Finnish footballer

*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 June 2020
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 December 2015

Mika Ojala (Finnish pronunciation::; born 21 June 1988) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder. He began his senior club career playing for VG-62, before signing with Inter Turku at age 18 in 2006.

Ojala made his international debut for Finland in January 2010, at the age of 21.

Contents

• 1 Club career
  • 1.1 VG-62
  • 1.2 Inter Turku
  • 1.3 Häcken
  • 1.4 Return to Inter Turku
  • 1.5 Aalen
• 2 International career
• 3 Career statistics
  • 3.1 Club
  • 3.2 International
• 4 Honours and achievements
  • 4.1 Club
  • 4.2 Individual
• 5 References
• 6 External links

Club career

VG-62

Ojala started his football career in Paimion Haka and later moved to Inter Turku's junior system. He made his debut on senior level at the age of 16 in Inter Turku's reserve team VG-62.

Inter Turku

He gained his first appearance in Veikkausliiga during season 2006.

On 17 November 2008 Ojala joined the Dutch club Heerenveen for a one-week-trial together with Wilhelm Ingves from IFK Mariehamn. He visited FC Zürich in 2006.

Häcken

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.

Return to Inter Turku

He returned to Inter Turku in February 2014 when he signed a contract for season 2014.

Aalen

In the beginning of July 2015 Ojala transferred to German 3. Liga side VfR Aalen.

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. Ojala gained his second appearance for the national team on 10 August 2011 at Skonto Stadium in a friendly match against Latvia when he and Timo Furuholm replaced Teemu Pukki and Mika Ääritalo as forwards.

Career statistics

Club

As of 28 January 2017

International

Statistics accurate as of matches played on 24 January 2014

Honours and achievements

Club

Inter Turku

• Veikkausliiga: 2008
• Finnish League Cup: 2008
• Finnish Cup: 2009

Individual

• Veikkausliiga Player of the Month: August 2008, June 2011, July 2011
• Veikkausliiga Midfielder of the Year: 2008, 2011, 2012

References

External links

• Biography portal
• *ociation football portal
• Finland portal

• Media related to Mika Ojala at Wikimedia Commons
• VfR Aalen official profile (in German)
• Mika Ojala – UEFA compe*ion record (archive)
• Mika Ojala – FIFA compe*ion record (archived)
• Mika Ojala at National-Football-Teams.com
• Mika Ojala at Soccerbase
• Mika Ojala at Soccerway