Tuomas Ollila

Tuomas Ollila

Personal information
Date of birth	(2000-04-25) 25 April 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth	Helsinki, Finland
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) [1]
Position(s)	Left back
Team information
Current team	Paris FC
Number	2
Youth career
2004–2010	HPS
2010–2016	KäPa
2017–2018	HJK
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–2018	Klubi 04	19	(0)
2019–2020	KTP	33	(3)
2021–2022	Ilves	42	(10)
2023	HJK	24	(7)
2024–	Paris FC	22	(2)
International career‡
2016	Finland U16	2	(0)
2017	Finland U17	5	(1)
2018	Finland U18	2	(0)
2022–	Finland	3	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 June 2024

Tuomas Ollila (born 25 April 2000) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Ligue 2 club Paris FC, and the Finland national team. ^[2]

Early career

Born in Helsinki, Ollila was raised in Paloheinä and Pakila neighbourhoods. He started playing football in a youth program of Helsingin Palloseura (HPS) when aged four. ^[3] He played in the youth sector of Käpylän Pallo (KäPa) since aged nine, and HJK Helsinki since 2017. During the 2018 season, Ollila made his senior debut with Klubi 04, the reserve team of HJK, playing in the second-tier Ykkönen. ^[4] Ollila also represented HJK Youth in the 2018–19 UEFA Youth League.

Club career

KTP

In January 2019, Ollila joined Kotkan Työväen Palloilijat (KTP) in Ykkönen, and spent two seasons in Kotka, ultimately winning a promotion to Veikkausliiga with the club after the 2020 season. ^[5]

Ilves

On 1 January 2021, he moved to Ilves in premier division Veikkausliiga on a free transfer, after his contract with KTP had expired. ^[6] During two seasons with Ilves, Ollila made 50 appearances in all competitions combined, scoring 10 goals.

HJK Helsinki

Ollila transferred from Ilves back to his former youth club HJK Helsinki on 3 January 2023 on a two-year deal. ^{[7] [8]} He made his debut and scored his first goal on 27 January in a 3–0 League cup win against IFK Mariehamn. ^[9]

Paris FC

On 29 January 2024, Ollila signed with French club Paris FC in Ligue 2, on a deal until June 2027, for an undisclosed transfer fee, rumoured to be €400,000. ^{[10] [11]} On 10 March 2024 in his second appearance, Ollila scored his first goal for his new club, a winning goal in a 1–0 away win against Caen. ^[12]

International career

Ollila received his first call-up to Finland senior national team in November 2022, for friendly matches against Norway and North Macedonia. ^[13] He made his debut against North Macedonia on 17 November. ^[14]

Personal life

Ollila has two brothers who are also football players, the elder Juuso Ollila and his twin Akseli Ollila, both of whom play for MPS/Atletico Malmi. ^[15] Growing up, he also played ice hockey with HIFK, before choosing football over it when aged 13. ^[3]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 9 November 2024 ^{[4] [2]}

Club	Season	League			Cup [a]		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Klubi 04	2018	Ykkönen	19	0	2	0	—		—		21	0
KTP	2019	Ykkönen	21	0	5	0	—		—		26	0
	2020	Ykkönen	12	2	5	0	—		—		17	2
	Total		33	2	10	0	0	0	0	0	43	2
Ilves II	2021	Kakkonen	1	0	—		—		—		1	0
Ilves	2021	Veikkausliiga	16	4	3	0	—		—		19	4
	2022	Veikkausliiga	26	6	1	0	—		4 [b]	0	31	6
	Total		42	10	4	0	0	0	4	0	50	10
HJK	2023	Veikkausliiga	24	7	1	0	9 [c]	1	5 [b]	2	39	10
Paris FC	2023–24	Ligue 2	12	2	0	0	—		1 [d]	0	13	2
	2024–25	Ligue 2	10	0	0	0	—		—		10	0
	Total		22	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	23	2
Career total			141	21	17	0	9	1	10	2	177	24

1. Includes Finnish Cup
2. Includes Finnish League Cup
3. Includes UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League and UEFA Europa Conference League
4. Appearance in the Ligue 1 promotion play-offs

International

As of match played 7 June 2024

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Finland
	2022	1	0
	2023	1	0
	2024	1	0
Total		3	0

Honours

HJK

• Veikkausliiga: 2023
• Finnish League Cup: 2023

KTP

• Ykkönen runner-up: 2020

Individual

• Veikkausliiga Team of the Year: 2023 ^[16]
• Veikkausliiga Defender of the Year: 2023 ^[17]

References

1. wf
2. Tuomas Ollila at Soccerway
3. Mitä kirjoitat ennen peliä, Tuomas Ollila?, hjk.fi, 17 September 2023
4. Tulospalvelu Palloliitto
5. Ei tunnu 12 kilometriä missään – Tuomas Ollila on löytänyt tehonsa vaativassa wing-backin roolissa, Kymen Sanomat, 5 August 2020
6. "TUOMAS OLLILA VAHVISTAMAAN ILVEKSEN PUOLUSTUSTA" (in Finnish). Ilves.
7. "Tuomas Ollila Ilveksestä HJK:hon" (in Finnish). HJK Helsinki.
8. "Tuomas Ollila siirtyy HJK:n riveihin" (in Finnish). Mtvuutiset.
9. "HJK:lle rutiinivoitto Liigacupin avausottelussa" (in Finnish). HJK Helsinki. 27 January 2023.
10. TUOMAS OLLILA REJOINT LE PARIS FC !, parisfc.fi, 29 January 2024
11. Kiitos, Tuomas!, hjk.fi, 29 January 2024
12. Tuomas Ollila Paris FC:n sankari, huuhkajat.com, 10 March 2024
13. "Huuhkajia täydennetty – Tuomas Ollila ja Leo Väisänen joukkueeseen" (in Finnish). palloliitto.fi. 10 November 2022.
14. "Huuhkajat tasapeliin Pohjois-Makedoniassa" (in Finnish). palloliitto.fi. 17 November 2022.
15. "Akseli ja Tuomas Ollila Klubiin" (in Finnish). HJK Helsinki. 24 November 2016.
16. Toimittajat äänestivät: Tässä on Veikkausliigan tähdistöjoukkue, Iltalehti, 21 October 2023
17. VPS:n Peter Michael Vuoden Liigapelaaja, Veikkausliiga, 1 December 2023

External links

• Tuomas Ollila at Soccerway