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 October 2024

Oiva Jukkola (born 21 May 2002) is a Finnish professional football player who plays as a winger for Veikkausliiga side Ilves and for the Finland under-21 national team.[1][2]

Club career

After starting football in a youth team of Pirkkalan Jalkapalloklubi (PJK),[3] Jukkola spent his youth years with Ilves since 2010 and is a product of the club's youth academy.[4]

He debuted in top-tier Veikkausliiga with Ilves first team in the 2020 season. He also played for the club's reserve team in the third-tier Kakkonen. Jukkola won the 2023 Finnish Cup title with Ilves, after defeating Honka 2–1 in the final. On 31 October 2023, Ilves announced that they had signed with Jukkola on a new deal until the end of 2025.[5] He was named in the Veikkausliiga Team of the Month in June 2024.[6] Jukkola represented Ilves in three games in the 2024–25 UEFA Conference League qualifiers, helping his side to advance to the 3rd round by defeating Austria Wien.[7] At the end of the season, Jukkola helped Ilves to finish as Veikkausliiga runners-up, and he was named in the Team of the Year.

International career

Jukkola received his first call-up to represent his country, when he was named in the Finland U21 squad for the 2025 UEFA U21 Euro qualifying matches against Armenia and Romania. He debuted on 6 September 2024 against Armenia, scoring a brace in a 3–1 away win.[8] Jukkola made his second appearance four days later in a 2–0 home win against Romania.[9]

Personal life

His twin brother Elmo has also played football.[3]

Jukkola fulfilled his mandatory conscription service in Santahamina, Helsinki, between early October 2023 and late March 2024.

Career statistics

As of 19 October 2024.[10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season Division League Cup[a] League cup[b] Europe Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Ilves II 2020 Kakkonen 16 1 2 1 18 2
2021 Kakkonen 14 3 4 4 18 7
2022 Kakkonen 16 1 3 2 19 3
Total 46 5 3 2 6 5 55 12
Ilves 2020 Veikkausliiga 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
2021 Veikkausliiga 10 1 0 0 10 1
2022 Veikkausliiga 7 2 0 0 0 0 7 2
2023 Veikkausliiga 27 3 5 1 5 0 37 4
2024 Veikkausliiga 26 5 1 0 6 1 3[c] 0 36 6
Total 72 11 6 1 11 1 3 0 92 13
Career total 118 16 9 3 17 6 3 0 147 25
  1. ^ Includes Suomen Cup
  2. ^ Includes Kakkonen Cup and Finnish League Cup
  3. ^ Includes UEFA Conference League

Honours

Ilves

Individual

  • Veikkausliiga Team of the Year: 2024[12]

References