Kristian Kojola (born 12 September 1986) is a retired Finnish professional football central defender. Kojola started his senior career in Espoo, Finland where he played for the local team FC Espoo before moving to FC Hämeenlinna. He also represented the Finland national football team.
He retired after the 2018 season.Uransa lopettanut Kristian Kojola: "Jäljelle jää vain ylpeys", sportti.com, 17 November 2018
Club career
Early career
Kojola started his senior career in 2003 in FC Espoo. During season 2005 he made his Veikkausliiga debut in AC Allianssi. Between 2005 and 2007 he represented FC Hämeenlinna. He made his Veikkausliiga breakthrough in 2008 when he gained 16 caps in FF Jaro. He transferred to Tampere United for the season 2010. In the end of 2010 Tampere United was excluded from participating in Finnish football and Kojola moved to IFK Mariehamn.
IFK Mariehamn
He gained 61 caps and scored 3 goals for IFK Mariehamn between 2011 and 2012.
Hallescher FC
Kojola spent season 2013–2014 in German Hallescher FC. He made 36 appearances and scored one goal.
Return to IFK Mariehamn
After his contract with Hallescher expired in 2014 he returned to IFK Mariehamn for the end of 2014 Veikkausliiga season. They won the 2015 Finnish Cup before claiming the 2016 Veikkausliiga title. In Kojola's final season at the team he also served as the team captain.
International career Kojola played with the Finland national under-17 football team at 2003 FIFA U-17 World Championship in Finland.2003 Finland FIFA World Cup
Honours
Club Hallescher FC Saxony-Anhalt Cup: 2014 Runner-up IFK Mariehamn Veikkausliiga: 2016 Finnish Cup: 2015 Individual Veikkausliiga Team of the Year: 2016
Career statistics
Club
ClubSeasonDivisionLeagueDomestic CupsEuropeTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsFC Espoo2003Kakkonen10100001012004Kakkonen20200002022005Kakkonen400000402006Kakkonen1310000131 FC Espoo Total4740000474Allianssi2005Veikkausliiga20000022FC Hämeenlinna2005Ykkönen14000001402006Ykkönen710000712007Ykkönen2520000252 FC Hämeenlinna Total4630000463Jaro2008Veikkausliiga16000001602009Veikkausliiga2620000262 Jaro Total4220000422Tampere United2010Veikkausliiga21450002642011Veikkausliiga00820082 Tampere United Total21413200346IFK Mariehamn2011Veikkausliiga28200002822012Veikkausliiga3217000381 IFK Mariehamn Total6037000673Hallescher FC2012–133. Liga16000001602013–143. Liga2011000211 Hallescher Total3611000371IFK Mariehamn2014Veikkausliiga11110001212015Veikkausliiga301102004032016Veikkausliiga33160204112017Veikkausliiga33360204132018Veikkausliiga3025000352 IFK Mariehamn Total13782824016910 Career Total389254944044229
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