Tuomas Kaukua

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Tuomas Kaukua
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-10-13) 13 October 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Rovaniemi, Finland
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 AC Oulu
Youth career
0000–2019 RoPS
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018–2020 RoPS II 32 (6)
2019–2021 RoPS 49 (4)
2022–2024 SJK 59 (7)
2022–2024 SJK II 5 (0)
2025– AC Oulu 0 (0)
Medal record
RoPS
Silver medal icon.svg Ykkönen 2021
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 November 2024

Tuomas Kaukua (born 13 October 2000) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a winger for Veikkausliiga club AC Oulu.

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Club career

Kaukua played in the youth sectors of Rovaniemen Palloseura, FC Lynx and FC Santa Claus. [1]

He started his professional career in his hometown club RoPS in Veikkausliiga in 2019. [2] [3] After RoPS got relegated and faced some serious financial difficulties in the end of 2021, [4] Kaukua signed a contract with SJK Seinäjoki, on a one-year deal with an option to extend it. [5] On 6 October 2022, his deal was extended until the end of 2024. [6] [7] [8]

On 5 November 2024, Kaukua signed with Veikkausliiga club AC Oulu on a two-year deal with a one-year option. [9]

Career statistics

As of 2 November 2024. [10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCup [a] League cup [b] EuropeTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
RoPS II2018 Kolmonen 174–––174
2019 Kakkonen 11231––143
2020 Kakkonen40–––40
Total326310000357
RoPS 2019 Veikkausliiga 50–––50
2020 Veikkausliiga182–––182
2021 Ykkönen 26210––272
Total494100000504
SJK 2022 Veikkausliiga22621403 [c] 0317
2023 Veikkausliiga2201141–272
2024 Veikkausliiga1515040–241
Total59782121308210
SJK Akatemia 2022Ykkönen20–––20
2024 Ykkösliiga 30–––30
Total5000000050
AC Oulu 2025 Veikkausliiga000000–00
Career total145171231213017221

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References

  1. ↑ Si­jait­see­ko Oulu poh­joi­ses­sa? AC Oulun ro­va­nie­me­läi­set vah­vis­tuk­set Tuomas Kaukua ja Otto Kemp­pai­nen antavat ar­vion­sa, Kaleva, 17 December 2024
  2. ↑ "Kovan työn kautta - RoPSin Tuomas Kaukua raivasi tiensä Veikkausliigaan". Lapin Kansa (in Finnish). 10 May 2019. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  3. ↑ Kotala, Karoliina (11 December 2020). "Tuomas Kaukua jatkaa RoPS:ssa". Yle (in Finnish). Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  4. ↑ Saukko, Markku (9 December 2021). "RoPS:lta lävähti shokkipäätös - kuukausi sitten liigaan kurottanut seura luopuu sarjapaikastaan: "Parempi toimia näin kuin suistua vararikkoon"". Kaleva (in Finnish). Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  5. ↑ Pyykkö, Kari (17 December 2021). "Tuomas Kaukua seuraava RoPSin mies Seinäjoelle". Lapin Kansa (in Finnish). Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  6. ↑ Mäenpää, Tuomo (6 October 2022). "Kuudesti liigassa tällä kaudella osunut Tuomas Kaukua jatkaa SJK-paidassa". Yle (in Finnish). Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  7. ↑ "Tuomas Kaukua kuritti AC Oulua: "Hänellä on vain taivas rajana"". Lapin Kansa (in Finnish). 31 July 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  8. ↑ Vainio, Antti. "SJK:n Tuomas Kaukua unelmamaalistaan: "Ehdottomasti olen tyytyväinen, että tuommoinen tuli tehtyä"". Ilkka-Pohjalainen (in Finnish). Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  9. ↑ Tuomas Kaukua saapuu Laivastonsinisiin, acoulu.fi, 5 November 2024
  10. ↑ Tuomas Kaukua, stats at Finnish FA
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