Kristian Kojola

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 Finnish national football team.[5]

Kristian Kojola

Personal information
Full name	Kristian Jani-Petteri Kojola
Date of birth	12 September 1986
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)
National team
2002–2003	Finland U-17	11	(0)
2017	Finland	1	(0)
Honours Hallescher FC Runner-up Saxony-Anhalt Cup 2014
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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 break through 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.

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

• Saxony-Anhalt Cup: 2014 Runner-up

Career statistics

Club

As of 2 March 2015[9]

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 FC
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

1. "FF Jaro Profile". Archived from the original on 22 November 2009. Retrieved 23 November 2009.
2. Kristian Kojola, IFKMariehamn, Central Defender
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
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 Finnland FIFA World Cup
9. https://int.soccerway.com/players/kristian-kojola/31433/

External links

• Kristian Kojola at Soccerway
• Kristian Kojola at fussballdaten.de (in German)