Niklas Jokelainen

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Niklas Jokelainen
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Personal information
Full name Niklas Jokelainen
Date of birth (2000-03-30) 30 March 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Oulu, Finland
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Forward, midfielder
Team information
Current team
 AC Oulu
Number 14
Youth career
Tervarit
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2015–2016 AC Oulu 6 (0)
2016–2017 Stoke City 0 (0)
2017–2018 Ilves 18 (2)
2018 → JJK (loan) 6 (0)
2019 RoPS 20 (2)
2019 → RoPS II 6 (3)
2020– AC Oulu 98 (18)
2022 → OLS 1 (0)
International career
2015–2016 Finland U17 10 (2)
2017–2018 Finland U18 7 (3)
2018 Finland U19 8 (0)
2022 Finland U21 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 April 2024

Niklas Jokelainen (born 30 March 2000) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder and captains AC Oulu in Veikkausliiga. [1] [2]

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Career

AC Oulu

His senior career began in 2015, after 14-year old Jokelainen signed a professional pre-contract in December 2014. [3] At the age of 15 and one month, Jokelainen became the youngest player to play in the AC Oulu shirt when he made his debut in February 2015. He played in six Ykkönen matches during the 2015 and 2016 seasons, before moving to the Academy of Stoke City in the summer 2016. [4] [5]

Ilves

In August 2017, Jokelainen returned to Finland and joined Ilves, playing in the Veikkausliiga. [6] He made his debut in the league on 8 April 2018, and scored his first league goal on 25 April 2018 against the VPS. In the 2018 season, Jokelainen played a total of 18 league matches and one UEFA Europa League qualifying match, against Slavia Sofia. [7]

RoPS

On 13 November 2018, Rovaniemen Palloseura (RoPS) announced that they had signed with Jokelainen for the 2019 season. [8] Jokelainen played a total of 20 league matches and scored two goals in his first season with the club. He also played in both UEFA Europa League qualifying matches against Aberdeen. [9] [10]

Return to AC Oulu

Jokelainen returned to AC Oulu for the 2020 season, playing in the Finnish second tier, Ykkönen. [11] After the 2020 season, the club won a promotion back to Veikkausliiga and Jokelainen stayed with the club. [12] On 6 October 2022, he extended his contract with AC Oulu on a deal until the end of 2024. [13] In April 2024, Jokelainen was named the captain of his team for the 2024 season. [2]

Career statistics

As of 8 May 2024. [14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [lower-alpha 1] OtherEuropeTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
AC Oulu 2015 Ykkönen 5021——71
2016 Ykkönen1010——20
Total6031000091
Stoke City 2016–17 Premier League 000000—00
Ilves 2017 Veikkausliiga 0000——00
2018 Veikkausliiga18221—1 [lower-alpha 2] 0213
Total182210010213
JJK (loan) 2018 Ykkönen6000——60
RoPS 2019 Veikkausliiga20253—2 [lower-alpha 2] 0275
RoPS II 2019 Kakkonen 63———63
AC Oulu 2020 Ykkönen21565——2710
2021 Veikkausliiga23230——262
2022 Veikkausliiga224202 [lower-alpha 3] 0—264
2023 Veikkausliiga287505 [lower-alpha 3] 0—387
2024 Veikkausliiga40104 [lower-alpha 3] 0—90
Total98181751100012623
OLS 2022Kakkonen10———10
Career total1552527101103019635

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