Aleksandr Kokko (born 4 June 1987) is a Russian-born Finnish former footballer who plays as a striker.
 Kokko with RoPS in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 4 June 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Leningrad, Soviet Union | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1997–2004 | Jazz | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004 | Jazz | 1 | (0) |
| 2004–2006 | PoPa | 13 | (5) |
| 2006 | Hämeenlinna | 15 | (12) |
| 2007–2010 | Honka | 58 | (32) |
| 2010 | → PoPa (loan) | 7 | (5) |
| 2011 | VPS | 18 | (3) |
| 2012–2016 | RoPS | 104 | (56) |
| 2016–2017 | Newcastle Jets | 13 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | Eastern | 6 | (3) |
| 2018–2020 | RoPS | 26 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2008–2009 | Finland U21 | 5 | (3) |
| 2016 | Finland | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 November 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 February 2017 | |||
Early life
editKokko was born in Leningrad, Soviet Union. He is of Ingrian Finnish descent and emigrated with his family to Pori, Finland at the age of ten.[1]
Club career
editKokko started playing football in FC Jazz youth sector.
In 2004, he made his first appearance in the Finnish top flight Veikkausliiga at the age of 17 with Jazz first team. He joined fellow Veikkausliiga club FC Honka before the 2007 season and made six appearances for the club during his first season. On 5 May 2008, he scored a hat-trick when FC Honka beat FC Haka in a league match by the scoreline of 7–0. Those were his first goals in the Finnish Premier Division. Kokko was the top goalscorer in the 2008 season of Veikkausliiga with 13 goals. In August 2010, Kokko was loaned to FC PoPa. He joined VPS for the 2011 season, before joining RoPS in 2012.
On 6 August 2016, Kokko signed a two-year deal with Australian A-League club Newcastle Jets[2]
On 10 July 2017, he decided to join Hong Kong Premier League club Eastern.[3]
On 21 June 2018, Kokko returned to RoPS, signing until the end of the 2019 season.[4]
Kokko announcement his retirement from playing career after the 2020 season.
International career
editKokko made his debut for the Finland U21 on 20 August 2008 in a match against Sweden.[5] In February 2016 he debuted for the Finland national team against Sweden.[6]
Career statistics
edit- As of 31 December 2020
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Other | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Jazz | 2004 | Veikkausliiga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| PoPa | 2004 | Kolmonen | — | — | ||||||||
| 2005 | Kakkonen | — | — | |||||||||
| 2006 | Kakkonen | — | — | |||||||||
| Total | 13 | 5 | — | — | 13 | 5 | ||||||
| Hämeenlinna | 2006 | Ykkönen | 15 | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 12 | ||
| Honka | 2007 | Veikkausliiga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 2008 | Veikkausliiga | 26 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6[c] | 0 | 32 | 13 | |
| 2009 | Veikkausliiga | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6[d] | 6 | 2[e] | 0 | 28 | 8 | |
| 2010 | Veikkausliiga | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | |
| Total | 55 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 73 | 23 | ||
| PoPa (loan) | 2010 | Ykkönen | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 5 | ||
| VPS | 2011 | Veikkausliiga | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 18 | 3 | |
| RoPS | 2012 | Ykkönen | 22 | 15 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 15 | ||
| 2013 | Veikkausliiga | 18 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5[d] | 1 | — | 28 | 11 | ||
| 2014 | Veikkausliiga | 19 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2[d] | 0 | 2[e] | 0 | 25 | 10 | |
| 2015 | Veikkausliiga | 30 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 2[e] | 0 | — | 33 | 19 | ||
| 2016 | Veikkausliiga | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 2[d] | 0 | 4[e] | 0 | 23 | 13 | |
| Total | 104 | 56 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 131 | 68 | ||
| Newcastle Jets | 2016–17 | A-League | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 1 | ||
| Eastern | 2017–18 | Hong Kong Premier League | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4[f] | 1 | — | 10 | 4 | |
| RoPS | 2018 | Veikkausliiga | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | 8 | 1 | |||
| 2019 | Veikkausliiga | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 2[e] | 0 | 14 | 1 | ||
| 2020 | Veikkausliiga | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 1 | |||
| Total | 26 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 3 | ||
| Career total | 258 | 105 | 15 | 11 | 22 | 8 | 18 | 0 | 313 | 124 | ||
- ^ Includes Suomen Cup
- ^ Includes UEFA Intertoto Cup
- ^ Includes UEFA Cup
- ^ a b c d e Includes Finnish League Cup
- ^ a b c d e Includes UEFA Europa League
- ^ Includes three appearances in Hong Kong Sapling Cup and one appearance and one goal in Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield
Honours
editClub
editFC Honka
VPS
- Veikkausliiga
- Runners-up: 2015
RoPS
- Veikkausliiga
- Runners-up: 2018
Individual
edit- Veikkausliiga Young Player of the Year: 2008[7]
- Veikkausliiga Player of the Month: June 2015,[8] October 2015[9]
- Veikkausliiga Forward of the Year: May 2008,[10] 2015[11]
- Veikkausliiga Player of the Year: 2015[12]
- Veikkausliiga Top goalscorer: 2008,[13] 2015[14]
- Ykkönen Top goalscorer: 2012
References
edit- ^ "ALEKSANDR KOKKO" (in Finnish). Veikkausliiga. Archived from the original on 25 November 2016. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
- ^ Prichard, Greg (6 August 2016). "Jets sign Finnish striker Kokko". The World Game. SBS.
- ^ "Jets Finnish with Asia-bound Kokko". FourFourTwo. 10 July 2017. Archived from the original on 22 April 2018. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
- ^ "Aleksandr Kokko palaa Rovaniemen Palloseuraan". rops.fi (in Finnish). RoPS. 21 June 2016. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
- ^ "U21: Suomi ja Ruotsi pistejakoon" (in Finnish). Football Association of Finland. 20 August 2008. Archived from the original on 28 February 2017. Retrieved 21 August 2008.
- ^ "Huuhkajat kärsi tappion Ruotsille" (in Finnish). Football Association of Finland. 10 January 2016. Archived from the original on 25 November 2016. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
- ^ Veikkausliigan parhaat kaudella 2008 nimetty (in Finnish)
- ^ Aleksandr Kokko kesäkuun pelaaja (in Finnish)
- ^ [1] (in Finnish)
- ^ Veikkausliigan parhaat kaudella 2008 nimetty (in Finnish)
- ^ Kai (30 October 2015). "Tässä ovat Captain's Ball -futisgaalan kaikki palkitut tahot". SuomiFutis (in Finnish). Retrieved 2 January 2023.
- ^ Kai (30 October 2015). "Tässä ovat Captain's Ball -futisgaalan kaikki palkitut tahot". SuomiFutis (in Finnish). Retrieved 2 January 2023.
- ^ https://archive.today/20120524112908/http://www.veikkausliiga.com/tilastot/2008/maalintekijat_pelaaja.htm veikkausliiga.com] (in Finnish)
- ^ veikkausliiga.com (in Finnish)
- As of 26 October 2015.
External links
edit- Profile at RoPS (in Finnish)
- Profile at FC PoPa (in Finnish)