| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (2000-04-19) 19 April 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Salo, Finland | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | VPS | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2019 | SalPa | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2019 | Salon Wilpas | 12 | (5) |
| 2019–2020 | SalPa | 31 | (10) |
| 2021 | EIF | 18 | (6) |
| 2022 | TPS | 28 | (11) |
| 2023 | Inter Turku | 0 | (0) |
| 2023 | Inter Turku II | 5 | (2) |
| 2023 | → SalPa (loan) | 11 | (3) |
| 2024 | SalPa | 27 | (11) |
| 2025– | VPS | 21 | (4) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20 November 2025 | |||
Olli Jakonen (born 19 April 2000) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Veikkausliiga club VPS.[1][2][3]
Career
On 5 April 2025, Jakonen made his Veikkausliiga debut with VPS. He scored his first Veikkausliiga goal on 25 May, in a 2–0 away win against KuPS.
Personal life
His brother Oskari is also a football player for SalPa. Their father Petri Jakonen is a former Finnish international footballer and a current Finnish sport executive.[4][5][6]
Career statistics
- As of 16 June 2025
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Salon Wilpas | 2018 | Kolmonen | 11 | 5 | – | – | 11 | 5 | ||
| 2019 | Kolmonen | 1 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 5 | ||
| SalPa | 2019 | Kakkonen | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 16 | 0 | |
| 2020 | Kakkonen | 16 | 10 | – | – | 16 | 10 | |||
| Total | 31 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 10 | ||
| Ekenäs IF | 2021 | Ykkönen | 18 | 6 | 2 | 1 | – | 20 | 7 | |
| TPS | 2022 | Ykkönen | 28 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 11 |
| TPS II | 2022 | Kolmonen | 1 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||
| Inter Turku | 2023 | Veikkausliiga | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| Inter Turku II | 2023 | Kolmonen | 5 | 2 | – | – | 5 | 2 | ||
| SalPa (loan) | 2023 | Ykkönen | 11 | 3 | – | – | 11 | 3 | ||
| SalPa | 2024 | Ykkösliiga | 27 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 33 | 12 |
| VPS | 2025 | Veikkausliiga | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 9 |
| Career total | 130 | 51 | 12 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 154 | 60 | ||
- ^ Includes Suomen Cup
- ^ Includes Ykkönen Cup, Finnish League Cup and Ykkösliigacup
Honours
TPS
- Ykkönen runner-up: 2022
Individual
- Ykkönen Player of the Month: October 2022[7][8]
References
- ^ Oma kasvatti Olli Jakonen, 23, hakee SalPasta uutta liigavauhtia ja pitoa ammattilaisjalkapalloilijan statukseen – ”On tietysti paineita, mutta en silti ota siitä turhaa stressiä”, Salon Seudun Sanomat, 26 January 2024
- ^ SalPa saa kovan vahvistuksen, kun viime kaudella TPS:lle maaleja iskenyt hyökkääjä siirtyy kasvattajaseuraansa, Turun Sanomat, Harri Ahola, 4 July 2023
- ^ Olli Jakonen siirtyy FC Interin hyökkäykseen, fcinter.fi
- ^ JO KOLMAS JAKONEN TPS:N RIVEIHIN – OLLI JAKONEN SIIRTYY SEURAAN, fc.tps.fi, 29 November 2021
- ^ Olli Jakonen on hyvin harvinainen salolaispelaaja Interissä – ensimmäisiin kuukausiin on mahtunut loukkaantuminen jos toinenkin, Salon Seudun Sanomat, 4 April 2023
- ^ Olli Jakonen vaihtaa mustavalkoisista sinimustiin, Aamuset, 9 November 2022
- ^ TPS:N OLLI JAKONEN VALITTIIN YKKÖSEN LOKAKUUN KUUKAUDEN PELAAJAKSI, fc.tps.fi, 29 October 2022
- ^ Olli Jakonen äänestettiin Ykkösen lokakuun pelaajaksi, Finnish FA, 29 October 2022
External links
- Olli Jakonen at Soccerway
- Olli Jakonen at WorldFootball.net
- Olli Jakonen at Finnish FA
