Ville Tikkanen (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | SJK | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2014–2015 | Tervarit | ||
| 2016 | OLS | ||
| 2017 | SJK | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2020 | SJK II | 32 | (1) |
| 2017– | SJK | 131 | (2) |
| 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 SJK, 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]
Career statistics
[edit]| 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 | ||
| 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
- ^ Ville Tikkanen at Soccerway. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
- ^ Tulospalvelu Palloliitto, Finnish FA
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- Kakkonen players
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