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Ville Tikkanen (footballer)

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Ville Tikkanen
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-08-08) 8 August 1999 (age 25)
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

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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

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As of 2 November 2024[7][8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Finnish Cup Finnish League Cup Europe Total
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
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa Conference League

References

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  1. ^ "17 Ville Tikkanen" (in Finnish). Seinäjoen Jalkapallokerho. 13 January 2017. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
  2. ^ "Ville Tikkanen ja Paavo Valakari sopimuksiin" (in Finnish). Seinäjoen Jalkapallokerho. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
  3. ^ Ville Tikkanen jatkaa Kerhossa kaudella 2024, SJK, 30 October 2023
  4. ^ SJK Seinäjoki, sjk, facebook.com, 27 March 2024
  5. ^ Simo Valakari opens up on Scandinavian signings as St Johnstone boss delivers message to fringe stars, courier.co.uk, 23 November 2024
  6. ^ Toppari Tikkanen Seinäjoelta Stadiin, hjk.fi, 18 November 2024
  7. ^ Ville Tikkanen at Soccerway. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
  8. ^ Tulospalvelu Palloliitto, Finnish FA