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 made his international debut 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 11 March 2025[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
2025 Veikkausliiga 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 4 1
Total 72 11 6 1 15 2 3 0 96 14
Career total 118 16 9 3 21 7 3 0 151 26
  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

  1. ^ "Uskon että voidaan pitää positiivinen kierre päällä" - Ilveksen Oiva Jukkola nauttii vastuusta, Veikkausliiga, 2 September 2023
  2. ^ IS-tuomio: Tämä nuorukainen on aivan ilmetty Käärijä – Tampereella nähtiin harvinainen episodi, Ilta-Sanomat, 13 June 2023
  3. ^ a b Oiva Jukkola ponnisti Ilveksen liigamiehistöön Pirkkalasta – Ilta-Sanomat vertasi euroviisutähteen, pirkkalainen.fi, 3 May 2024
  4. ^ Oiva Jukkola, 21, on niin nopea, että hän rikkoi haamurajan – Ilveksen tehopelaaja arvostaa tähtihyökkääjän kipakkaa palautetta, Aamulehti, 17 May 2024
  5. ^ Ilves-Kasvatit Jukkola Ja Hasa Kiinnittävät Tulevaisuutensa Seurassa Pitkillä Sopimuksilla, Ilves
  6. ^ Oiva Jukkola ja Anton Popovitch Veikkausliigan kesäkuun joukkueessa, ilvesfootball.com, 5 July 2024
  7. ^ ”Olen ylpeä, kun saan kantaa Ilves-paitaa”, laitapelaaja Oiva Jukkola, Ilves, pallotv.fi, 6 August 2024
  8. ^ Pikkuhuuhkajissa debytoinut Oiva Jukkola iski kaksi maalia, Yle, 7 September 2024
  9. ^ Ilves-tähti muistaa tiistai-illan ikuisesti – läheiset jakoivat herkän hetken debytantin kanssa, Aamulehti, 10 September 2024
  10. ^ Oiva Jukkola, Finnish FA
  11. ^ Ilveksen päävalmentaja hopeasta: ”Voitettu mitali”, Yle, 19 October 2024
  12. ^ Koplajoukkue 2024 nimetty - jalkapallotoimittajien valinnat vuoden parhaiksi palkitaan lauantaina, veikkausliiga.com, 19 October 2024
Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oiva_Jukkola
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