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Mika Ojala (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈmikɑ ˈʔojɑlɑ]; born 21 June 1988) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.[1] He began his senior club career playing for VG-62, before signing with Inter Turku at age 18 in 2006.
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| Full name | Mika Ojala | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 21 June 1988 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Paimio, Finland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Right winger | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1998–2000 | PaiHa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2001–2005 | Inter Turku | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004–2006 | VG-62 | 39 | (8) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006–2012 | Inter Turku | 175 | (53) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013 | BK Häcken | 21 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | Inter Turku | 33 | (10) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2017 | VfR Aalen | 47 | (10) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2019 | Inter Turku | 64 | (10) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2010 | Finland U21 | 17 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010– | Finland | 9 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Honours
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 June 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 December 2015 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ojala made his international debut for Finland in January 2010, at the age of 21.
Club career
VG-62
Ojala started his football career in Paimion Haka and later moved to Inter Turku's junior system. He made his debut on senior level at the age of 16 in Inter Turku's reserve team VG-62.
Inter Turku
He gained his first appearance in Veikkausliiga during season 2006.
On 17 November 2008 Ojala joined the Dutch club Heerenveen for a one-week-trial together with Wilhelm Ingves from IFK Mariehamn.[2] He visited FC Zürich in 2006.
Häcken
On 9 November 2012, after his contract with Inter had expired, it was announced that Ojala had signed a three-year contract with Swedish topflight club BK Häcken, joining with compatriot Kari Arkivuo.[3]
Return to Inter Turku
He returned to Inter Turku in February 2014 when he signed a contract for season 2014.
Aalen
In the beginning of July 2015 Ojala transferred to German 3. Liga side VfR Aalen.
International career
Ojala was selected in the Finnish national squad by Stuart Baxter in August 2008. He was also a member of the U21 squad that reached the 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship. Ojala made his national team debut on 18 January 2010 as he came from the bench to replace Roni Porokara in friendly match against South Korea at Málaga, Spain where Finland had winter training camp.[4] Ojala gained his second appearance for the national team on 10 August 2011 at Skonto Stadium in a friendly match against Latvia when he and Timo Furuholm replaced Teemu Pukki and Mika Ääritalo as forwards.[5]
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | Division | League | Domestic Cups | Europe | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Inter Turku | ||||||||||
| 2006 | Veikkausliiga | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | |
| 2007 | Veikkausliiga | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 4 | |
| 2008 | Veikkausliiga | 26 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 8 | |
| 2009 | Veikkausliiga | 22 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 7 | |
| 2010 | Veikkausliiga | 23 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 7 | |
| 2011 | Veikkausliiga | 32 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 21 | |
| 2012 | Veikkausliiga | 28 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 15 | |
| Häcken | ||||||||||
| 2013 | Allsvenskan | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 0 | |
| Inter Turku | ||||||||||
| 2014 | Veikkausliiga | 16 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 6 | |
| 2015 | Veikkausliiga | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 7 | |
| Aalen | ||||||||||
| 2015–16 | 3. Liga | 21 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 5 | |
| 2016–17 | 3. Liga | 19 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 5 | |
| Inter Turku Total | 205 | 63 | 38 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 248 | 72 | ||
| Häcken Total | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 0 | ||
| Aalen Total | 40 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 10 | ||
| Career Total | 266 | 73 | 41 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 314 | 82 | ||
International
Statistics accurate as of matches played on 24 January 2014[8][9]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finland | |||
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2012 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 9 | 0 | |
Honours and achievements
Club
- Veikkausliiga: 2008
- Finnish League Cup: 2008
- Finnish Cup: 2009
Individual
- Veikkausliiga Player of the Month: August 2008, June 2011, July 2011
- Veikkausliiga Midfielder of the Year: 2008, 2011, 2012
References
- "Mika Ojala" (in Finnish). Suomen Palloliitto. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
- Trial at Heerenveen
- Mika Ojala siirtyy Ruotsiin Archived 22 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine (in Finnish)
- "Suomen Palloliitto - Artikkeliarkisto" (in Finnish). Archived from the original on 15 April 2012. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
- "Näin Huuhkaijen Latvia-ottelu eteni" (in Finnish). Ilta-Sanomat. 10 August 2011. Retrieved 12 December 2016.
- "Mika Ojala".
- "Finland - M. Ojala - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway".
- Mika Ojala at National-Football-Teams.com
- Palloliitto
External links
Media related to Mika Ojala at Wikimedia Commons- VfR Aalen official profile (in German)
- Mika Ojala – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Mika Ojala – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Mika Ojala at National-Football-Teams.com
- Mika Ojala at Soccerbase
- Mika Ojala at Soccerway
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На других языках
[de] Mika Ojala
Mika Ojala (* 21. Juni 1988 in Paimio, Finnland) ist ein ehemaliger finnischer Fußballspieler.- [en] Mika Ojala
[fr] Mika Ojala
Mika Ojala est un footballeur finlandais, né le 21 juin 1988 à Paimio en Finlande. Il évolue comme milieu offensif au BK Häcken.[it] Mika Ojala
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