| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 8 August 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Oulu, Finland | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) [1] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | HJK | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2014–2015 | Tervarit | ||
| 2016 | OLS | ||
| 2017 | SJK | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2020 | SJK II | 32 | (1) |
| 2017–2024 | SJK | 131 | (2) |
| 2025– | HJK | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018 | Finland U19 | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22 July 2018 (UTC) | |||
Ville Tikkanen (born 8 August 1999) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays for HJK Helsinki, as a centre back.
Born in Oulu, Tikkanen played in the youth sectors of Tervarit and OLS, before moving to SJK in Seinäjoki in 2017, and signing a three-year deal. [2]
On 30 October 2023, the club exercised their option to keep Tikkanen in SJK for the 2024 Veikkausliiga season. [3] On 27 March 2024, Tikkanen was named the captain of his team. [4]
After being linked with Scottish club St. Johnstone, [5] on 18 November 2024, Tikkanen signed with HJK Helsinki on a two-year deal. [6]
After representing Finland at youth international levels, Tikkanen received his first call-up to the Finland national team on 12 March 2025 by the head coach Jacob Friis, for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification matches against Malta and Lithuania. [7]
| Club | Season | League | Finnish Cup | Finnish League Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| SJK Akatemia | 2017 | Kolmonen | 16 | 1 | — | — | — | 16 | 1 | |||
| 2018 | Kakkonen | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||||
| 2019 | Kakkonen | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||||
| 2020 | Ykkönen | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 1 | ||
| SJK Seinäjoki | 2017 | Veikkausliiga | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 [a] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2018 | Veikkausliiga | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 0 | |||
| 2019 | Veikkausliiga | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | |||
| 2020 | Veikkausliiga | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 0 | |||
| 2021 | Veikkausliiga | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 1 | |||
| 2022 | Veikkausliiga | 20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 [b] | 1 | 28 | 2 | |
| 2023 | Veikkausliiga | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 29 | 1 | ||
| 2024 | Veikkausliiga | 27 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 36 | 0 | ||
| Total | 131 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 160 | 4 | ||
| HJK Helsinki | 2025 | Veikkausliiga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Career total | 163 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 194 | 5 | ||