Kristian Kojola

Kristian Kojola
Personal information
Full name Kristian Jani-Petteri Kojola
Date of birth (1986-09-12) 12 September 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth Espoo, Finland
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Central Defender[2]
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)
2014–2018 IFK Mariehamn 137 (8)
International career
2002–2003 Finland U-17 11 (0)
2017 Finland 1 (0)
Medal record
Hallescher FC
Runner-up Saxony-Anhalt Cup 2014
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Kristian Kojola (born 12 September 1986) is a retired Finnish professional football central defender.[4] Kojola started his senior career in Espoo, Finland where he played for the local team FC Espoo before moving to FC Hämeenlinna. He also represented the Finland national football team.[5]

He retired after the 2018 season.[6]

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 breakthrough in 2008 when he gained 16 caps in FF Jaro.[7] 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. They won the 2015 Finnish Cup before claiming the 2016 Veikkausliiga title. In Kojola's final season at the team he also served as the team captain.

International career

Kojola played with the Finland national under-17 football team at 2003 FIFA U-17 World Championship in Finland.[8]

Honours

Club

Hallescher FC
IFK Mariehamn

Individual

Career statistics

Club

As of 6 January 2021[10]
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
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 FC
2012–13 3. Liga 16 0 0 0 0 0 16 0
2013–14 3. Liga 20 1 1 0 0 0 21 1
Hallescher Total 36 1 1 0 0 0 37 1
IFK Mariehamn
2014 Veikkausliiga 11 1 1 0 0 0 12 1
2015 Veikkausliiga 30 1 10 2 0 0 40 3
2016 Veikkausliiga 33 1 6 0 2 0 41 1
2017 Veikkausliiga 33 3 6 0 2 0 41 3
2018 Veikkausliiga 30 2 5 0 0 0 35 2
IFK Mariehamn Total 137 8 28 2 4 0 169 10
Career Total 389 25 49 4 4 0 442 29

References

  1. ^ "FF Jaro Profile". Archived from the original on 22 November 2009. Retrieved 23 November 2009.
  2. ^ "Kristian Kojola, IFKMariehamn, Central Defender". Archived from the original on 15 August 2011. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
  3. ^ Guardian Football Archived 17 September 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "Kristian Kojola" (in Swedish). IFK Mariehamn Fotboll. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
  5. ^ Kristian Kojola at National-Football-Teams.com Edit this at Wikidata
  6. ^ Uransa lopettanut Kristian Kojola: "Jäljelle jää vain ylpeys", sportti.com, 17 November 2018
  7. ^ "FF Jaro Profile". Archived from the original on 18 October 2008. Retrieved 23 November 2009.
  8. ^ 2003 Finland FIFA World Cup
  9. ^ "Koplajoukkue 2016 palkittiin päätöskierroksella". www.veikkausliiga.com (in Finnish). Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  10. ^ "Finland - K. Kojola - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway".
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