Oiva Jukkola

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Oiva Jukkola
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-05-21) 21 May 2002 (age 23)
Place of birth Tampere, Finland
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
Ilves
Number 19
Youth career
–2010 PJK
2010–2020 Ilves
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2020–2022 Ilves II 46 (5)
2020– Ilves 84 (14)
International career
2024–2025 Finland U21 7 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 July 2025
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 June 2025

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]

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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. On 20 May 2025, Jukkola's contract was extended for the 2026 season. [8]

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. [9] Jukkola was named in the Finland squad for the final tournament, where he played in a match against Denmark as a substitute.

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 2 July 2025 [10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonDivisionLeagueNational cup [a] League cup [b] EuropeTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Ilves II 2020 Kakkonen 16121182
2021Kakkonen14344187
2022Kakkonen16132193
Total46532655512
Ilves 2020 Veikkausliiga 20000020
2021 Veikkausliiga10100101
2022 Veikkausliiga72000072
2023 Veikkausliiga2735150374
2024 Veikkausliiga26510613 [c] 0366
2025 Veikkausliiga123004100164
Total8414611523010817
Career total13019932173016329
  1. Includes Suomen Cup
  2. Includes Kakkonen Cup and Finnish League Cup
  3. Includes UEFA Conference League

Honours

Ilves

Individual

References