Kristian Kojola

Kristian Kojola (born 12 September 1986) is a retired Finnish professional football central defender.^[4] Kojola started his senior career in Espoo, Finland where he played for the local team FC Espoo before moving to FC Hämeenlinna. He also represented the Finland national football team.^[5]

Kristian Kojola

Personal information
Full name	Kristian Jani-Petteri Kojola
Date of birth	(1986-09-12) 12 September 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth	Espoo, Finland
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s)	Central Defender[2]
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2003–2006	FC Espoo	31	(4)
2005	→ AC Allianssi (loan)	14	(1)
2007–2008	FC Hämeenlinna	26	(0)
2008–2009	FF Jaro[3]	43	(2)
2010	Tampere United	21	(4)
2011–2012	IFK Mariehamn	61	(3)
2013–2014	Hallescher FC	36	(1)
2014–2018	IFK Mariehamn	137	(8)
International career
2002–2003	Finland U-17	11	(0)
2017	Finland	1	(0)
Medal record Hallescher FC Runner-up Saxony-Anhalt Cup 2014
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

He retired after the 2018 season.^[6]

Club career

Early career

Kojola started his senior career in 2003 in FC Espoo. During season 2005 he made his Veikkausliiga debut in AC Allianssi. Between 2005 and 2007 he represented FC Hämeenlinna. He made his Veikkausliiga breakthrough in 2008 when he gained 16 caps in FF Jaro.^[7] He transferred to Tampere United for the season 2010. In the end of 2010 Tampere United was excluded from participating in Finnish football and Kojola moved to IFK Mariehamn.

IFK Mariehamn

He gained 61 caps and scored 3 goals for IFK Mariehamn between 2011 and 2012.

Hallescher FC

Kojola spent season 2013–2014 in German Hallescher FC. He made 36 appearances and scored one goal.

Return to IFK Mariehamn

After his contract with Hallescher expired in 2014 he returned to IFK Mariehamn for the end of 2014 Veikkausliiga season. They won the 2015 Finnish Cup before claiming the 2016 Veikkausliiga title. In Kojola's final season at the team he also served as the team captain.

International career

Kojola played with the Finland national under-17 football team at 2003 FIFA U-17 World Championship in Finland.^[8]

Honours

Club

Hallescher FC

• Saxony-Anhalt Cup: 2014 Runner-up

IFK Mariehamn

• Veikkausliiga: 2016
• Finnish Cup: 2015

Individual

• Veikkausliiga Team of the Year: 2016^[9]

Career statistics

Club

As of 6 January 2021^[10]

Club	Season	Division	League		Domestic Cups		Europe		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
FC Espoo
	2003	Kakkonen	10	1	0	0	0	0	10	1
	2004	Kakkonen	20	2	0	0	0	0	20	2
	2005	Kakkonen	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
	2006	Kakkonen	13	1	0	0	0	0	13	1
	FC Espoo Total		47	4	0	0	0	0	47	4
Allianssi	2005	Veikkausliiga	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	2
FC Hämeenlinna
	2005	Ykkönen	14	0	0	0	0	0	14	0
	2006	Ykkönen	7	1	0	0	0	0	7	1
	2007	Ykkönen	25	2	0	0	0	0	25	2
	FC Hämeenlinna Total		46	3	0	0	0	0	46	3
Jaro
	2008	Veikkausliiga	16	0	0	0	0	0	16	0
	2009	Veikkausliiga	26	2	0	0	0	0	26	2
	Jaro Total		42	2	0	0	0	0	42	2
Tampere United
	2010	Veikkausliiga	21	4	5	0	0	0	26	4
	2011	Veikkausliiga	0	0	8	2	0	0	8	2
	Tampere United Total		21	4	13	2	0	0	34	6
IFK Mariehamn
	2011	Veikkausliiga	28	2	0	0	0	0	28	2
	2012	Veikkausliiga	32	1	7	0	0	0	38	1
	IFK Mariehamn Total		60	3	7	0	0	0	67	3
Hallescher FC
	2012–13	3. Liga	16	0	0	0	0	0	16	0
	2013–14	3. Liga	20	1	1	0	0	0	21	1
	Hallescher Total		36	1	1	0	0	0	37	1
IFK Mariehamn
	2014	Veikkausliiga	11	1	1	0	0	0	12	1
	2015	Veikkausliiga	30	1	10	2	0	0	40	3
	2016	Veikkausliiga	33	1	6	0	2	0	41	1
	2017	Veikkausliiga	33	3	6	0	2	0	41	3
	2018	Veikkausliiga	30	2	5	0	0	0	35	2
	IFK Mariehamn Total		137	8	28	2	4	0	169	10
Career Total			389	25	49	4	4	0	442	29