Johannes Yli-Kokko
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 24 August 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Espoo, Finland | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Inter Turku | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Kasiysi[1] | |||
| –2015 | Espoo | ||
| 2015–2021 | HJK | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2022 | Klubi 04 | 30 | (6) |
| 2022–2024 | HJK | 21 | (1) |
| 2023 | → Dundalk (loan) | 28 | (3) |
| 2024– | Inter Turku | 11 | (1) |
| 2024– | Inter Turku II | 1 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 October 2024 | |||
Johannes Yli-Kokko (born 24 August 2001) is a Finnish footballer who plays for Veikkausliiga club Inter Turku.
Career
[edit]HJK Helsinki
[edit]Yli-Kokko came through the youth academy and reserve team of HJK Helsinki, Klubi 04, before making his debut for the Veikkausliiga side in the 2022 season. Yli-Kokko made 17 appearances for the Helsinki club in his first season of senior football, which included a stunning debut goal against VPS[2] He also made appearances during HJK Helsinki's 2022–23 UEFA Champions League.[3] Following several good performances in the league and continental competition, Yli-Kokko was rewarded with a two-year contract extension to the end of 2024.
2023; Dundalk (loan)
[edit]In January 2023, shortly after signing his extension with HJK, it was announced that Yli-Kokko has been loaned to League of Ireland Premier Division side Dundalk until the summer. His loan was later extended until the end of 2023.[4][5] On 25 October 2023, Dundalk announced that Yli-Kokko had returned to HJK three games prior to season ending due to a minor injury.[6]
Inter Turku
[edit]On 18 July 2024, Yli-Kokko joined fellow Veikkausliiga club Inter Turku on a deal until the end of the season, with an option for two more.[7]
Style of play
[edit]Yli-Kokko is an attacking midfield player with expansive and creative style of counter-attacking transition. He is noted for being able to take play from the center of the park and push opposition players and defenders out wide allowing strikers and supporting players to move into central attacking arrears around the penalty box. [8]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of 23 October 2024
| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | League cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Klubi 04 | 2019 | Kakkonen | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | — | 19 | 4 | |
| 2020 | Kakkonen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[b] | 1 | — | 5 | 1 | ||
| 2021 | Ykkönen | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 10 | 2 | ||
| 2022 | Kakkonen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 30 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 7 | ||
| HJK | 2022 | Veikkausliiga | 17 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3[c] | 1 | 4[d] | 0 | 26 | 4 |
| 2023 | Veikkausliiga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2024 | Veikkausliiga | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Total | 21 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 33 | 4 | ||
| Dundalk (loan) | 2023 | LOI Premier Division | 28 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | 4[e] | 0 | 35 | 3 | |
| Inter Turku | 2024 | Veikkausliiga | 11 | 1 | – | – | – | 11 | 1 | |||
| Inter Turku II | 2024 | Kakkonen | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 91 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 115 | 16 | ||
- ^ Includes Suomen Cup and Irish FAI Cup
- ^ a b Includes Kakkonen Cup
- ^ a b Includes Finnish League Cup
- ^ Appearance(s) in the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearance(s) in the UEFA Europa Conference League
References
[edit]- ^ Johannes Yli-Kokko, player profile, hjk.fi
- ^ Moilanen, Mika (16 July 2022). "Johannes Yli-Kokko fired the kick-off for HJK's victory over VPS – Malik Abubakari scored in his debut" (in Finnish). Helsigin Sanomat. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
- ^ Corrigan, Colin (21 February 2023). "Finnish arrival as Dundalk add another loan signing to their ranks". LM FM. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
- ^ "HJK lends Johannes Yli-Kokon, 21, to Ireland". mtvuutiset. 20 February 2023. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
- ^ Yli-Kokko roihuaa Irlannissa – Louth Derby sytyttää läänin, Iltalehti, 23 June 2023
- ^ YLI-KOKKO RETURNS TO FINLAND dundalkfc.com, 25 October 2023
- ^ Johannes Yli-Kokko vahvistamaan Interin keskikenttää, fcinter.fi, 18 July 2024
- ^ O'Connor, Sean (21 February 2023). "Dundalk swoop to sign Johannes Yli-Kokko on loan from Finnish champions HJK Helsinki". Independent.Ie. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
External links
[edit]- Johannes Yli-Kokko at Soccerway
- 2001 births
- Living people
- Finnish men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- League of Ireland players
- Klubi 04 players
- Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi players
- Dundalk F.C. players
- FC Inter Turku players
- Finnish expatriate men's footballers
- Finnish expatriate sportspeople in Ireland
- Expatriate men's association footballers in the Republic of Ireland
- 21st-century Finnish people