Mika Ojala

Mika Ojala
Personal information
Full name Mika Ojala
Date of birth (1988-06-21) 21 June 1988
Place of birth Paimio, Finland
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Right winger
Club information
Current team
VfR Aalen
Number 8
Youth career
0000–2000 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 18 (3)
National team
2007–2010 Finland U21 17 (2)
2010– Finland 9 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10 March 2016.
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 6 December 2015

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.

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
YearAppsGoals
201010
201110
201230
201310
201410
Total70

Honours

Team

Individual

References

External links


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