Mika Ojala
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mika Ojala | ||
| Date of birth | 21 June 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Paimio, Finland | ||
| Height | Script error: No such module "person height". | ||
| Position(s) | Right winger | ||
| Team information | |||
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Current team
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VfR Aalen | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| 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– | VfR Aalen | 21 | (5) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2007–2010 | Finland U21 | 17 | (2) |
| 2010– | Finland | 9 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 May 2016 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 December 2015 |
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Mika Ojala (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈmikɑ ˈojɑlɑ]; born 21 June 1988 in Paimio, Finland) is a professional footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for 3. Liga side VfR Aalen.
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Club career
On 17 November 2008 Ojala joined the Dutch club Heerenveen for a one-week-trial together with Wilhelm Ingves from IFK Mariehamn.[1] He visited FC Zürich in 2006.
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.[2]
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.[3]
Career statistics
International
- As of 7 September 2015[4]
| Finland national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 |
| 2012 | 3 | 0 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 7 | 0 |
Honours
Team
- Veikkausliiga:
- Winner (1): 2008
Individual
- Veikkausliiga Player of the Month: August 2008, June 2011, July 2011
- Veikkausliiga Midfielder of the Year: 2008, 2011, 2012
References
- ↑ Trial at Heerenveen
- ↑ Mika Ojala siirtyy Ruotsiin (Finnish)
- ↑ http://www.palloliitto.fi/viestinta/?num=157901 (Finnish)
- ↑ Palloliitto
External links
- VfR Aalen official profile (German)
- Mika Ojala – UEFA competition record
- Mika Ojala – FIFA competition record
- Mika Ojala at National-Football-Teams.comLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Mika Ojala career statistics at Soccerbase
- Mika Ojala at Soccerway
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