Viljami Jokiranta

Finnish footballer (born 2006)
Viljami Jokiranta
Personal information
Date of birth (2006-07-23) 23 July 2006 (age 17)
Place of birth Finland
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Lahti
Number 18
Youth career
0000–2022 PEPO
2022– Lahti
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022– Reipas Lahti 14 (1)
2022– Lahti 4 (0)
International career‡
2021 Finland U16 1 (0)
2022– Finland U17 9 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 May 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 January 2024

Viljami Jokiranta (born 23 July 2006) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Veikkausliiga side Lahti.[1]

Career

Jokiranta moved to Lahti and joined FC Lahti organisation from PEPO Lappeenranta in July 2022.[2][3] He debuted in Veikkausliiga with FC Lahti first team on 24 July 2022, becoming the youngest player ever to debut for the club,[4] at the age of 16 years and one day.[5]

References

  1. ^ Viljami Jokiranta, fclahti.fi
  2. ^ Lappeenrantalainen Viljami Jokiranta haki lukioon Lahteen edistääkseen jalkapallouraa – Vuosittain 2–3 eteläkarjalaisnuorta lähtee muualle lukioon urheilun vuoksi, esaimaa.fi, 27 March 2022
  3. ^ PEPO P17 joukkueen Viljami Jokiranta siirtyi FC Lahteen ja samantien liigapeliin, pepofutis.net, 25 July 2022
  4. ^ PEPOsta Lahteen siirtyneestä Viljami Jokirannasta tuli kaikkien aikojen nuorin liigapelaaja FC Lahden riveissä, esaimaa.fi, 25 July 2022
  5. ^ "Debyytti on aina debyytti" – FC Lahden lupaukset Pasanen ja Jokiranta saivat tulikasteensa, Veikkausliiga, 25 July 2022

External links

  • Viljami Jokiranta at Soccerway
  • Viljami Jokiranta at WorldFootball.net
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