Salomo Ojala (born 17 April 1997) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a centre forward for Superettan club Landskrona BoIS.
Club career Ojala started football in the youth sector of TKT Tampere.
He played for Ilves-Kissat and Tampereen Pallo-Veikot in the third tier Kakkonen, before joining FC Haka in the second-tier Ykkönen in 2018.SALOMO OJALA SOPIMUKSEEN HAKAN KANSSA, fchaka.fi, 2 February 2018 In the 2019 season, Ojala scored 23 goals, making him the Ykkönen top scorer. He helped Haka to overwhelmingly win the Ykkönen title and earn the promotion to top-tier Veikkausliiga.Hakaan palannut Salomo Ojala oli siirtyä Pohjois-Irlannin suurseuraan, siirto kariutui: ”Maa on hieman sekaisin”, Aamulehti, 21 January 2021 Ojala was also named the Ykkönen Player of the Year.
Ojala signed for Ekenäs IF for the 2023 Ykkönen season,Tähtipuolustaja Luiyi de Lucas ja kuningas Salomo Ojala jättävät FC Hakan, Valkeakosken Sanomat, 17 January 2023SALOMO OJALA: ”KEMIN FUNGERADE DIREKT”, eiffotboll.fi, 22 February 2023 and helped EIF to win the Ykkönen title. Next 2024 Veikkausliiga season, Ojala scored seven goals for EIF in the league.
On 24 January 2025, Ojala signed with Maltese Premier League club Mosta.Mosta sign another two new players, maltafootball.com, 24 January 2025
On 20 March 2025, he returned to EIF for the 2025 Ykkösliiga season.SALOMO OJALA TILLBAKA I EIF FÖR SÄSONGEN 2025, herrar.eiffotboll.com, 21 March 2025Salomo, 27, muutti Välimeren saarelle unelmansa perässä – tajusi nopeasti haluavansa Suomeen, Ilta-Sanomat, 20 March 2025
Personal life Ojala was born in Tampere and was raised in Hervanta neighbourhood. His older sister Rosanna is a gymnast. Ojala is a religious person.Huippuvoimistelija myöntää, että veljen läpimurto vaati totuttelua: ”Vau, meitä on perheessä kaksi tällaista” – Usko kannattelee Ojalan sisaruksia, Aamulehti, 27 September 2020
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCupLeague cupTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsIlves-Kissat2015Kakkonen223––223TPV2016Kakkonen13320–1532017Kakkonen10510–115Total2383000268TPV II2016Nelonen1319––13192017Kolmonen118––118Total242700002427Haka2018Ykkönen18464–2482019Ykkönen262340–30232020Veikkausliiga21641–2572021Veikkausliiga16120–1812022Veikkausliiga1412050211Total95351855011840AC Kajaani (loan)2020Ykkönen10––10Ekenäs IF2023Ykkönen16433212182024Veikkausliiga26753413511Total421186625619Mosta2024–25Maltese Premier League5021–71Ekenäs IF2025Ykkösliiga5221–73Career total217963313112261111
Honours Haka Ykkönen: 2019 Ekenäs IF Ykkönen: 2023 Individual Ykkönen Player of the Year 2019Ykkösen vuoden pelaaja Salomo Ojala - "En olisi osannut odottaa", Jalkapallon Pelaajayhdistys, jpy.fi, 9 December 2019 Ykkönen top scorer: 2019
References
External links
Salomo Ojala at Finnish FA