Niklas Jokelainen

Oulu · Attacking Midfield · Left foot · 26 · Finland · #14

Apps · 2026: 23 8 starts; Veikkausliiga
Minutes: 805 24%; of 3,330 available
Goals: 1; one every 805 min
Assists: 1; 11 key passes
Avg rating: 6.62 −0.37; 2025: 6.99
Market Value: €800K #6; at Oulu

Last 10 matches · rating

Avg 6.69

6.6
6.8
6.1
7.9
7.0
6.3
6.4
6.4
6.4
7.2

Date	Opponent	Res	Min	G	A	Rating
8 Nov	HJKA · VEI	3-3	75′	–	1	7.2
28 Oct	VPSH · VEI	0-0	12′	–	–	6.4
8 Oct	KuPSA · VEI	1-0	8′	–	–	6.4
12 Sept	GnistanH · VEI	1-2	19′	–	–	6.4
8 Sept	VPSA · VEI	0-1	58′	–	–	6.3
31 Aug	SJKH · VEI	0-0	64′	–	–	7.0
22 Aug	JaroA · VEI	1-0	84′	1	–	7.9
16 Aug	Inter TurkuH · VEI	2-3	64′	–	–	6.1
9 Aug	HJKH · VEI	0-1	24′	–	–	6.8
2 Aug	IlvesH · VEI	1-0	16′	–	–	6.6

All matches · 13 more

25 Jul	MariehamnA · VEI	1-1	26′	–	–	6.9
18 Jul	GnistanH · VEI	0-2	6′	–	–	6.6
11 Jul	TPSA · VEI	0-3	79′	–	–	6.5
27 Jun	LahtiH · VEI	1-1	62′	–	–	6.3
23 Jun	VPSA · VEI	1-5	24′	–	–	6.5
18 Jun	MariehamnH · VEI	2-1	44′	–	–	6.9
13 Jun	Inter TurkuA · VEI	0-0	10′	–	–	6.5
31 May	JaroH · VEI	2-1	8′	–	–	6.5
23 May	SJKA · VEI	1-0	8′	–	–	6.5
8 May	IlvesA · VEI	0-1	15′	–	–	6.5
25 Apr	LahtiA · VEI	1-2	63′	–	–	6.7
22 Apr	KuPSA · VEI	2-3	26′	–	–	6.4
11 Apr	HJKA · VEI	1-0	10′	–	–	6.6

Chart: oldest → newest · team record 3-3-4 (W-D-L) · 1 G · 1 A in 424 min. Rating colours: green 8.0+, blue 7.0+, amber 6.0+, red below. H / A = home / away. Club and country.

Form · 23 matches

since 11 Apr

Avg 6.62High 7.9Low 6.1

7 W6 D10 L

Appearances 2026

8 started15 off the bench

What stands out

200 Niklas Jokelainen reached 200 league appearances on record during the Veikkausliiga 2026.

Position

Attacking MidfieldMidfielder · Left foot

Personal information

Date of birth: 30 Mar 2000
Height: 181 cm
Weight: 73 kg
Tactical role: Attacking Midfield
Preferred foot: Left foot

Last match · activity & stats

8 Nov 2026 · Match report →

@ HJKAway · Veikkausliiga

D 3–37.2

Starter · 4-4-2 · Central midfield · #14 · 81′ (75′ reg. +6′)🅰 10′▼ 75′

Tactical & action zone · 4-4-2 central midfield · 54 touches · attacking →

Touches54 in 81′ (75′ reg.)

Passes35/40 88% accurate

Duels won1/4 25% won

Direct G+A1 0 G · 1 A

Pass accuracy · 35 / 4088%

Duels won · 1 / 425%

Long balls · 1 / 333%

Passing & progression

Accurate passes: 35 / 40 (88%)
Final-third passes: 5
Forward passes: 31 (78%)
Backward passes: 9
Key passes: 2
Long balls (accurate): 1 / 3

Attack & threat

Assists: 1

Duels & retention

Total duels won: 1 / 4 (25%)
Aerial duels won: 0 / 3
Fouls drawn: 1
Possession lost: 8

Defence & discipline

Ball recoveries: 4
Interceptions: 1
Clearances: 6
Blocked shots: 1
Time on pitch: 81′ (75′ reg. +6′)

Verified match statistics from Oulu's latest appearance (8 Nov 2026). Pitch zone reflects kick-off formation slot and recorded on-ball actions (attacking left → right); optical tracking (distance in km, sprint speed) is not published by the data feed.

Season 2026 · Veikkausliiga

Oulu

TotalsPer 90 vs 2025

Attack

Goals: 1
Minutes per goal: 805′

Passing

Assists: 1
Key passes: 11
Passes: 308
Crosses (accurate): 16 (7)

Defence

Tackles: 16
Interceptions: 12
Blocks: 2

Duels

Total: 115
Won: 44

Minutes

Started: 8
Off the bench: 15
Total: 805′
Minutes per match: 35′

Discipline

Yellow: 0
Red: 0
Fouls committed: 5
Fouls drawn: 11

Duels won · 2025: 30%38%

Pass accuracy81%

Competitions

Veikkausliiga

Veikkausliiga top scorers →

Stat	Per 90	2025	Change
Attack
Goals	0.11	0.21	−47%
Goals + assists	0.22	0.42	−47%
Passing
Assists	0.11	0.21	−47%
Key passes	1.23	1.76	−30%
Passes	34.4	33.9	+2%
Defence
Tackles	1.79	1.43	+26%
Interceptions	1.34	1.63	−18%
Duels
Duels contested	12.86	13.58	−5%
Duels won	4.92	4.07	+21%
Discipline
Fouls committed	0.56	0.80	−30%
Fouls drawn	1.23	0.59	+110%
Yellow cards	0.00	0.25	—

Veikkausliiga · 805 min. 2025 and the white tick = his figure last season in the same competition (2,147 min). A rate appears only when every competition played reports the stat. How we calculate this

Season by competition

2026

Competition	Apps	Starts	Min	G	A	G+A/90	Rating	W-D-L
Veikkausliiga	23	8	805	1	1	0.22	6.62	7-6-10

Season rating range · 2026Floor 6.11Season avg 6.62Season peak 7.86

5.0Peak vs Jaro (22 Aug)10.0

Home · 10 games3-3-4 0 G · 0 A · 6.543 W3 D4 L

Away · 13 games4-3-6 1 G · 1 A · 6.684 W3 D6 L

W-D-L is the team result in the games he played.

Attributes · tactical radar

69 OVR · Attacking Midfield · Left foot

Attacking−1 vs AM: 65
Technical−5 vs AM: 65
Tactical−1 vs AM: 66
Defending+6 vs AM: 54
Creativity+10 vs AM: 80

Based on 2026 & 2025 · 53 apps (3,312 min) · dashed ring = 60 pro baseline · tick = attacking mid benchmark.

Market value & valuation

Oulu · 4.6% of €17M

Estimated market value

€800K

Oulu#6 of 27

Most valuable · Oulu

#1RKRasmus Karjalainen€4.6M
#2Lamine Ghezali€1M
#3Tuomas Kaukua€1M
#4EKE. Kallio€900K
#6NJNiklas Jokelainen€800K

Contract & transfers

Contract until: 31 Dec 2026 · 2 mo left

Transfers on record (4)

Jan 2020RoPS → OuluFree
Jan 2019Ilves → RoPSFree
Aug 2017Stoke City U18 → IlvesFree
Jul 2016Oulu → Stoke City U18

Career

Senior clubs · official matches

Goals by season · clubs

0A –20155 appsOUL
2A –201824 appsJJK+
0A –18/191 appILV
2A –201920 appsROP
0A –19/201 appROP
10A 0202026 appsOUL
2A 2202126 appsOUL
4A 0202224 appsOUL
7A 8202332 appsOUL
5A 4202424 appsOUL
5A 6202530 appsOUL
1A 1202623 appsOUL

Goals + assists per 90 by season

—–2015270′0 YC
—–20181,049′2 YC
—–18/197′0 YC
—–2019728′1 YC
—–19/2024′0 YC
0.41–20202,172′3 YC
0.28–20211,296′3 YC
0.27–20221,347′1 YC
0.65–20232,087′3 YC
0.447.0420241,852′4 YC
0.396.9920252,507′7 YC
0.226.622026805′0 YC

Career by team	Period	Apps	Min	G	A	G+A/90	Rating
Oulu	2020–	190	12,336	34	21	0.40	6.90
RoPS	2019	21	752	2	—	—	—
JJK	18/19	6	488	0	—	—	—
Ilves	2017–2018	19	568	2	—	—	—
Senior total		236	14,144	38	—	0.41	—
Youth & reserves
Finland U21	22/23	1	15	0	—	—	—
RoPS II	19/20	6	440	3	—	—	—
Finland U19	2018–2019	5	241	0	—	—	—

Career goals38 in 236 matches · 0.16 per match

G+A per 900.41

55 in 12,066 min

The number above each bar is the value charted · A = assists · under the season: apps and club; average rating, minutes and yellow cards in the per-90 chart · the latest season is in progress · grey bar = fewer than 270 minutes · per-90 figures use only the seasons with minutes and assists on record

Season by season (17)

Season	Team	Apps	Starts	Min	G	A	G+A/90	YC	Rating
2026	Oulu	23	8	805	1	1	0.22	0	6.62
2025	Oulu	30	29	2,507	5	6	0.39	7	6.99
2024	Oulu	24	22	1,852	5	4	0.44	4	7.04
2023	Oulu	32	23	2,087	7	8	0.65	3	—
2022	Oulu	24	16	1,347	4	0	0.27	1	—
2022	Finland U21	1	0	15	0	—	—	0	—
2021	Oulu	26	14	1,296	2	2	0.28	3	—
2020	Oulu	26	25	2,172	10	0	0.41	3	—
19/20	RoPS	1	0	24	0	—	—	0	—
2019	RoPS	20	7	728	2	—	—	1	—
2019	RoPS II	6	6	440	3	—	—	0	—
18/19	Ilves	1	0	7	0	—	—	0	—
2019	Finland U19	3	3	226	0	—	—	0	—
2018	Ilves	18	5	561	2	—	—	0	—
2018	JJK	6	6	488	0	—	—	2	—
2018	Finland U19	2	0	15	0	—	—	0	—
2015	Oulu	5	3	270	0	—	—	0	—

Goal contributions by match

last 20 of 23 games

0L@ILV–
0W@SJK–
0WJAR–
0D@ITU–
0WMAR–
0L@VPS–
0DLAH–
0L@TPS–
0LGNI–
0D@MAR–
0WILV–
0LHJK–
0LITU–
1W@JAR1+0
0DSJK–
0L@VPS–
0LGNI–
0W@KUP–
0DVPS–
1D@HJK0+1

Oulu, oldest → newest · blank in 21 of 23 · last line = goals+assists · @ = away

Goals by opponent

Since Apr 2026 · 1 goal

Jaro12 games

v HJK · 3 games1-1-1 W-D-L · 0 goals1 W1 D1 L

v VPS · 3 games0-1-2 W-D-L · 0 goals0 W1 D2 L

All 11 opponents since Apr 2026

Opponent	P	W-D-L	G	A
HJK	3	1-1-1	–	1
VPS	3	0-1-2	–	–
Jaro	2	2-0-0	1	–
Gnistan	2	0-0-2	–	–
Ilves	2	1-0-1	–	–
Inter Turku	2	0-1-1	–	–
KuPS	2	1-0-1	–	–
Lahti	2	0-1-1	–	–
Mariehamn	2	1-1-0	–	–
SJK	2	1-1-0	–	–
TPS	1	0-0-1	–	–

Computed from his own matches in this period (club and country, friendlies excluded). It is not a career head-to-head.

Trophies & awards

2 titles

×1Ykkösliiga2020
×1Veikkausliiga Play-offs2021

Runner-up League Cup (Finland) 2023 · League Cup (Finland) 2026

Compare & teammates

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Teammates

IMIiro MendolinMidfielder
JMJuuso MäkeläinenMidfielder
MAMarkus ArsaloMidfielder
JPJulius PaananenMidfielder
MOMatias OjalaMidfielder
JPJuha PirinenDefender
SSSanteri SilanderDefender
Lamine GhezaliAttacker