Ville Tikkanen (footballer)

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Ville Tikkanen
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-08-08) 8 August 1999 (age 25)
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*
YearsTeamApps(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.

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Club career

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]

International career

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]

Career statistics

As of 17 January 2025 [8] [9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague Finnish Cup Finnish League Cup EuropeTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
SJK Akatemia 2017 Kolmonen 161161
2018 Kakkonen 5050
2019Kakkonen100100
2020 Ykkönen 1010
Total321000000321
SJK Seinäjoki 2017 Veikkausliiga 00200 [a] 020
2018 Veikkausliiga12030150
2019 Veikkausliiga7030100
2020 Veikkausliiga14020160
2021 Veikkausliiga24100241
2022 Veikkausliiga20120303 [b] 1282
2023 Veikkausliiga2700021291
2024 Veikkausliiga2704050360
Total1312160101311604
HJK Helsinki 2025 Veikkausliiga0000100010
Career total1633160111311945

References

  1. "17 Ville Tikkanen" (in Finnish). Seinäjoen Jalkapallokerho. 13 January 2017. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
  2. "Ville Tikkanen ja Paavo Valakari sopimuksiin" (in Finnish). Seinäjoen Jalkapallokerho. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
  3. Ville Tikkanen jatkaa Kerhossa kaudella 2024, SJK, 30 October 2023
  4. SJK Seinäjoki, sjk, facebook.com, 27 March 2024
  5. Simo Valakari opens up on Scandinavian signings as St Johnstone boss delivers message to fringe stars, courier.co.uk, 23 November 2024
  6. Toppari Tikkanen Seinäjoelta Stadiin, hjk.fi, 18 November 2024
  7. Huuhkajat nimetty maaliskuun MM-karsintaotteluihin, palloliitto.fi, Football Association of Finland, 12 March 2025
  8. Ville Tikkanen at Soccerway. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
  9. Tulospalvelu Palloliitto, Finnish FA