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Niklas Henrikki Tarvajärvi (born 13 March 1983) is a retired Finnish professional footballer who played as a striker.

Niklas Tarvajärvi

Nikas Tarvajärvi in August 2009
Personal information
Full name	Niklas Henrikki Tarvajärvi
Date of birth	(1983-03-13) 13 March 1983 (age 39)
Place of birth	Tuusula, Finland
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s)	Striker
Club information
Current team	RoPS
Number	27
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2001–2004	Jokerit	39	(11)
2004–2005	MyPa	37	(3)
2005–2009	Heerenveen	30	(4)
2007–2008	→ De Graafschap (loan)	28	(4)
2008–2009	→ Vitesse Arnhem (loan)	11	(2)
2009	Neuchâtel Xamax	8	(1)
2009–2011	Karlsruher SC	20	(2)
2011	→ Turun Palloseura (loan)	8	(2)
2011–2012	Go Ahead Eagles	11	(3)
2013	RoPS	10	(1)
2013–2014	SC Joure
2015–2016	Staphorst	0	(0)
2016–	Heerenveense Boys
National team‡
2005–	Finland	4	(0)
Honours MyPa Winner Finnish Cup 2004 Winner Veikkausliiga 2005
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 April 2010 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 June 2010

Career

Jokerit

Tarvajärvi started his career at FC Jokerit in Finland's Veikkausliiga. During the seasons 2001–2004 he represented the team in 39 matches and scored 11 goals.

MyPa

After FC Jokerit was sold to rivals HJK Helsinki in March 2004 and renamed to Klubi-04 Tarvajarvi transferred to MyPa. In the next two seasons he made 37 appearances and 3 goals.

Heerenveen

In the summer of 2005 he moved to Heerenveen. Between 2005 and 2009 he gained 30 appearances in the team and scored four goals. He also spent time on loan in De Graafschap and Vitesse Arnhem.

Neuchâtel Xamax

After almost four years in the Netherlands, Tarvajarvi joined Neuchâtel Xamax in February 2009.

Karlsruher SC

He then signed on 21 July 2009 a two-year contract with Karlsruher SC.

Go Ahead Eagles

After his contract in Karlsruher SC ended he transferred to Dutch Eerste Divisie side Go Ahead Eagles.

RoPS

In April 2013 it was reported that Tarvajärvi had signed a contract with Veikkausliiga team RoPS.[2] He decided to leave the team after only 10 appearances.[3]

International career

Tarvajärvi debuted in the Finland national team on 12 March 2005, coming on as a substitute against Kuwait in a friendly match.[4]

Honours

Club

MyPa

• Veikkausliiga: 2005
• Finnish Cup: 2004

Career statistics

International

As of 17 June 2013[5]

Finland national team
Year	Apps	Goals
2005	2	0
2006	0	0
2007	0	0
2008	1	0
2009	1	0
Total	4	0

References

External links

• Niklas Tarvajärvi at Go Ahead Eagles at the Wayback Machine (archived 2012-02-26) (in Dutch)
• Niklas Tarvajärvi – UEFA competition record (archive)
• Niklas Tarvajärvi at National-Football-Teams.com
• Niklas Tarvajärvi at Soccerway

На других языках

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[de] Niklas Tarvajärvi

Niklas Henrikki Tarvajärvi (* 13. März 1983 in Tuusula) ist ein ehemaliger finnischer Fußballspieler.

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- [en] Niklas Tarvajärvi

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[fr] Niklas Tarvajärvi

Niklas Tarvajärvi est un footballeur international finlandais né le 13 mars 1983 à Tuusula. Il évoluait au poste d'attaquant.

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[it] Niklas Tarvajärvi

Niklas Henrikki Tarvajärvi (Tuusula, 13 marzo 1983) è un ex calciatore finlandese, di ruolo attaccante.

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[ru] Тарваярви, Никлас

Никлас Хенрикки Тарваярви (фин. Niklas Henrikki Tarvajärvi, род. 13 марта 1983 года, Туусула, Финляндия) — финский футболист, игравший на позиции нападающего.

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