Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 24 August 2001 | ||
Place of birth | Espoo, Finland | ||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | HJK | ||
Youth career | |||
Kasiysi [1] | |||
–2015 | Espoo | ||
2015–2021 | HJK | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2019–2022 | Klubi 04 | 30 | (6) |
2022– | HJK | 20 | (1) |
2023 | → Dundalk (loan) | 28 | (3) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 May 2024 |
Johannes Yli-Kokko (born 24 August 2001) is a Finnish footballer who plays for Veikkausliiga club HJK.
Yli-Kokko came through the youth academy and reserve team of HJK Helsinki, Klubi 04, before making his debut for the Veikkausliiga side in the 2022 season. Yli-Kokko made 17 appearances for the Helsinki club in his first season of senior football, which included a stunning debut goal against VPS [2] He also made appearances during HJK Helsinki's 2022–23 UEFA Champions League. [3] Following several good performances in the league and continental competition, Yli-Kokko was rewarded with a two-year contract extension to the end of 2024.
2023; Dundalk F.C. (loan)
In January 2023, shortly after signing his extension with HJK, it was announced that Yli-Kokko has been loaned to League of Ireland Premier Division side Dundalk until the summer. His loan was later extended until the end of 2023. [4] [5] On 25 October 2023, Dundalk announced that Yli-Kokko had returned to HJK three games prior to season ending due to a minor injury. [6]
Yli-Kokko is an attacking midfield player with expansive and creative style of counter-attacking transition. He is noted for being able to take play from the center of the park and push opposition players and defenders out wide allowing strikers and supporting players to move into central attacking arrears around the penalty box. [7]
Club | Season | League | National cup [lower-alpha 1] | Other | Continental | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Klubi 04 | 2019 | Kakkonen | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 [lower-alpha 2] | 0 | — | 19 | 4 | |
2020 | Kakkonen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 [lower-alpha 2] | 1 | — | 5 | 1 | ||
2021 | Ykkönen | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 10 | 2 | ||
2022 | Kakkonen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
Total | 30 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 7 | ||
HJK | 2022 | Veikkausliiga | 17 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 [lower-alpha 3] | 1 | 4 [lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 26 | 4 |
2023 | Veikkausliiga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 [lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
2024 | Veikkausliiga | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
Total | 20 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 31 | 4 | ||
Dundalk (loan) | 2023 | LOI Premier Division | 28 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | 4 [lower-alpha 5] | 0 | 35 | 3 | |
Career total | 78 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 101 | 14 |
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