Finnish footballer

*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jussi Kujala (born 4 April 1983 in Tampere) is a Finnish former footballer. Having started his career as an attacking midfielder, he has since dropped deeper down the field. He was the captain of the Finnish U21 national team in the 2006 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualifiers.

Contents

• 1 Club career
  • 1.1 Tampere United
  • 1.2 Ajax
  • 1.3 Return to Tampere United
  • 1.4 TPS
  • 1.5 De Graafschap
  • 1.6 Return to Ilves
  • 1.7 KuPS
  • 1.8 Ilves and retirement
• 2 International career
• 3 Honours
• 4 Career statistics
  • 4.1 International
  • 4.2 Club
• 5 References
• 6 External links

Club career

Tampere United

Kujala made his debut for United in 2000 and he gained 10 caps and one goal for the team.

Ajax

After Tampere United he spent four seasons playing in the junior and reserve teams of Ajax Amsterdam.

Return to Tampere United

He returned to Tampere United in 2004. As the club had financial difficulties in 2009 he was allowed to leave the team.

TPS

He transferred to TPS Turku during the summer 2009 transfer window.

De Graafschap

In January 2010 he left TPS Turku and signed with Dutch side De Graafschap on a free transfer.

Return to Ilves

In September 2012, Kujala signed a contract with his old junior team Ilves. Ilves was promoted to Ykkönen at the end of the season.

KuPS

On 27 November Kuopion Palloseura announced that they had signed Kujala for two years.

Ilves and retirement

In January 2015 he signed a one-year contract with FC Ilves.

He announced his retirement in December 2015.

International career

Kujala made his international debut in Finland's national team in 2004 against Oman.

Honours

De Graafschap

• Eerste Divisie: 2009–10

Career statistics

International

As of 26 March 2013

Club

Tampere United

• Veikkausliiga (2): 2006, 2007
• Finnish Cup: 2007
• Finnish League Cup: 2009

De Graafschap

• Eerste Divisie: 2009–10

Ilves

• Kakkonen: 2012

References

External links

• Jussi Kujala at De Graafschap at the Wayback Machine (archived 1 January 2012) (in Dutch)
• Jussi Kujala – UEFA compe*ion record (archive)
• Jussi Kujala at National-Football-Teams.com
• Jussi Kujala at Soccerway
• Player stats - Voetbal International