Eemeli Honkola

Eemeli Honkola (born 28 January 2005) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a centre forward for Jippo.^[2]

Eemeli Honkola

Personal information
Date of birth	(2005-01-28) 28 January 2005 (age 20)
Place of birth	Finland
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Jippo
Youth career
0000–2021	SJK
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2021–2025	SJK	1	(0)
2021–2025	→ SJK Akatemia	40	(14)
2021–2024	→ SJK Akatemia II	28	(37)
2025	Kerry	4	(0)
2025–	Jippo	1	(0)
International career‡
	Finland U17[1]
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 8 July 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 10 March 2024

Career

Honkola played in the SJK Seinäjoki youth sector.^[3][4] He debuted in Veikkausliiga with SJK first team in the 2022 season.^[5][6]

In March 2025, after having played two pre-season Ykkösliigacup matches as a test player for Salon Palloilijat and Jippo, Honkola moved abroad and signed with Kerry in Irish second-tier LOI First Division.^[7] He made 4 appearances before departing the club on 10 June 2025.^[8]

Personal life

Growing up, Honkola has also played pesäpallo, the Finnish baseball, in a youth team of Seinäjoen Maila-Jussit.^[9]

Career statistics

As of match played on 16 April 2025^[10]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup[a]		League cup[b]		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
SJK Seinäjoki	2022	Veikkausliiga	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
	2023	Veikkausliiga	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2024	Veikkausliiga	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
	Total		1	0	1	0	1	0	3	0
SJK Akatemia	2021	Kakkonen	1	1	–		–		1	1
	2022	Ykkönen	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2023	Ykkönen	18	7	0	0	3	0	21	7
	2024	Ykkösliiga	21	6	3	1	6	1	30	8
	Total		40	14	3	1	9	1	52	16
SJK Akatemia II	2022	Kolmonen	4	4	–		–		4	4
	2023	Kolmonen	17	26	–		–		17	26
	2024	Kakkonen	7	7	–		–		7	7
	Total		28	37	0	0	0	0	28	37
SalPa	2025	Ykkösliiga	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1
Jippo	2025	Ykkösliiga	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
Kerry	2025	LOI First Division	4	0	–		–		4	0
Jippo	2025	Ykkösliiga	1	0	–		–		1	0
Career total			74	51	4	1	12	2	90	54

1. Includes Suomen Cup
2. Includes Ykköscup, Ykkösliigacup, Finnish League Cup