Ville Tikkanen (footballer)
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 8 August 1999 | ||
Place of birth | Oulu, Finland | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Centre back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | HJK | ||
Youth career | |||
2014–2015 | Tervarit | ||
2016 | OLS | ||
2017 | SJK | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017–2020 | SJK II | 32 | (1) |
2017–2024 | SJK | 131 | (2) |
2025– | HJK | 0 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2018 | Finland U19 | 3 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22 July 2018 (UTC) |
Ville Tikkanen (born 8 August 1999) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays for HJK Helsinki, as a centre back.
Club career
[edit]Born in Oulu, Tikkanen played in the youth sectors of Tervarit and OLS, before moving to SJK in Seinäjoki in 2017, and signing a three-year deal.[2]
On 30 October 2023, the club exercised their option to keep Tikkanen in SJK for the 2024 Veikkausliiga season.[3] On 27 March 2024, Tikkanen was named the captain of his team.[4]
After being linked with Scottish club St. Johnstone,[5] on 18 November 2024, Tikkanen signed with HJK Helsinki on a two-year deal.[6]
Career statistics
[edit]Club | Season | League | Finnish Cup | Finnish League Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
SJK Akatemia | 2017 | Kolmonen | 16 | 1 | — | — | — | 16 | 1 | |||
2018 | Kakkonen | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||||
2019 | Kakkonen | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||||
2020 | Ykkönen | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
Total | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 1 | ||
SJK | 2017 | Veikkausliiga | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0[a] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
2018 | Veikkausliiga | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 0 | |||
2019 | Veikkausliiga | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | |||
2020 | Veikkausliiga | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 0 | |||
2021 | Veikkausliiga | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 1 | |||
2022 | Veikkausliiga | 20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3[b] | 1 | 28 | 2 | |
2023 | Veikkausliiga | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 29 | 1 | ||
2024 | Veikkausliiga | 27 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 36 | 0 | ||
Total | 131 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 160 | 4 | ||
HJK | 2025 | Veikkausliiga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career total | 163 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 193 | 5 |
- ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa Conference League
References
[edit]- ^ "17 Ville Tikkanen" (in Finnish). Seinäjoen Jalkapallokerho. 13 January 2017. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
- ^ "Ville Tikkanen ja Paavo Valakari sopimuksiin" (in Finnish). Seinäjoen Jalkapallokerho. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
- ^ Ville Tikkanen jatkaa Kerhossa kaudella 2024, SJK, 30 October 2023
- ^ SJK Seinäjoki, sjk, facebook.com, 27 March 2024
- ^ Simo Valakari opens up on Scandinavian signings as St Johnstone boss delivers message to fringe stars, courier.co.uk, 23 November 2024
- ^ Toppari Tikkanen Seinäjoelta Stadiin, hjk.fi, 18 November 2024
- ^ Ville Tikkanen at Soccerway. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
- ^ Tulospalvelu Palloliitto, Finnish FA
Categories:
- 1999 births
- Living people
- Finnish men's footballers
- 21st-century Finnish sportsmen
- Footballers from Oulu
- Seinäjoen Jalkapallokerho players
- SJK Akatemia players
- Veikkausliiga players
- Ykkönen players
- Kakkonen players
- Men's association football defenders
- Men's association football midfielders
- Finland men's youth international footballers
- Tervarit players
- Oulun Luistinseura players
- Kolmonen players
- Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi players